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 ====== Information ====== ====== Information ======
  
-  * NETGEAR R6260 ((https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R6260.aspx)) +  * [[https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R6260.aspx|NETGEAR R6260]] 
-  * OpenWrt ((https://openwrt.org)) ((https://openwrt.org/toh/netgear/netgear_r6260))+  * [[https://openwrt.org|OpenWrt]] 
 +  * [[https://openwrt.org/toh/netgear/r6260|OpenWrt Device Page]] 
 +  * [[https://openwrt.org/releases/snapshot|Snapshot]] 
 + 
 +===== Notes ===== 
 + 
 +  * 2021/04/28: Dropping invalid packets (firewallcauses an Oculus Quest 2 to not load it's own store/home page 
 +  * 2021/06/14: Enabling ''Use broadcast flag'' causes WAN not to work (Comcast/Xfinity) 
 +  * 2021/06/29: Enabling ''802.11w Management Frame Protection'' on 2.4GHz caused a NC200 to not be able to connect 
 +  * Stock firmware reports ''d(149)+p(153)+d(157)+d(161)'' for 5GHz channels with ''153'' selected and ''11(P)+7(S)'' for 2.4GHz with ''11'' selected
  
 ====== Snapshot ====== ====== Snapshot ======
 +
 +==== Links ====
 +
 +  * ''ramips/mt7621''
 +
 +  * [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-factory.img|factory.bin]]
 +  * [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin|sysupgrade.bin]]
  
 ==== sysupgrade ==== ==== sysupgrade ====
  
-  * This downloads the latest ''sysupgrade.bin'' directly and installs it+  * This downloads the latest ''sysupgrade.bin'' and installs it 
 + 
 +  ssh root@192.168.1.1
  
   rm -f '/tmp/sysupgrade.img' && sync && sysupgrade --force -n -v 'https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin'   rm -f '/tmp/sysupgrade.img' && sync && sysupgrade --force -n -v 'https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin'
  
-===== Date Check =====+  rm -Rf ~/'.ssh' && ping '192.168.1.1'
  
-  * https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/+  del %UserProfile%"\.ssh\known_hosts" && ping -t "192.168.1.1"
  
-===== Download =====+===== Packages =====
  
-==== OpenWRT ====+  * [[https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/luci/luci.essentials|LuCI]] ((snapshot images don't include LuCI, so it needs installed on **every** clean snapshot install))
  
-  * ''ramips/mt7621''+  ssh root@192.168.1.1
  
-  rm -f '/tmp/netgear_r6260-sysupgrade-snapshot.bin' && wget -O '/tmp/netgear_r6260-sysupgrade-snapshot.bin' 'https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ramips/mt7621/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin'+  sync && passwd
  
-=== SSL Support ===+  opkg update && opkg install luci && sync
  
-  * :!: If ''wget'' fails because of missing SSL support, run this+====== LuCI ======
  
-  opkg update && opkg install 'libustream-mbedtls'+  * http://192.168.1.1
  
-===== Install =====+===== DHCP =====
  
-  * ''-n'' doesn't save old config +  * Network -> Interfaces -> LAN -> DHCP Server -> Limit
-  * ''--force'' forces the flash +
-  * ''-v'' more verbose+
  
-  ssh 'root'@'192.168.1.1'+  48
  
-  sysupgrade --force -n -v '/tmp/netgear_r6260-sysupgrade-snapshot.bin'+===== DNS =====
  
-===== LuCI =====+==== Notes ====
  
-  * https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/luci/luci.essentials +  * This advertises an upstream DNS server directly to clients instead of the router 
-  * :!: Snapshot images don't include LuCI, so it needs installed on **every** clean snapshot install+  * https://1.1.1.1/dns
 +  * See [[notes:dns_servers|DNS servers]] for other DNS servers
  
-  ssh 'root'@'192.168.1.1'+==== IPv4 ====
  
-  opkg update && opkg install 'luci'+  * Network -> Interfaces -> LAN -> DHCP Server -> Advanced Settings -> DHCP-Options 
 +  * :!: The ''6,'' is intentional (([[https://old.reddit.com/r/openwrt/comments/hr6xig/how_to_set_openwrt_to_use_1111_dns_for_example/fylsewz/?context=3|Reddit]], [[https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2132#section-3.8|RFC 2132]]))
  
-===== Configure =====+<code>6,1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1</code>
  
-  * https://192.168.1.1+=== IPs ===
  
-==== Quad9 DNS ====+<code>1.1.1.1</code>
  
-  * https://quad9.net +<code>1.0.0.1</code>
-  * See [[notes:dns_servers|DNS servers]] for other DNS servers+
  
-<code>2620:fe::fe</code> +==== IPv6 ====
-<code>2620:fe::9</code> +
-<code>9.9.9.9</code> +
-<code>149.112.112.112</code>+
  
-==== Wireless ====+  * Network -> Interfaces -> LAN -> DHCP Server -> Advanced Settings -> IPv6 Settings -> Announced IPv6 DNS servers
  
-=== 2.4GHz ===+<code>2606:4700:4700::1111</code> 
 +<code>2606:4700:4700::1001</code> 
 + 
 +===== Wireless ===== 
 + 
 +==== 2.4GHz ===
 + 
 +  * Advanced Settings -> [x] Disable Inactivity Polling 
 +  * Advanced Settings -> [ ] Disassociate On Low Acknowledgement
  
   * Country Code: US   * Country Code: US
-  * [ ] Allow legacy 802.11b rates 
   * Channel: 11   * Channel: 11
-  * Width: 40 MHz+  * Width: 20 MHz
   * Encryption: WPA2-PSK CCMP AES   * Encryption: WPA2-PSK CCMP AES
  
 <code>The Crossroads (2.4GHz)</code> <code>The Crossroads (2.4GHz)</code>
  
-=== 5GHz ===+==== 5GHz ===
 + 
 +  * :!: Advanced Settings -> [x] Disable Inactivity Polling 
 +  * :!: Advanced Settings -> [ ] Disassociate On Low Acknowledgement 
 +  * :!: These seem to fix 5GHz instability with a Chromecast
  
   * Country Code: US   * Country Code: US
-  * [ ] Allow legacy 802.11b rates +  * :!: Channel: 149 
-  * Channel: 153 ((default on NETGEAR stock firmware)) +  * Width: 80 MHz
-  * Width: 80 MHz ((160 MHz had issues))+
   * Encryption: WPA2-PSK CCMP AES   * Encryption: WPA2-PSK CCMP AES
  
 <code>Highgate (5GHz)</code> <code>Highgate (5GHz)</code>
 +
 +===== Firewall =====
 +
 +  * See [[notes:port_forwards]]
  
 ====== Recovery ====== ====== Recovery ======
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   * https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash   * https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
  
-  * :!: The 2020/11/07 OpenWRT snapshot ''factory'' image for R6260 had filesystem-related errors +  * Reason for the ''libpcap'' command: https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash/issues/27 
-  * :!: Installing the ''factory'' image on-top of stock NETGEAR firmware, and then using the ''sysupgrade'' command works fine +  :!: If using an OpenWRT image, use the ''factory'' image
-  * :!: If using this, use the ''factory'' OpenWRT images +
- +
-  sudo ln -sv libpcap.so.1 /usr/lib64/libpcap.so.0.8 +
- +
-  sudo '/home/espionage724/Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.14-linux/nmrpflash' -L +
- +
-  sudo '/home/espionage724/Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.14-linux/nmrpflash' -i enp6s0 -f ~/'Downloads/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-factory.img' +
- +
-  sudo '/home/espionage724/Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.14-linux/nmrpflash' -i enp6s0 -f ~/'Downloads/R6260-V1.1.0.76_1.0.1.img' +
- +
-====== OpenWRT Compile ====== +
- +
-https://forum.openwrt.org/t/new-xiaomi-router-ac2100/48101/403 +
- +
-<code>dmesg | grep dma</code> +
- +
-https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/blob/master/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_netgear_r6260.dts +
- +
-https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/blob/master/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621.dtsi +
- +
-sudo dnf install gcc gcc-c++ git perl-FindBin make patch perl-Thread-Queue ncurses-devel +
- +
-  cd ~ && mkdir -p ~/'Projects' && rm -Rf ~/'Projects/openwrt/src' && git clone --branch 'master' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git~/'Projects/openwrt/src&& sync +
- +
-  cd ~/'Projects/openwrt/src' && ~/'Projects/openwrt/src/scripts/feeds' update -a +
- +
-  cd ~/'Projects/openwrt/src' && ~/'Projects/openwrt/src/scripts/feeds' install -a +
- +
-  cd ~/'Projects/openwrt/src' && make menuconfig +
- +
-  nano '/home/espionage724/Projects/openwrt/src/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621.dtsi' +
- +
-gdma = enaled +
-dma = enabled +
- +
- +
-  nano '/home/espionage724/Projects/openwrt/src/target/linux/ramips/dts/mt7621_netgear_r6260.dts'  +
- +
-<code> +
-&gdma { +
-    status = "okay"; +
-};+
  
-&hsdma { +  sudo ln -sv 'libpcap.so.1' '/usr/lib64/libpcap.so.0.8'
-    status = "okay"; +
-};</code>+
  
-menconfig -> kernel modules -> Other modules -> kmod-dma-ralink & kmod-hsdma-mtk+  sudo ~/'Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.16-linux/nmrpflash' -L
  
-  nano '/home/espionage724/Projects/openwrt/src/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/config-5.4+  sudo ~/'Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.16-linux/nmrpflash' -i 'enp6s0' -f ~/'Downloads/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-factory.img'
  
-<code>CONFIG_MTK_HSDMA=y</code>+  sudo ~/'Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.16-linux/nmrpflash' -i 'enp6s0' -f ~/'Downloads/R6260-V1.1.0.84_1.0.1/R6260-V1.1.0.84_1.0.1.img'
  
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