Fortunately, the steps to switch from Tomato to DD-WRT on your NETGEAR router are virtually the same as above, only you have to rename the DD-WRT firmware file to have a.TRX extension. Once you've renamed the file, head to the Administration tab, select the file you renamed, upgrade, perform the 30-30-30 reset, and you should be ready to go. Updating your router's firmware (its operating system) on a regular basis is important for: better connections; reliable security; fixing bugs. That's why we push updates directly to your router. We test and verify any manufacturer updates before sending them to your router. Because Frontier updates your firmware automatically.
Upgrading firmware (in most cases) will reset all settings backto defaults. This includes the login passwords, the IP address andInternet connection settings provided by your ISP. Please ensureyou have backed this information up before proceeding.
We recommend performing a reset to factory defaults after anyfirmware upgrade to avoid conflicts with prior configurations.
How To Update Netgear Router
Do NOT upgrade firmware from a computerconnected wirelessly. Use a computer that connects to the routerusing an Ethernet cable. Join xbox party on mac. You may cause the router to becomeinoperable due to the wireless connection dropping while theupgrade is in process.
To upgrade the firmware of your router, you will first need todownload the required files from the D-Link Support page for thisrouter. After saving it to a local storage device (e.g. harddrive),you will have to unzip the file.
Once this is done, log in to the web configuration interface, goto the TOOLS or MAINTENANCE tab and click on the UPDATE FIRMWARE button on theleft-hand side. Click on Browse, browse to andselect the file that you saved before, then click on Update Firmware or Firmware.
The router will then copy the new firmware into its memory andperform the update, after which it will reboot. This will takeapproximately three minutes.
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I have almost 300 Mb without Shortcut Forwarding Engine and 650 Mb/s throughput LAN <> WAN with SFE turned on, on my R6400v2 with the latest Kong build Try 'erase nvram' from Command Line Interface / Putty and put settings in manually
You inspired me to change firmware to dd. Before I started I cheked the connection speed on stock firmware on wifi 5GHz and 2.4 5 GHz was 150 Mb and 2.4 was 80-90 Mb. 5 minutes later I had DD with clean memory. I set only wlan and lan and I repeated connection speed (same servers). Results was withering. 5Ghz has 7Mb, 2.4 has 3 Mb. Tell my why there are such differences with speeds. I have two other devices (TP-Link) and there are no such problems. Both working on DD. Now I come back to stock.
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Lisu DD-WRT Novice Joined: 10 Sep 2018 Posts: 5
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 18:10 Post subject:
Exactly the same channels, there is only one network in my place of residence My connection type is fiber, capacity 200Mb
@m0eb@ DD-WRT User Joined: 26 Dec 2015 Posts: 289
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 18:49 Post subject: Re: 6400v2 Wiki needs updation
jwh7 wrote:
I updated the builds at: https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#Netgear ..and clarified the devices in the wiki it references: https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Netgear_R6300v2
A huge Thank You.. Also need to update https://dd-wrt.com/support/router-database/ ..
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 19:33 Post subject: Re: 6400v2 Wiki needs updation
@m0eb@ wrote:
jwh7 wrote:
I updated the builds at: https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#Netgear ..and clarified the devices in the wiki it references: https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Netgear_R6300v2
A huge Thank You.. Also need to update https://dd-wrt.com/support/router-database/ ..
We can’t do that. It’s out of our control. _________________ I am far from a guru, I'm barely a novice.
I did a quick search through the pages of this thread, but saw no mention about the R6700v2. What's the status on this? Can I use any of the firmware versions with it? Thanks!
Brett Glass DD-WRT User Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 112
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 4:01 Post subject:
egc wrote:
Only the latest Kong 36480M and BS 36995 are working for the R6700v3 I trust you used these builds. Report your findings in the respective build threads so that it is noted by the devs https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=316717 https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=316543
Tried both. PPP-based protocols didn't work on WAN port.
kernel-panic69 DD-WRT Guru Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 7505 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 14:08 Post subject:
conradb wrote:
I did a quick search through the pages of this thread, but saw no mention about the R6700v2. What's the status on this? Can I use any of the firmware versions with it? Thanks!
That's a MediaTek chipset, not Broadcom. The only two devices with the same hardware AFAIK are the DIR-878 and DIR-882. The R6700v2 is not directly supported to my knowledge, but you might check through the proper forum (Ralink, I think?) to see if anyone has a workaround.
TXUSA DD-WRT Novice Joined: 22 Jul 2018 Posts: 41
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:20 Post subject:
I see as of 9/23 updated test builds by Kong, according to the directory.
AI007 DD-WRT Novice Joined: 19 Jul 2012 Posts: 1
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 15:44 Post subject: how to change header of the .chk recovery file for R6400V2
my Netgear R6400V2 get bricked, i tried with multiple times to use tftp2 tool to upload the recovery .chk file downloaded from the beginning of this post, while always get error messages from tftp2 tool: invalid file name I think i need to change the header of this .chk file, how to do this? and what shall i write on the new header? I am very new in debricking routers and do not know linux commands, while i am interested in studying it, hope someone can guide me, thanks! my board ID is U12H332T20_NETGEAR ( i use telnet nvram show | grep board, to get this information, and this U12H332T20 is printed in the PCB board of my R6400V2 when i open it) the recovery .chk file name: R6400v2-V1.0.2.52_U12H332T20_NETGEAR.chk
@m0eb@ DD-WRT User Joined: 26 Dec 2015 Posts: 289
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 16:11 Post subject: Re: how to change header of the .chk recovery file for R6400
AI007 wrote:
my Netgear R6400V2 get bricked, i tried with multiple times to use tftp2 tool to upload the recovery .chk file downloaded from the beginning of this post, while always get error messages from tftp2 tool: invalid file name I think i need to change the header of this .chk file, how to do this? and what shall i write on the new header? I am very new in debricking routers and do not know linux commands, while i am interested in studying it, hope someone can guide me, thanks! my board ID is U12H332T20_NETGEAR ( i use telnet nvram show | grep board, to get this information, and this U12H332T20 is printed in the PCB board of my R6400V2 when i open it) the recovery .chk file name: R6400v2-V1.0.2.52_U12H332T20_NETGEAR.chk
Read the second post of this thread. Many of us have had our routers not working. Though we call it bricked - it is truly bricked only when you are unable to ping the router. If you can ping the router, it is easy-peasy to recover. I have done this a dozen times already. You are able to telnet to the router. Definitely not bricked. NMRPFLASH should get it up and running easily. Read the instructions carefully, though. Needs patience. _________________ PROFESSIONAL STUDENT my.Mistakes ∝ my.Learning .. provided I have the patience & persistence to learn
f2182684 DD-WRT Novice Joined: 05 Oct 2018 Posts: 3
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 0:53 Post subject:
Ive tried most everything suggest (most as in I may have missed something in the tons of posts). I am still unable to flash anything it seems. I keep on getting the error 'This firmware is incorrect! Please get the firmware file again and please make sure it is the correct firmware for this product'. I tried flashing kong to Netgear firmware months ago (cant find the package anymore) and it brought me to the netgear r6400 firmware version 1.0.0.26_1.0.14. I have tried everything I can think of - I cant even tftp new files to it BUT I can login / ping which means its not bricked.
egc DD-WRT Guru Joined: 18 Mar 2014 Posts: 6734 Location: Netherlands
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:03 Post subject:
You have flashed with a R6400v1 version from prior to the R6400v2. Start by trying to flash aR6400v2 version 1.0.1.52 _________________ Routers:Netgear R7800, R6400v1, R6400v2, Linksys EA8500, EA6900 (XvortexCFE), E2000 (converted WRT320N), WRT54GS v1. OpenVPN Policy Based Routing: https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=321686 Install guide R6400v2:http://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=316399 OpenVPN Server Setup:https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=318795 Install guide R7800:https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=320614 Wireguard Server setup guide:https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1183135 Wireguard Client setup guide:https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324624 Wireguard Advanced setup guide:https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324787 Forum Guide Lines (important read):https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324087
f2182684 DD-WRT Novice Joined: 05 Oct 2018 Posts: 3
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 19:50 Post subject:
egc wrote:
You have flashed with a R6400v1 version from prior to the R6400v2. Start by trying to flash aR6400v2 version 1.0.1.52
From DDWRT? Or Netgear?
f2182684 DD-WRT Novice Joined: 05 Oct 2018 Posts: 3
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 20:35 Post subject:
egc wrote:
You have flashed with a R6400v1 version from prior to the R6400v2. Start by trying to flash aR6400v2 version 1.0.1.52
I downloaded all I could find. I did v2 from beginning to current for ALL firmware from netgear, not a single one was successful.
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