Hello!
I have a new e8450, just flashed that I am unable to get internet access through. Thinking I might have screwed something up, I did a hardware reset (used the reset button on the back).
These are the things I've done after reseting the router:
System Administration Router Password changed
Ping, traceroute and nslookup tests are good
System Software Update lists worked fine and shows a long list
System Administration HTTPS Access Redirect to HTTPS checked and is redirecting
System Administratioon SSH Access Interface = lan only
No other settings have been touched at all, not even changing Wireless SSID, encryption type, radios are still off, etc.
Status Overview:
Model: Linksys E8450 (UBI)
Firmware Version: OpenWrt 22.03.3 r20028-43d71ad93e / LuCI openwrt-22.03 branch git-22.361.69894-438c598
In Network Interfaces is shows the lan is fine (I'm connected to it, ethernet from laptop to lan port 1 on router). Other land properties:
IPv4: 192.168.1.1
IPv6: whatever::1/60
WAN:
Protocol: DHCP client
IPv4: 192.168.10.166/24
IPv6: none
WAN6:
Protocol: DHCPv6 client
This router's WAN port is connected with cat6 to lan port 1 on the back off a Verizon FiOS G1100. This will be gone once I can get the new router to connect to the internet.
G1100 is DHCP server, dishing out 192.168.10.0/24 IPs, matches e8450's WAN's 192.168.10.166 ip.
I have confirmed I can use my own router without the G1100 as I had another linksys as the only router in the house for a week and everything works fine, so no need to set the G1100 to bridge mode. Connecting the OpenWRT directly to broadband's ether cable shows it can get an IP from the ISP, but no joy for anything connected to the router.
I've searched the forums for other thread's for this type of issue, but none of the things on those older threads helped.
I'm a DBA by trade, no nework experience other than I know what TCP/IP is, what a router is, and other basic network things, but no idea about anything else.
If I can get this OpenWRT router to give internet access to whatever is plugged into it, I can get rid of FiOS' G1100, which tells Verizon what your passwords are the minute you change them (you can see your new passwords by logging in to FiOS website and looking them up in your account settings...)
Ready to get you whatever information you need right away.
Thanks in advance!
What is the complete IP info from your computer plugged into the e8450?
- IP address
- subnet mask
- DNS server
- router/gateway
from the computer that is plugged in, what happens if you run the following ping tests:
- 192.168.1.1
- 192.168.10.1 (I assume that is the IP address of the Verizon rotuer)
- 8.8.8.8
- google.com
I guess asking the questions alone fixed the issue. I turned off WiFi adapter completely off as before to make sure the only valid network was the ethernet to the OpenWRT and ran the tests you requested. Unlike the hours I spent on it yesteday, they all worked. Not even the pings were working yesterday.
Regardless, here's the info you requested, as I still have to disconnect the router rom the g1100 and make sure it still works after I connect it directly to ISP's ethernet cable.
Maybe you can still see something that should be not configured/misconfigured that could cause more issues later.
$ ifconfig
enp36s0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.235 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether d4:93:90:08:f3:c3 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 38480 bytes 32898140 (32.8 MB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 28744 bytes 5011225 (5.0 MB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 2765 bytes 235735 (235.7 KB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 2765 bytes 235735 (235.7 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
$ netstat -r
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
default OpenWrt.lan 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 enp36s0
link-local 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 enp36s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 enp36s0
$ resolvectl status
Global
Protocols: -LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
resolv.conf mode: stub
Link 2 (enp36s0)
Current Scopes: DNS
Protocols: +DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
Current DNS Server: 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers: 192.168.1.1
DNS Domain: lan
Link 3 (wlp0s20f3)
Current Scopes: none
Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
$ ping -c 3 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.361 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.265 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.418 ms
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2049ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.265/0.348/0.418/0.063 ms
$ ping -c 3 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.361 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.265 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.418 ms
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2049ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.265/0.348/0.418/0.063 ms
ping -c 3 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=115 time=11.2 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=115 time=11.1 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=115 time=11.4 ms
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 11.140/11.230/11.365/0.097 ms
$ ping -c 3 google.com
PING google.com (142.250.65.238) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from lga25s73-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.65.238): icmp_seq=1 ttl=115 time=10.0 ms
64 bytes from lga25s73-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.65.238): icmp_seq=2 ttl=115 time=9.11 ms
64 bytes from lga25s73-in-f14.1e100.net (142.250.65.238): icmp_seq=3 ttl=115 time=9.82 ms
--- google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 9.112/9.649/10.012/0.387 ms
I swear I spent hours on this yesterday and it was not working even after 3 resets using the button on the back of the unit.
I'm curious, is there some sort of time that has to pass between connecting the router and it starting to fully work? It's the only thing I can think of.
I don't think it was time... it might have been an issue with the computer's IP addresses (wifi + wired, maybe it didn't like it for some reason, etc.).
Hard to know. But the great thing is that it's working now... sometimes going back to first principles is the way to find issue (or confirm operation).
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Yup, incredible. The moment you try to show someone how something does not work, it refuses to malfunction...
I have disconnected the entire setup, plugged the OpenWRT's WAN port to the ISP's ethernet cable and everything still working. Even pulled the power plug from the G1100 to be absolutely sure it was no where to be found in the airwaves.
I'll definitely mark the post as resolved.
Thank you very much anyway. Were it not for performing the steps you requested I'd still be wondering.
Thanks again!
You're welcome! Glad I could help.
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