Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 0:05 Post subject: Fonera WiFi client w/ transparent L2 - Fonera firmware Fixes
Hi mates, I've lost some time trying to make it work, I have Fonera 2100 with latest DD-WRT v3.0-r40559 (08/06/19), as I understand I can use the Fonera's WiFi to connect to router and my PC to ethernet only if there are 2 different IP domains. I would like to use Fonera as a pure converter wifi to ethernet, I put both interface under the same bridge but I still no ping WiFi IPs and the Fonera IP too (reachable only by ethernet). How can I solve this? Thank you
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 14:22 Post subject: Re: How to use Fonera as a WiFi client with transparent Laye
Barabba wrote:
Hi mates, I've losidget some. time trying to make it work, I have Fonera 2100 with latest DD-WRT v3.0-r40559 (08/06/19), as I understand I can use the Fonera's WiFi to connect to router and my PC to ethernet only if there are 2 different IP domains. I would like to use Fonera as a pure converter wifi to ethernet, I put both interface under the same bridge but I still no ping WiFi IPs and the Fonera IP too (reachable only by ethernet). How can I solve this? Thank you
Hi.
Use the fon wireless settings as client bridge. By this way you don´t need 2 different IP domains.
Thaak you for your kind and fast answer, as I see you are suggesting me to install latest r43290 but I?m not sure it's made fro Fonera 2100, actually this router has limited flash and RAM and I read in different articles it doesn't support everything, and I need to be careful.
actually I'm running Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r40559 (08/06/19) which doesn't look to be old, and I don't think in the last year DD-WRT introduced the transparent mode for ethernet.. I suppose there is already somewhere in router and I don't figure out how to enable it.
I've disabled WAN and add the WAN port to local switch, I placed the interfaces eth1 and ath1 under the same bridge
br0 no ath0 eth0
then what is still wrong? maybe I have problem on broadcast between the 2 interfaces? Maybe I can't arp MAC address on the other interface?
I've also tried to assign router a different IP address outside of the LAN subnet that I'm interested to..
Thank you
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:40 Post subject:
The problem is 40559 seems to be a problematic build in general, but do whatever you choose. It's not the latest firmware and doesn't have the latest patches. Since people do not report on any of the Fonera devices, I really do not know what to advise or recommend. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 15:48 Post subject:
So, the premise is staying with an antique build with no security patches because nobody has tested more recent builds successfully (without reporting in the build threads or in the linked thread)? Can't fix anything if nobody reports and provides information... _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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So, the premise is staying with an antique build with no security patches because nobody has tested more recent builds successfully (without reporting in the build threads or in the linked thread)? Can't fix anything if nobody reports and provides information...
Hi.
Can be done.
Just pick any post build 17967. I will upgrade one of my fonera 2201. Just ask for any info needed ( boot log, network, etc ). Bricking it not an issue, I was able to recover one with my ch341a programmer, cheap Chinese one. I will post results here.
But basically, any post 17967, the issue is what I reported over my previous post.
Code:
eth0 not up
vlan0 not up
vlan1 not up
As result, no network connection working; wired: wan port , lan port or wireless. Serial rs232 connection still available.
Nvram erase same results, even a fresh upgrade from a fon firmware.
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 21:24 Post subject:
I would start somewhere around 37961 and post all serial, dmesg, and syslog information. You may wish to try using one of the following command combinations in the startup script or via telnet / ssh to see if it fixes the issue:
Code:
swconfig dev switch0 set reset 1
swconfig dev switch0 set enable_vlan 1
swconfig dev switch0 set apply
Code:
swconfig dev eth0 set enable_vlan 1
swconfig dev eth0 set apply
Code:
(startup only)
LAN_IF="$(brctl showstp br0 | grep -Eom1 "^eth[0-9]")"
swconfig dev $LAN_IF set enable_vlan 1
swconfig dev $LAN_IF set apply
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 23:23 Post subject:
Ok. Thanks for the info. I don't have a whole lot of background on these, so not sure if the swconfig utility was ever introduced to them. I would suggest not doing any resets to your nvram or configuration when you upgrade so we can see what effects, if any it has. I would copy your entire nvram show to a text file from the working build for reference in you do reset in the process of troubleshooting. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Thanx for your time, I really appreciate that.
Another thing, upgrade via gui, is not, and never worked for me since 1st time I got these foneras, from v. 14896.
I not sure why, don´t remember, upload error or after upload completed the fon freeze on redboot.
The only way was and is by TFTP via redboot.
Code:
RedBoot> fis init
About to initialize [format] FLASH image system - continue (y/n)? y
*** Initialize FLASH Image System
... Erase from 0xa87e0000-0xa87f0000: .
... Program from 0x80ff0000-0x81000000 at 0xa87e0000: .
RedBoot> load -r -b 0x80041000 linux.bin
Using default protocol (TFTP)
Raw file loaded 0x80041000-0x80662fff, assumed entry at 0x80041000
RedBoot> fis create linux
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 0:36 Post subject:
Correct. The only other way I know of is using fon_flash from the Gargoyle downloads page. Seeing your boot logs and seeing what is publicly visible in the code repository makes me scratch my head. How can you have vlans when the .config doesn't have a "Y" next to that line. Interesting. Worst case scenario is I have to ping BrainSlayer for anything that is broken and/or open a ticket.
EDIT: Delayed answer to the OP regarding his last post. Use the Client bridge wiki linked in this one:
As requested. Logs, nvram, boot info, ifconfig, etc, as attachment.
Just ignore my previous post, for logs and nvram, I used a fresh fon2201. Updated from build 17967 to 37961. All settings were maintained, no reset no nvram erase.
fon working : build 17967
fon not working : build 37961
<6>[ 612.870000] eth0: Link Down
<6>[ 613.370000] eth0: Link Down
and so on
vlan1 is the physical lan port, some TX packets but no RX ( even trying ping from my windows box )
And for the weirdest, wifi, is working, kind of. I was able to connect to the fon with the correct wpa2 key, and my windows box got a valid ip address from the fon dhcp range. But no pings, no GUI access to the fon.
running wireshark, I got this over wireless: Connected with ethernet, ( even with static ip on my windows box ) nothing not a single packet.
Code:
Frame 69: 42 bytes on wire (336 bits), 42 bytes captured (336 bits) on interface \Device\NPF_{F4A98FE1-2B75-4A30-8BB4-AAAA9319AFE5}, id 0
Interface id: 0 (\Device\NPF_{F4A98FE1-2B75-4A30-8BB4-AAAA9319AFE5})
Interface name: \Device\NPF_{F4A98FE1-2B75-4A30-8BB4-AAAA9319AFE5}
Interface description: Wireless Network Connection
Encapsulation type: Ethernet (1)
Arrival Time: Jun 2, 2020 18:24:22.018416000 GMT Daylight Time
[Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds]
Epoch Time: 1591118662.018416000 seconds
[Time delta from previous captured frame: 0.009016000 seconds]
[Time delta from previous displayed frame: 0.009016000 seconds]
[Time since reference or first frame: 16.951778000 seconds]
Frame Number: 69
Frame Length: 42 bytes (336 bits)
Capture Length: 42 bytes (336 bits)
[Frame is marked: False]
[Frame is ignored: False]
[Protocols in frame: eth:ethertype:arp]
[Coloring Rule Name: ARP]
[Coloring Rule String: arp]