Asus say that the router login page is https://192.168.1.1 or https://router.asus.com but neither worked. I found that the correct URL is http://router.asus.com/Main_Login.asp
https://openwrt.org/toh/asus/rt-ac51u says:
tftp> connect
(to) 192.168.1.1
What address do I use? I don't know if it's relevant but in the router settings is something called "Configure the LAN setting" which is set to 192.168.2.1, in the DHCP section the IP pool starting address is 192.168.2.2
Real asus says something else
Not a single word there about tftp.
In Linux I typed in:
ip route show default
and got:
default via 192.168.2.1 dev enp4s6 proto dhcp metric 100
So I typed in 192.168.2.1 and got the router login page so is that the address I use instead of 198.168.1.1 to install openwrt?
I tried to Configure the LAN setting to http://192.168.1.1 but this clashes with the WAN port. Do I set a static IP for the WAN port like http://192.168.3.1? The WAN port is set to automatic.
Reset ASUS to get it back to factory settings, it is holding reset or wps for 15 or 30s when router is booted. Then it reboots to default conf from label sticker.
tftp recovery bears no relation to 50.1 lan 100.1 guest.
EDIT: yes, i do use some linux or other.
My router's login page is http://192.168.2.1
In the command terminal I tried to install openwrt with tftp & this was the result:
tftp> binary
tftp> timeout 120
tftp> connect
(to) http://192.168.2.1
http://192.168.2.1: unknown host
It also said "unknown host" when I tried http://192.168.1.1
On my PC I had already set the static IP 192.168.1.75, Subnet 255.255.255.0 in the IPv4 tab of the Network Manager. I then did ifconfig which produced this:
inet 192.168.2.109 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.2.255
However the same thing was produced after I changed back to Automatic (DHCP) in the IPv4 tab of the Network Manager.
TFTP isn't HTTP....
This time I did 192.168.2.1 minus the http:// and got:
tftp> connect
(to) 192.168.2.1
tftp> put openwrt-24.10.1-ramips-mt7620-asus_rt-ac51u-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
Transfer timed out.
The power LED was supposed to keep flashing until it finished but it was on steadily. Maybe set a higher timeout? Why did it timeout?
Run wireshark. Hard to tell from eyes only
I uploaded a pcapng file: XXXremovedXX
Do I need to reset the router again each time I install even if it happened a day before?
Does the pcapng file give away data to a hacker?
Yep, remove file
If you want I can upload it somewhere else.
I have tftp but is there another piece of software that's needed maybe?
No value for me, just check all bits are transferred.
I saw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtrMpANC2kk
They used tftp server. I was using tftp client but I can install Tftpd-hpa or tftpd. They turned off their firewall but I didn't. Is what they did suitable for me?
Thanks for all your help.
TL-WR841N <> RT-AC51U ?
Wiki entry specifically says tftp client.
Is the firewall causing the issue?
If I can't install any firmware can I assume that hackers can't install any malware?
(I also tried using the router's upgrade page, I should have added.)
Test and see [by disabling it while attempting].