Re: New firmware with built in Torrent Client

Malpd · ‎2014-12-02

richud wrote:
malpd / jackal992: port forwarding should be disabled, you are not forwarding any ports if transmission daemon is running on the router itself - there is a reason the defaults are set to the correct settings!

mini works fine with the settings i posted, ill try to change them back to see if it will continue working and let you know

richud · ‎2014-12-03

malp: port forwarding is for forwarding ports from the WAN to machines on your LAN. TBT is listening/running on the actual WAN interface/IP and thus nothing is being forwarded anywhere. That .json setting tells it to use uPnP to try to setup (IGD) NAT port mappings - I presume it will have no effect though as it ultimately won't do anything, other than waste a few cpu cycles.

As soon as transmission is up, you can use one of those 'open port' test tools online, give it your WAN IP and port 55555 and you will get a connection.

Incidentally using the web interface to change the settings does work as they designed it - stupidly - it only commits changes when the daemon stops. i.e if you want anything to persist you need to stop and start transmission on the web ui.

somemadcaaant · ‎2014-12-05

Hi Richud, Thanks a lot for the custom firmware works very well. Ad list site yoyo.org url doesn't seem to be working for me any more, the config doesn't accept host.txt file lists urls, do you know any alternate plain text urls that will work in Block List URL field?

richud · ‎2014-12-05

@Somemad, sthanks - yoyo seems to be working for me? (just tried) so afraid I never looked at alternatives. How long haven't you been able to connect to it? @greazedlightning: did you get it working, I am 99% sure they are correct settings (I think login/pass can indeed be anything as they aren't checked) I am getting TT fiber on 19th Dec so I can say for sure then if you haven't got it working.

somemadcaaant · ‎2014-12-05

Thanks for the quick reply, hadn't really noticed as haven't that active online, maybe about a month now i think system logs: Dec 5 10:08:55 (none) user.notice watch.sh: DEBUG(0) adblock#start Dec 5 10:08:55 (none) user.notice adblock.sh: Failed or empty blocklist: http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=dnsmasq&mimetype=plaintext Dec 5 10:07:53 (none) user.notice watch.sh: DEBUG(0) adblockset#--adblock_blocklist http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=dnsmasq&mimetype=plaintext

richud · ‎2014-12-05

somemad: If you put the url in a browser, are you getting a plaintext file out (I am here) - I am at work though so can't check router though.... Is it saving a (0 byte) file to /tmp on the router (off top of my head it should be dnsmasq.adblock, or something fairly obvious)

ittroll · ‎2014-12-05

Has anyone had trouble with their wireless since installing the latest (October) firmware?

I've had three occasions now where my Wi-Fi has gone weird. Either clients cannot connect despite the SSID being broadcast. Or clients do connect but never receive any data; this includes trying to load the remote admin page on the router.

On each occasion it was at a real inopportune moment so I didn't have time to break out a wired connect to diagnose further. Instead a quick reboot was the short term solution.

I never experienced this prior to this update.

somemadcaaant · ‎2014-12-05

Thanks Richud, i've come back after a few hours and i'm not sure why but it's working now, router able to access yoyo.org again and run ad block service. Also noticed i couldn't get to your site www.richud.com earlier so DNS issue perhaps. Might be happening randomly.

richud · ‎2014-12-05

@ittroll , none of the original wifi bits are touched so I would be surprised, please post back if you ever find anything definitive. @somemad: ok 🙂 - suggest setting Network Settings > Additional DNS Server (DHCP) to a google server, 8.8.8.8 - this adds a third resolver so if your ISP ones fail you should still have working dns. [dnsmasq will always query all 3 servers for an answer, using first answer for max speed.]

somemadcaaant · ‎2014-12-05

Thank you boss, you have thought of everything.

richud · ‎2014-12-21

Hi, I just moved to FTTC Fibre on TalkTalk and it uses IPoA like Sky rather than PPoE like BT etc.. I have found a problem I have solved but to fix it permantently I need to modify a bit of vlan stuff. I dont want to break anything! Could anyone using PPPoE on VDSL(fibre) (BT, EE etc.) please paste me the result of this after telnet/ssh in? $ param show wan and $ ps

Malpd · ‎2014-12-21

I use a 1483 Bridge connection for my vdsl no sure it its of any use but here it is


wan0_nat_enable=1
wan_ifname=atm0
wan_ifnames=atm0
wan_hwname=
wan_hwaddr=20:4E:7F:BF:DC:44
wan_hwaddr_sel=0
wan_proto=dhcp
wan_ipaddr=2.234.129.5
wan_netmask=255.255.248.0
wan_gateway=2.234.128.1
wan_dns=62.101.93.101 83.103.25.250
wan_wins=
wan_hostname=DGND3700
wan_domain=fastwebnet.it
wan_lease=28800
wan_desc=
wan_route=
wan_primary=0
wan_unit=0
http_wanport=
wan_dns_sel=1
wan_dns1=208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
wan_hwaddr2=20:4E:7F:BF:DC:44
wan_bpa_minheartbeat=2
wan_bpa_maxheartbeat=20
wan_bpa_localport=5050
wan_mtu=1500
usb_wan_http_enable=0
usb_wan_ftp_enable=0
usb_wan_http_port=443
usb_wan_ftp_port=21
usb_wan_ftp_pasv_port_start=30001
usb_wan_ftp_pasv_port_end=30050
wan_interface_number=1
wan0_proto=dhcp
wan0_encapMode=0
wan0_vlan_id=1
wan0_fw_enable=1
wan0_igmp_proxy_enable=0
wan0_enable=1
wan0_proto_enable_0=1
wan0_connId=1
wan0_vccId=0
wan0_dns_sel=1
wan_preference=0
wan_ipaddr_old=2.234.129.5
wan0_dns1=208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
wan_status=up
wan0_isbridge=0
wan0_mtu=1500
wan_proto_tmp=pppoe
wan_detect=
wan2lan_state=0
wan_dns_extra=8.8.8.8
wan_dns_extra_enable=1

and


PID USER       VSZ STAT COMMAND
    1 root      1512 S    init
    2 root         0 SW   [sirq-high/0]
    3 root         0 SW   [sirq-timer/0]
    4 root         0 SW   [sirq-net-tx/0]
    5 root         0 SW   [sirq-net-rx/0]
    6 root         0 SW   [sirq-block/0]
    7 root         0 SW   [sirq-tasklet/0]
    8 root         0 SW   [sirq-sched/0]
    9 root         0 SW   [sirq-rcu/0]
   10 root         0 SW<  [events/0]
   11 root         0 SW<  [khelper]
   13 root         0 SW<  [kthread]
   28 root         0 SW<  [kblockd/0]
   31 root         0 SW<  [khubd]
   51 root         0 SW   [pdflush]
   52 root         0 SW   [pdflush]
   53 root         0 SWN  [kswapd0]
   54 root         0 SW<  [aio/0]
   65 root         0 SW   [mtdblockd]
  165 root      1508 S N  /sbin/syslogd
  167 root      1504 S N  /sbin/klogd
  219 root         0 SW   [dsl0]
  221 root         0 SW   [bcmsw53115]
  289 root         0 SW<  [scsi_eh_0]
  290 root         0 SW<  [usb-storage]
  370 root      1504 S N  swresetd
  372 root      1492 S N  dnsRedirectReplyd
  381 root      1592 S    heartbeat
  384 root      1644 S N  wlanconfigd
  396 root      5580 S N  httpd -S -E /usr/sbin/ca.pem /usr/sbin/httpsd.pem
  411 root      2120 S N  upnpd
  414 root      1760 S N  /usr/sbin/email
  444 root         0 SWN  [jffs2_gcd_mtd18]
  455 root      1492 S N  wpsd
  580 root      1184 S N  /sbin/dropbear -K 30 -p 22 -p 1022
 1092 root         0 SW<  [kjournald]
 1117 root      1836 S N  /bin/bcmupnp -D
 1123 root      1784 S N  /bin/lld2d br0
 1127 root      1708 S N  /bin/eapd
 1131 root      1940 S N  /bin/nas
 1133 root      2812 S N  wps_monitor
 1139 root      5000 S N  /sbin/nmbd -s /etc/smb.conf -D
 1153 root     11856 S N  /sbin/smbd -s /etc/smb.conf -D
 1172 root     11856 S N  /sbin/smbd -s /etc/smb.conf -D
 1185 root     18880 S N  /bin/transmission-daemon -x /var/run/transmission.pi
 1186 root     18880 S N  /bin/transmission-daemon -x /var/run/transmission.pi
 1188 root     18880 S N  /bin/transmission-daemon -x /var/run/transmission.pi
 1314 root      1504 S N  /sbin/inotifyd /etc/watch.sh /tmp/change_config c
 1492 root      1512 S    init
 1524 root      1508 S    udhcpc -i atm0 -p /var/run/udhcpc0.pid -s /tmp/udhcp
 1564 root      1172 S    /usr/sbin/dnsmasq
 1577 root       700 S N  /bin/inadyn-mt --background --dyndns_system default@
 1602 root      5220 S N  /bin/automatic -v2 -c /media/nas/transmissionbt/auto
 1677 root     18880 S N  /bin/transmission-daemon -x /var/run/transmission.pi
 3402 root      1508 S N  /usr/sbin/telnetd -l/bin/sh
 3469 root      1252 R N  /sbin/dropbear -K 30 -p 22 -p 1022
 3470 root      1520 S N  -sh
 3471 root      1524 S N  sh
 3473 root      1512 R N  ps

richud · ‎2014-12-22

@malpd ok thanks - that is how my new isp is but mine uses vlan 101 (which was the problem until I fixed) - but thanks anyway it is good to check no other surprises 🙂
Just hope someone else replies!

gatto012 · ‎2014-12-29

hi all

can u help me to understand the various abbrevations on "xDSL state" page?

i need to understand FEC/CRC/HEC errors of my connections

I mean these:

ADSL2 framing
Bearer 0
MSGc:
B:
M:
T:
R:
S:
L:
D:

Counters
Bearer 0
SF:
SFErr:
RS:
RSCorr:
RSUnCorr:

Bearer 0
HEC:
OCD:
LCD:
Total Cells:
Data Cells:
Drop Cells:
Bit Errors:

ES:
SES:
UAS:
AS:

Bearer 0
INP:
INPRein:
delay:
PER:
OR:
Bitswap

TY so much 🙂

spyridop · ‎2014-12-31

Happy New Year to all!
Richud, is it possible to install your firmware to a DGND3800B, which is switched to Annex A by LuKePicci's firmware?

richud · ‎2015-01-03

@spyridop, if you flash via TFTP it should just work I think as that will bypass check , doing it via the web interface you probably need to change the board ID in the firmware header from U12L144T01_NETGEAR_NEWLED (DGND3700) to U12L144T11_NETGEAR_NEWLED (3800) (it is at the start, offset 0x28) Not sure if there is a CRC to then fix or not. If not suggest looking/posting in Luke's thread as they will have experience of it (i am just guessing)

spyridop · ‎2015-01-03

Thank you for your answer! I could do with TFTP, but what is the exact command? I am not an expert...

jackal992 · ‎2015-01-09

Hi! Sorry for my late answer, I was very busy with university and holidays. 🙂

Thank you richud and Malpd!
I'm using a new usb pen drive and now the transmission daemon works perfectly! The speed is normal and I can turn on/off the router without any problem!

However in reply to richud's post 576, if I don't enable port forwarding for the transmission daemon the port 55555 appears closed (tested with online open ports tools), while it appears open with port forwarding enabled. Maybe it doesn't change anything and you are right that it isn't useful.

I have a new question for you...I'm interested in accessing my router page (and transmission daemon control) remotely when I'm not at home. I have a dynamic IP, so every time I reboot my router my public IP changes. For this reason I enabled "Dynamic DNS" in my router and set it to work with my no-ip free profile. The problem is that it doesn't work. The IP in no-ip website is never updated. I know that in these case they suggest to download their client software on your PC to keep the IP updated, but often my PC is off, besides I don't understand the utility of the router's feature if I have to install the PC client.
Then I'd like to get the router's built-in feature to work. In the Dynamic DNS page I only set the basic settings, I don't know if the problem is in one of the advanced settings that are now all blank (I don't know how to fill in every space). Or should I try with another free Dynamic DNS service other than no-ip?
Thank you very much! 🙂

richud · ‎2015-01-10

@jackal, its pretty simple, you only need to set 4 things. ( i am assuming you picked the hostname jackal and servebeer.com as the no-ip domain in this example)

dyndns service : no-ip.com
username: jackalsusername
password: jackalspassword
alias hostname : jackal.servebeer.com

there will be an entry in the system logs from inadyn to show you whats going on. It should say somehting like


Jan  9 00:01:17 (none) user.warn INADYN[1491]: Fri Jan  9 00:01:17 2015: W:INADYN: IP address for alias 'jackal.servebeer.com:auto' needs update to '78.45.231.18'...
Jan  9 00:01:18 (none) user.warn INADYN[1491]: Fri Jan  9 00:01:18 2015: W:INADYN: Alias 'jackal.servebeer.com' to IP '78.45.231.18' updated successfully.
Jan  9 00:01:18 (none) user.warn INADYN[1491]: Fri Jan  9 00:01:18 2015: W:INADYN: DYNDNS Server response: HTTP/1.1 200 OK^M Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 08:03:54 GMT^M Server: Apache^M Content-Location: update.php^M Vary: negotiate,Accept-Encoding^M TCN: choice^M Content-Length:

Then transmission web gui should be available on
http://jackal.servebeer.com:55555/

Remember updating dns resolution isnt instant.

jackal992 · ‎2015-01-10

Hi richud!
Unfortunately I already did what you've told me, but the IP in noip.com website is never updated.
Here is what I did:
I created a new host in noip website and the first time I gave my public IP manually, after that I set my router as you said, but it doesn't work. I've tried for more than a month without success. The IP in noip website remains the first one that I set manually. I also tried to update manually my IP in their website, but however it never updates after I reboot the router.

Besides I don't see anything in System Logs similar to what you posted. Actually in System logs it shows nothing new if I change something in Dynamic DNS page and apply the new settings...
Is there anything else I can try? Should I modify any settings in advanced options in Dynamic DNS page?
Now my remote management is still disabled because I'd like to be able to update my DNS otherwise remote management is not very useful to me. (I don't know if this could be a reason for my problems).

Thank you!

PS: I have a free "ddns.net" domain in noip.com.
And username and password in Dynamic DNS page are those of my noip account, aren't they?

richud · ‎2015-01-10

@jackal
the log will always show something if it is starting up, are you sure you have it enabled under 'network services' ?

marco_182 · ‎2015-01-11

Hi,
I finally setup the hard-drive as I've mentioned in a previous post.

The disk is composed of four primary partition mounted by the router in this way:


/dev/sda1	/media/DATI	ext3	rw,noatime,data=ordered	0	0
/dev/sda4	/media/DCIM	ext3	rw,noatime,data=ordered	0	0
/dev/sda2	/media/BACKUP	ext3	rw,noatime,data=ordered	0	0
/dev/sda3	/media/TRANSMISSION	ext3	rw,noatime,data=ordered	0	0

I have created a folder in dev/sda3 called "transmissionbt" and the service automatically create the configuration file needed.
I tried with a couple of torrent and it's working fine.

However, if i go under "Torrent Settings" in netgear Web interface it appears to not find the folder and leave me with this message:


"Requires '/transmissionbt' folder on USB media"

richud · ‎2015-01-11

@marco, that is rather strange as the code that generates that page just looks for the transmissionbt folder the same as the the bit making the config and starting it. Can you telnet/ssh into the router and run /etc/torrent.sh this should regenerate the webpage? If that doesn't work can you run this, and paste output


find /media -maxdepth 2 -follow -type d -iname "transmissionbt"

marco_182 · ‎2015-01-11

richud wrote:
@marco, that is rather strange as the code that generates that page just looks for the transmissionbt folder the same as the the bit making the config and starting it.

Can you telnet/ssh into the router and run /etc/torrent.sh this should regenerate the webpage?

If that doesn't work can you run this, and paste output
find /media -maxdepth 2 -follow -type d -iname "transmissionbt"


~ # /etc/torrent.sh
grep: /media/TRANSMISSION/transmissionbt/automatic.settings: No such file or directory
grep: /media/TRANSMISSION/transmissionbt/automatic.data: No such file or directory


~ # find /media -maxdepth 2 -follow -type d -iname "transmissionbt"
/media/TRANSMISSION/transmissionbt

And this is what's inside the folder


/media/TRANSMISSION/transmissionbt # ls -als
     4 drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root          4096 Jan  6 10:27 .
     4 drwxrwxrwx    4 root     root          4096 Jan  5 21:26 ..
     4 drwxrwxrwx    3 guest    guest         4096 Jan  5 22:39 DOWNLOAD
     4 drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  5 21:27 blocklists
     4 drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  6 10:25 resume
     4 -rwx------    1 root     root          2350 Jan  5 21:30 settings.json
     4 -rw-------    1 root     root           150 Jan  6 10:27 stats.json
     4 drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  6 10:25 torrents

w3wilkes · ‎2015-01-11

Doesn't the /transmissionbt folder have to be directly under the /media folder?