I have a DLINK DIR-853 A3 device with me, it looks like its not officially supported, though I find some people on the forum finding some way to run openWRT on this hardware. [image] New build for DIR-853 A3 For Developers Hi all, Hope everyone is safe and doing well. I …

thank you for detail replies @psherman @kar200 ,let me read that link for serial console access ,i try my best to understand technicalities of console access, maybe need your further guidelines. :slight_smile:

Hi @kar200 I m trying to go from Padavan to OpenWrt using: openwrt-23.05.0-ramips-mt7621-dlink_dir-853-a3-squashfs-factory But it is giving me an error in padavan interface error log, which is: Dec 26 21:47:24 httpd[568]: Firmware update: Incorrect image ProductID: OpenWrt L! Expected is DIR-85…

The recommended method for OpenWrt installation is to start with stock firmware. OpenWrt isn't tested against other firmware (such as Padavan) for the installation images. That said, I'd recommend that you should theoretically be able to follow the instructions in the git commit: https://git.openw…

My DLINK DIR-853 A3, not working properly, while using local cable net, i try to upgrade the firmware but open wrt firmware not upgrade, upgrading fail Msg is appearing please some one help to resolve the issue

My DLINK DIR-853 A3, not working properly, while using local cable net, i try to upgrade the firmware but open wrt firmware not upgrade, upgrading fail need assistance in this issue

Hi @muhsah007 Have a read through this (the padavan section). You will need some basic skills with SSH. [image] DLink DIR-853 A3 For Developers HI all, First of all the big disclaimer FLASHING YOUR DEVICE WITH UNSUPPORTED FIRMWARE CAN BRICK IT. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE NOR…

[ipv6] [Screenshot_20240101_182501_Settings] How do I correctly set up Ipv6 in openwrt? I have configured it, but only my dir 853 router gets an public Ipv6 address. The rest of the devices don't receive public ipv6, my dir 853 only provide a local lann IPv6. Is there any way to fix this issue? …

IPv6 address comes from the LAN interface. Do you use more than 1 subnet in your network? As long as you have the correct wan settings (which seems to be the case from the screenshot) the lan interface with the default settings should get an IPv6 /64 subnet and automatically assigns ip addresses to…

You can set up IPv6 Relay : just set designated master and relay for all three options on the WAN interface. On LAN interface, you need to again set relay for the three options. But without SLAAC, Android and Chromebooks don't work, so I followed this guide and IPv6 has been working fine since: …

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kar200 January 1, 2024, 1:36pm 616

Hi @muhsah007

Have a read through this (the padavan section). You will need some basic skills with SSH.

Use the firmware that you linked (as I checked it's not ecrypted).