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--- devices:network:netgear_r6260_dd-wrt [2025/11/08 03:14] – [Update] Sean Rhone
+++ devices:network:netgear_r6260_dd-wrt [2026/07/06 08:58] (current) – Sean Rhone
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   * https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Netgear_R6260
-  * https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/latest/netgear-r6260/
 ====== Update ======
-  * Command Shell -> Commands (top box) -> ''[Run Commands]]'' (bottom green button) ((update and restart automatically happens shortly after download finish ([[https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1269628&sid=1f3ea9b71102c68432d79aff1ff08fcc#1269628|source]])))
+  * Command Shell -> Commands (top box) -> ''[Run Commands]'' (bottom green button) ((update and restart automatically happens shortly after download finish, [[https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1269628&sid=1f3ea9b71102c68432d79aff1ff08fcc#1269628|source]]))
+  * https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/latest/netgear-r6260/
   * http://192.168.1.1/Diagnostics.asp
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   ping '192.168.1.1'
+  ping -t "192.168.1.1"
 ====== Settings ======
@@ Line 21: / Line 22: @@
 ==== Testing ====
-  * 2025/10/04: VLC seemingly prefers a 60s buffer ((cuts out randomly 45s or less))
+  * 2025/10/04: VLC seemingly prefers a 60s+ buffer ((cuts out randomly 45s or less when router TCP/UDP timeouts were 15s))
-  * TCP Congestion Control: ''westwood''
+  * http://192.168.1.1/Management.asp
-  * Maximum Connections: ''1048575''
-  * TCP Timeout: ''15'' seconds
+  * TCP Congestion Control: ''highspeed''
-  * UDP Timeout: ''15'' seconds
+  * Maximum Connections: ''1048576''
+  * TCP Timeout: ''60'' seconds
+  * UDP Timeout: ''60'' seconds
 ==== Defaults ====
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   * TCP Timeout: ''3600'' seconds
   * UDP Timeout: ''120'' seconds
+==== Etc ====
+  * https://blog.cloudflare.com/optimizing-tcp-for-high-throughput-and-low-latency/#new-settings-under-test-new
+  * 2026/07/06: Likely ''tcp_rmem'' and/or ''tcp_wmem'' had high RAM use before 24hr reboot
+<code>
+tcp_rmem
+131072 940864
+262144 536870912
+tcp_wmem
+16384 940864
+16384 536870912
+tcp_adv_win_scale
+-2
+tcp_collapse_max_bytes
+6291456
+tcp_notsent_lowat
+4294967295
+</code>
 ===== Administration =====
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 ===== nmrpflash =====
-  * :!: 2025/10/25: FreeBSD ''nmrpflash'' can't be used to initial-flash DD-WRT (([[https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash/issues/84|TFTP block rollover]]; [[#freebsd|NETGEAR stock]] flashes fine for webUI flash to DD-WRT later))
+  * 2025/10/25: FreeBSD ''nmrpflash'' couldn't be used to initial-flash DD-WRT (([[https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash/issues/84|TFTP block rollover]]; [[#freebsd|NETGEAR stock]] flashes fine for webUI flash to DD-WRT later))
 ==== Windows ====
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   * https://npcap.com/#download
-  * Last tested: ''npcap-1.83.exe''
+  * Last tested: ''npcap-1.88.exe''
   * ''[x]'' Install Npcap in WinPcap API-compatible Mode
@@ Line 63: / Line 92: @@
   * https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash/releases
-  * Last tested: ''nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32.zip''
+  * Last tested: ''nmrpflash-0.9.27-win32.zip''
   * https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/latest/netgear-r6260/
-  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -L
+  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.27-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -L
-  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -f "%UserProfile%\Downloads\factory-to-ddwrt.img" -i "net7" -v
+  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.27-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -f "%UserProfile%\Downloads\factory-to-ddwrt.img" -i "net7" -v
 ====== Recovery ======
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   * https://npcap.com/#download
-  * Last tested: ''npcap-1.83.exe''
+  * Last tested: ''npcap-1.88.exe''
   * ''[x]'' Install Npcap in WinPcap API-compatible Mode
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   * https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash/releases
-  * Last tested: ''nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32.zip''
+  * Last tested: ''nmrpflash-0.9.27-win32.zip''
   * https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r6260/#download
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   * Post-flash URL: http://192.168.1.1/BRS_index.htm
-  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -L
+  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.27-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -L
-  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -a "192.168.1.1" -f "%UserProfile%\Downloads\R6260-V1.1.1.88\R6260-V1.1.1.88_1.0.1.img" -i "net7" -M "255.255.255.0" -R "NA" -v
+  "%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.27-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -a "192.168.1.1" -f "%UserProfile%\Downloads\R6260-V1.1.1.88\R6260-V1.1.1.88_1.0.1.img" -i "net7" -M "255.255.255.0" -R "NA" -v