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How to setup a Dumb AP, Wired backbone for OpenWRT / LEDE
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| # ======================================================== | |
| # Setup a Dumb AP, Wired backbone for OpenWRT / LEDE | |
| # ======================================================== | |
| # Set lan logical interface as bridge (to allow bridge multiple physical interfaces) | |
| uci set network.lan.type='bridge' | |
| # assign WAN physical interface to LAN (will be available as an additional LAN port now) | |
| uci set network.lan.ifname="$(uci get network.lan.ifname) $(uci get network.wan.ifname)" | |
| uci del network.wan.ifname | |
| # Remove wan logical interface, since we will not need it. | |
| uci del network.wan | |
| # Disable Dnsmasq completely (it is important to commit or discard dhcp) | |
| uci commit dhcp; echo '' > /etc/config/dhcp | |
| /etc/init.d/dnsmasq disable | |
| /etc/init.d/dnsmasq stop | |
| # Set static network configuration (sample config for 192.168.1.0/24) | |
| # 192.168.1.1 is the Main Router | |
| uci set network.lan.ipaddr='192.168.1.2' | |
| uci set network.lan.dns='192.168.1.1' | |
| uci set network.lan.gateway='192.168.1.1' | |
| uci set network.lan.netmask='255.255.255.0' | |
| uci set network.lan.broadcast='192.168.1.255' | |
| # Set DHCP on LAN (not recommended, but useful when Dumb AP is moveable from one building to another) | |
| uci del network.lan.broadcast | |
| uci del network.lan.dns | |
| uci del network.lan.gateway | |
| uci del network.lan.ipaddr | |
| uci del network.lan.netmask | |
| uci set network.lan.proto='dhcp' | |
| # To identify better when connected to SSH and when seen on the network | |
| uci set system.@system[0].hostname='DumbAP1' | |
| uci set network.lan.hostname="`uci get system.@system[0].hostname`" | |
| # ======================================================== | |
| # Optional, Disable IPv6 | |
| # ======================================================== | |
| uci del network.lan.ip6assign | |
| uci set network.lan.delegate='0' | |
| uci del dhcp.lan.dhcpv6 | |
| uci del dhcp.lan.ra | |
| uci del dhcp.odhcpd | |
| /etc/init.d/odhcpd disable | |
| /etc/init.d/odhcpd stop | |
| # ======================================================== | |
| # Commit changes, flush, and restart network | |
| # ======================================================== | |
| # This way we will get internet on this AP and we must reconnect | |
| uci commit | |
| sync | |
| /etc/init.d/network restart | |
| # If all is OK then reboot and test again: | |
| reboot | |
| # How to setup Wireless Links to avoid Wired backbone using WDS on Atheros for OpenWRT / LEDE | |
| https://gist.github.com/braian87b/8a524a8ad74a36407a8f481e9d16a5c9 | |
| # How to setup Client Bridged / Client Mode / RelayD and IGMPProxy for OpenWRT / LEDE | |
| https://gist.github.com/braian87b/821e9e4f399918510c55619192a31871 |
Try not remove /etc/config/firewall file placeholder, leave it as-is, disabling the service is enough, you will not save space since that starts sitting in rom, but you can empty the file if you want, similarly as with /etc/config/dhcp if you want it cleaner.
remember that if you are using recent version of openwrt it won't have swconfig anymore now it uses DSA. so the configuration will be different,
IPv6 you can disable using Luci and see on the pending settings to be commit which changed.
You can always change everything using LuCI and inspect which changes LuCi do and dump those into your script, will be safer if you are not familiar yet with all the configurations.
I greatly appreciate your help and efforts @braian87b
@RustyRouter happy to help.
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Hi @braian87b
Thanks for your help.
Based on your script, and after many tests, I've created the following script, can you please take a quick look?
Please let me know if something wrong in it.
Notes:
1- Adding WAN physical interface to LAN did not work in my router!, I had to do it manually in LuCi :(
using "network.lan.ifname" is not working anymore, I think now it is "network.lan.device"
If I type: "uci show network" then this is the result:
2-The only thing that I could not disable is "Enable IPv6" from the configuration of the "bridge device" under "General device options" tab
do you know the command to do that? Or maybe it is not necessary anymore? I've tried Google without any luck! Please check the screenshot attached: