I have bought the Linksys WRT1900ASC and have decided to install OpenWRT on it instead of DD-WRT because the former is apparently more stable and has more regular updates.
Ok, I done uploading/installing the firmware. Now when i go to 192.168.1.1 I get the Authorization Required page and it has openWRT on top. Which means it is success right? Thank you @DrunkByDefault and everyone else.
The documentation suggests that you do the updates complete, so reflashing the firmware manually. I did a bunch of reading that suggests that the updates aren't always smooth, you should generally do it yourself. As for the apps and such, I suggest reading up on it. OpenWRT is linux based- but I will admit I myself have limited knowledge on the subject. I was gonna setup squid but its a little beyond me. I've got some other stuff for reporting and tracking though, I'll probably setup a networked storage with a 1tb external later. That router +OpenWRT has alot of things you can do.
Actually there are 2 more things I wanted to ask. I got a username and password given to me by ISP and I need to put this in so that I can be online. Do know where can i input those details? I also need to set the connection to PPPoE.
2nd thing I wanted is to be able to block domains on the router. So that Windows stops phoning home. The stock firmware was not able to do this which is why I flashed the linksys.
eh I doin't have PPPoE for starters, so not a lot of assembly required. I didn't have to do much other than bridge the connections to LAN, which I kinda messed up later but fixed. That page is on installing a add on for PPPoE, something you will likely need unless you can setup the modem/other router doing it
but how can i install them when the router doesn't have access to internet? @Dexter_Kane@Zoltan please help if you can. There is no point using this router If I can't get it online.
Let me explain. The ISP has given me a shitty Zyxel router which can be set to bridge mode. Then I connect the Linksys router to the Zyxel and it's the linksys that is broadcasting the Wifi Radio. But in order to get online I need to enter a special username and password first. In the stock firmware it was really easy but on this OpenWRT I don't see anything that I could use to login.
ah okay... Alas, I'm sure what to do here, beside try and install from a external device, which I couldn't explain how to do. Either that, or grab the connection via another router?
Your ISP's shitty Zyxcel is making the connection to the wan so you don't need to enter the login credentials to the Linksys. Or do you mean you need to authenticate to the Zyxcel bridge? I used an Asus rt-n66u running Shibby Tomato bridged to a crappy Zyxcel and I didn't have to do that from memory.
Have you tried testing with rj45 connection to see if you get out on the wan?
I finally invested in a modem which is much better and it prevents the ISP messing with my connection via their provided router.
