Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 17:10 Post subject: can I copy table of mac addresses from router to router?
Because of my semi rural location, I am not that concerned about someone piggybacking or hijacking my wireless connection and I'm just using a MAC filter to only let MAC addresses in the list access the wireless. Over time this list has grown a lot, with two wireless webcams, 3 ipod touch units, 3 home laptops and each of my older kids laptops when they come and visit.
Rather than re-enter each mac address in one at a time in my new router, is this info stored in a table/flat file some where so I could just copy the file to the new router?
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 17:22 Post subject:
it depends on the router as far as wl0 goes..
from telnet or the commands tab:
nvram show|grep wl0_maclist
copy the output and save it as a text file.
to put it back:
nvram set wl0_maclist="paste the saved maclist here"
nvram commit
then reboot the router.
I'm pretty sure you need quotes.. I don't have my notes in front of me. I do this with my mac filter list, port forwards, port range forwards, and static leases. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 4:29 Post subject:
Something else you might also look for is frater's "backup essential" script. (There is a thread for it. Check the "Peacock" thread for thread location.) It takes the entire contents of nvram and saves it to several scripts. (All, essential, dangerous and preferred.) While I realize you are just wanting specific settings, you could at a minimum take the resulting scripts and remove non essential data that you do not want to transfer and the result would be a convenient script you can move from router to router.
Basically it does what barryware suggests, but the backup script takes it to a whole new level. Anyway, just a suggestion. _________________ E3000 22200M KongVPN K26
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 13:31 Post subject:
crashfly wrote:
Something else you might also look for is frater's "backup essential" script. (There is a thread for it. Check the "Peacock" thread for thread location.) It takes the entire contents of nvram and saves it to several scripts. (All, essential, dangerous and preferred.) While I realize you are just wanting specific settings, you could at a minimum take the resulting scripts and remove non essential data that you do not want to transfer and the result would be a convenient script you can move from router to router.
Basically it does what barryware suggests, but the backup script takes it to a whole new level. Anyway, just a suggestion.
Fraters script is actually how I figured out how to save & restore the settings.. The script is a great piece of work but I found it easier & faster to just use telnet and copy & paste the "nvram set" for just the few areas of the config that are a pita.
Unless you have some type of storage on the router, you need to logon, enable ssh, then use winscp or something to get the restore script to the router to and then execute it.
On my router(s) that are just AP's, I only need mac filtering.
On my main router, I use mac filtering, port forwarding, port range forwarding, and a few static leases. All the rest of the settings are just a couple of clicks.
So I find it faster & easier to just use telnet to copy & paste my nvram set's _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
