Problem with opkg update (19.07)

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi,

I've just update the firmware of my netgear DGN3500, all is working fine, but can't install package. In Luci when i try to update list i've the message :
"Waiting for the opkg update command to complete…"
but never ending ...

I've try with ssh and this is the result of the command :
opkg update
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/19.07.0/targets/lantiq/xway/packages/Packages.gz

and never ending too ...

But i can download a package manually on my computer and copy it to my router, then the command : "opkg install package_name"
work fine.

After search i've read this post :

same problem with wget, but wget -4 or wget-nossl don't work ...

Sombody know where is the problem and how to solve it ?

thank you

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@Jackbot, welcome to the community!

  • Have you properly configured a DNS server for the WAN interface?
  • Do you have IPv6?
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DNS seems works :

nslookup downloads.openwrt.org
Server:         127.0.0.1
Address:        127.0.0.1#53

Name:      downloads.openwrt.org
downloads.openwrt.org   canonical name = mirror-02.infra.openwrt.org
Name:      mirror-02.infra.openwrt.org
Address 1: 176.9.48.73
downloads.openwrt.org   canonical name = mirror-02.infra.openwrt.org
Address 2: 2a01:4f8:150:6449::2

For IPV6, i don't use it, not enough knowledge about that, maybe soon.

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Can you ping downloads.openwrt.org?

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Did you upgrade to 19.07 from an older version, eg 18.06? If yes did you check the tickbox to Keep settings?

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yes i can ping, every diagnostic works. I upgraded from chaos_calmer 15.05, and i check keep settings. Like i said, all works, i'm using it, but impossible to use wget and update package.

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When upgrading from one major version to another it is highly recommended not to keep settings. In your case I'd say it's the root cause.
Take a configuration backup first. Then reset the router to defaults. Finally start reconfiguring the router manually using the backup files as a reference only.

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It would be best to open a new topic and not hijack this one.
One quick thought is to check the available space.

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Thank you trendy, but I've isolated the cause to disabled default traffic rules.

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ok i'll try to reconfigure my router from zero.

thank you

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Copy config files to your PC, and start from fresh image.