Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 19:19 Post subject: Any guides for DLink DIR-859?
Hi,
I just bought a DLink DIR-859 and wanted to run DDWRT on it. It is supported according to the database. I could not find any guide to install it, should I suppose it is similiar to other DLink devices? (30/30/30 install?).
Anybody out there using DDWRT on it? Care to share your experiences?
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6437 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 22:43 Post subject:
yep first reset to stock settings than upload factory to dd-wrt file via firmware update page and than upload dir859-webflash.bin via dd-wrt firmware update page with reset to defalts setting..
also 30/30/30 reset on DIR series is not working well
on stock settings just reset to default settings but after you upload webflash image you can reset to defaults using "erase nvram" and "reboot" commands via SSh or Telnet use Putty to connect..
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
------------------------------------------------------
Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
I have three DIR-859s one as the main router and three as APs
I found the 30731 to lock up under heavy download use....
I went back to the 30342 load and it has been most excellent... fast downloads and the the 2.4 and 5.0 channels work as expected...
I started locking up my routers with the most recent loads and backed off to the July vintages and the 30342 hums along great..
I have two A1 and one A2 units...
The first build I flashed on my rev. A3 DIR-859 was 30731, followed by 30826 and 30880. All three builds had lockup / latency / wifi problems. After seeing your post, I flashed 30342 and the difference is like night and day. It's only been up for 24 hours on 30342 but the router now runs like a top. Thanks so much for your post!
yep first reset to stock settings than upload factory to dd-wrt file via firmware update page and than upload dir859-webflash.bin via dd-wrt firmware update page with reset to defalts setting..
also 30/30/30 reset on DIR series is not working well
on stock settings just reset to default settings but after you upload webflash image you can reset to defaults using "erase nvram" and "reboot" commands via SSh or Telnet use Putty to connect..
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
Hi, I have been having such a hard time with my router. I am looking to follow what you had said about clearing nvram. Would anyone be able to provide some more direction in this case. I want to make sure I install the ddwrt firmware the correct way. Also where do you get 30342 from.
Here is where you find it ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2016/
After you flash the router, reset it to factory default and then configure it. _________________ I am far from a guru, I'm barely a novice.
Just a heads up that I've opened the following ticket related to low throughput / high cpu and memory usage while downloading via Bittorrent:
http://svn.dd-wrt.com/ticket/5724
I'm curious to hear if any other DIR-859 owners also have this problem?
I'm currently running build 31277 at the moment.
I've never done an "erase nvram". Do you think this could possibly fix the issue I'm seeing?
I did some more testing today and found that disabling the 5Ghz radio seems to have helped. CPU spikes have gone away and memory usage dropped about 30%.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:32 Post subject: You guys rock!!!
Hey just wanted to say thank you and that I appreciate this discussion. I just today purchased a D-Link DIR-859 and couldn't wait to get the DD-WRT firmware on it. The only version that was available via the router database was v3.0 beta build 27378, so I used that one only to find myself spending more than 8hrs fighting with it.
-wireless network would not enable
-ath0 had all 0's for mac
-ath0 would not keep mac after successfully changing it
-site survey would be empty for ath0
-other misc settings not holding
No amount of googling was leading me to any answers. I had actually given up and started searching for other firmware when I ran across this thread. I'm extremely happy I did and took one more chance at it. After installing build 30342 everything worked perfectly, it took a whopping 5mins to get up and running.
Thank you guys,
I am very grateful.
_________________ GoogleIt is not a professional answer!
Don't tell me to GoogleIt! how do you think I got here!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 20:37 Post subject: Re: You guys rock!!!
BarryPryor wrote:
Hey just wanted to say thank you and that I appreciate this discussion. I just today purchased a D-Link DIR-859 and couldn't wait to get the DD-WRT firmware on it. The only version that was available via the router database was v3.0 beta build 27378, so I used that one only to find myself spending more than 8hrs fighting with it.
-wireless network would not enable
-ath0 had all 0's for mac
-ath0 would not keep mac after successfully changing it
-site survey would be empty for ath0
-other misc settings not holding
No amount of googling was leading me to any answers. I had actually given up and started searching for other firmware when I ran across this thread. I'm extremely happy I did and took one more chance at it. After installing build 30342 everything worked perfectly, it took a whopping 5mins to get up and running.
Thank you guys,
I am very grateful.
For what it's worth, I'm up to 41+ days uptime on 32170 with the 5GHz radio disabled. Rock solid!
I just purchase the DIR-859 and was thinking of installing DD-WRT on it. I see the success regarding build 30342, but not with builds thereafter. Does this still hold true? I see that the most recent build is 34311 from 12/17 and am wondering if the newer builds are now reliable.
And if there are any other recommendations for DD-WRT on this router, would be happy to hear them.
I just purchase the DIR-859 and was thinking of installing DD-WRT on it. I see the success regarding build 30342, but not with builds thereafter. Does this still hold true? I see that the most recent build is 34311 from 12/17 and am wondering if the newer builds are now reliable.
And if there are any other recommendations for DD-WRT on this router, would be happy to hear them.
Thank you in advance.
I'm running 34311 and it's been solid. You should go ahead and try this build.
