Netgear X10 (R9000)

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The last firmware includes now the Multi WAN Manager

With MultiWAN Manger it's possible to use the SFP port as WAN

To Enable:

  1. Remove the eth0 (SFP) from the lan bridge
    Network -> Interfaces -> Devices -> Configure br_lan -> Bridge ports -> uncheck eth0 -> Save & Apply

  2. Create wanb and add eth0 (SFP)
    Network -> Interfaces -> Add new interface -> set name to wanb -> select device eth0 -> Create
    Interface

  3. Set wanb firewall setting
    Assign firewall-zone "wan" -> save -> Save & Apply

  4. Enable wanb in MultiWAN Manger
    Network -> MultiWAN Manager -> Interface -> Edit "wanb" -> check Enabled -> save -> Save & Apply

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I also think the R9000 is ready for mainstream OpenWrt. LAN, WLAN and SFP are stable and fast...

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Please pardon the multitude of questions, I'm moving over to OpenWRT from other firmwares...

Do I need to load up the "config" file as well? I've already successfully installed the firmware.

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the config file is just for information so you can know what's inside the firmware

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The WAN Throughput / Performance of R9000 with OpenWrt Linux 6.1.46 is 1.3 Gbits/sec.

(used the SFP port for testing, connected to a server with 2.5GBit Ethernet Adapter, tested with MultiWANManger enabled and SFP Port set to wanb.)

wan-performance
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Enabling "Software flow offloading" or "Hardware flow offloading" in the Firewall - Zone Settings makes no difference.

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Great. Would love to see this as an official build and no longer a snapshot. The latter seems to be causing issues with software addons.

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10G SFP+ Throughput between two R9000s running OpenWrt Linux 6.1.46 is 7.6 Gbits/sec.
(two R9000 connected via LAN to LAN with a 2m 10G SFP+ DAC)

r9000-10G-DAC
r9000-10G-DAC925×547 90.4 KB

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@holocronology : yes, on custom not offical supported builds some software addons are missing / not compiled / compatible for this architecture ...

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Any idea what could cause the high amount of retries spikes?
I had it on my iperf test aswell a while ago when testing the SPF+ port. (although a lot more)

post: Netgear X10 (R9000) - #618 by dentillozie

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id be willing to bet its a 2.5gb driver issue. I know for mine I had to install the latest driver from the manufacturer to get proper speeds. The default driver installed by windows worked for crap. I never got more than about what he got in his tests. Mine would also only go to about 1.3gb/sec. After i got the newest driver its been fine.

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Understood.

Let's move this to official build.... :grin:

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10G SFP+ Throughput between Netgear R9000 and Netgear XR700 running OpenWrt Linux 6.1.52
Connected together with a 2m 10G SFP+ DAC

WAN to LAN with Firewall enabled and working

iperf3-WAN
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LAN to LAN no Firewall (disabled)

iperf3-LAN-Server-to-Client
iperf3-LAN-Server-to-Client961×633 95.9 KB

With the DAC cable we also achieved very high throughput over WAN. I'm surprised how powerful the R9000 can be :smiley:

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New OpenWRT Linux 6.1.52 builds for Netgear R9000 and XR700

https://github.com/masmbit/Netgear-R9000-Build/tree/master/bin ...

openwrt-alpine-generic-netgear_r9000-squashfs-factory-(Linux-v6.1.52_09.09.2023).img.zip
openwrt-alpine-generic-netgear_r9000-squashfs-sysupgrade-(Linux-v6.1.52_09.09.2023).bin.zip
openwrt-alpine-generic-netgear_xr700-squashfs-factory-(Linux-v6.1.52_09.09.2023).img.zip
openwrt-alpine-generic-netgear_xr700-squashfs-sysupgrade-(Linux-v6.1.52_09.09.2023).bin.zip

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Amazing...

Is it possible to use the SFP+ type ONU provided by the Japanese network provider (NTT), model number: GE-PONA SFP-ONU<1>S?

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Hi, you have to try it the original works or search a compatible.

maybe this one is compatible: GPON SFP ONU Stick with Mac

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Thank you for your response.

The SFP ONU used in Japan is irreplaceable. Additionally, this SFP operates at 1,500mAh, not the basic 1,000mAh, so Kernel configuration is required.

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Hello, not a developer, but I did have Open-WRT on my R7800 before, as well as Kong's build of Open-WRT. I have a R9000 now, have been following this thread for awhile, amazed that Open-WRT is now on it, and I'm curious, does wireguard client work fine? will there be DoT and DoH for DNS with this firmware? Adblocking?? I know there are packages to install just curious if all works fine. Thanks!

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Hi, as far I know, all these packages work fine

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Thank you for your response.

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Some of them may not load until this is part of the stable official release pipeline.

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Thanks! I havnt installed the firmware yet, just need wireguard, DoT / DoH, not necessary adblocking on the router as I can use my nextdns DoT account for that, I may wait a bit then, thanks for the info!

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yes, wireguard client works, i'm have used it for 2 years already.