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If you're using the Asus RT-N56U router, here's where you can download custom firmwares
I recently changed my router to Asus RT-N56U after switching to M1 fibre, and the router keeps dropping the Internet connection, or so I thought. It turned out that the issue was the Asus stock firmware. Even though I upgraded to the latest firmware available, which was 3.0.0.4.374.5656, it kept dropping the Internet connection as well.
Padavan's firmware was excellent, as it supported both IPv4 and IPv6. IPv6 was not supported by Asus's stock firmware. But Padavan's firmware suffered from the same problem of dropping the Internet connection.
After changing lots of parameters, and testing out different firmware, it turned out that the firmware was the problem. After I switched to OpenWRT, the issue no longer happened.
To upgrade to OpenWRT, download the Barrier Breaker RC2, openwrt-ramips-rt3883-rt-n56u-squashfs-factory.bin, and switch the RT-N56U into device recovery mode, then upload it using the Asus Device Recovery utility. You can also use the trunk snapshot, openwrt-ramips-rt3883-rt-n56u-squashfs-factory.bin.
Wait a few minutes, and OpenWRT will be installed on the router.
Hi
I have also changed my N56U firmware to openwrt-ramips-rt3883-rt-n56u-squashfs-factory.bin, but I observed that internet speed (SpeedTest.net) cannot reach anywhere near the previous speed of around 100mbps when using 3.0.0.4.374.5656.
Do you get the same problem? Any tips to get over this?
Thanks!
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Hi, thanks for this quick write up. Have you tested Open VPN?
And also, what about basic LAN and WAN setup via the GUI, is it intuitive like Padavan? I am concerned if I move from Padavan, I'll be faced with a linux distro looking firmware that I don't fully understand.
Hi Roxy,
I've not tested Open VPN. Basic LAN and WAN setup via GUI is easy to use on OpenWRT.
Hope this helps.
Does OpenWRT support VLAN Tagging(or Ports Isolation) ?
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