devices:network:netgear_r6260_openwrt
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Information
ramips/mt7621
Notes
- Stock firmware reports
d(149)+p(153)+d(157)+d(161)
for 5GHz channels with153
selected and11(P)+7(S)
for 2.4GHz with11
selected
Snapshot
sysupgrade
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 ~/'.ssh/known_hosts' && ping '192.168.1.1'
Windows
"%UserProfile%\Downloads\OpenSSH-Win64\ssh.exe" 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'
DEL /S "%UserProfile%\.ssh\known_hosts" && ping -t "192.168.1.1"
Links
Packages
LuCI
ssh root@192.168.1.1
sync && passwd
apk update && apk add 'luci' && sync
Windows
"%UserProfile%\Downloads\OpenSSH-Win64\ssh.exe" root@192.168.1.1
LuCI
Settings
cron
- System → Scheduled Tasks
2025/08/28: Not actively used 1)
# Restart 3:00 AM 0 3 * * * sleep '70' && touch '/etc/banner' && reboot # End
DNS
Firewall
HTTP
80
HTTPS
443
Recovery
- Back to NETGEAR stock firmware
- Can also initial-flash OpenWRT
nmrpflash
- Reason for the
libpcap
command: https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash/issues/27 Use
factory
for OpenWRT image (notsysupgrade
)
sudo ln -sv 'libpcap.so.1' '/usr/lib64/libpcap.so.0.8'
sudo ~/'Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.16-linux/nmrpflash' -L
sudo ~/'Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.16-linux/nmrpflash' -i 'enp6s0' -f ~/'Downloads/openwrt-ramips-mt7621-netgear_r6260-squashfs-factory.img'
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'
sudo ~/'Downloads/nmrpflash-0.9.25-linux-x86_64/nmrpflash' -L
Windows
Npcap
- Last tested:
npcap-1.83.exe
[x]
Install Npcap in WinPcap API-compatible Mode
nmrpflash
- Last tested:
nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32.zip
- Last tested:
R6260-V1.1.0.88.zip
- Post-flash URL: http://192.168.1.1/BRS_index.htm
"%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.25-win32\nmrpflash.exe" -L
"%UserProfile%\Downloads\nmrpflash-0.9.25-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
1)
sometimes freezes on reboot, needing manual plug-pull
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