The opkg update command failed with code 6

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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The opkg update command failed with code 6.

There are 5,980,654,921 threads on this yet none seem to work. Without ability to do any customization through OpenWRT, it's just a like a stock firmware. I will declare it is the best of the worst.

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Are you seeking assistance?

(If so, you may want to provide some configuration details/information. Also, if you're truly all default configs as you note, at least describe how you're connected to the Internet.)

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I'm with @lleachii here: how are you connected to the internet. To take a stab in the dark: the router did't get a DNS server via DHCP or you didn't define one when you are not getting an IP via DHCP.

Goto: "Network" -> "Diagnostis" and see if you can ping anything like "openwrt.org" or "google.com". Most likely that will fail as well because of what I said above.

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ping succeeded, and another 4 hours wasted reading threads on how to solve this

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Provide adequate info, or keep fumbling in the dark...

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Sure...

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Feel free to simply provide information or inquire here for assistance - after all, you created this thread.

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Frustration is normal when things don't work the way you expect, but we can't really help you without specifics....

Posting your configuration (details below) and a description (or a diagram if the topology isn't simple) of the method of connection of this router to the internet would be a bare minimum for us to be able to assist.

Please copy the output of the following commands and post it here using the "Preformatted text </> " button:
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Remember to redact passwords, MAC addresses and any public IP addresses you may have:

cat /etc/config/network
cat /etc/config/wireless
cat /etc/config/dhcp
cat /etc/config/firewall
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I have just had this error and it was caused by the routers time not being correct. You can correct this under System/system, General settings, set your timezone and click Sync with NTP server.

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Hallo
I just changed the two name servers in /etc/config/wireless from 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 to that I found in my dsl-router configuration . I did it in the configuration of my WLAN Adapter on my laptop too, for shure.
Now opkg list update runs without any problems
Greetings from Austria

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solved in this way. If someone's internet connection has no problem but suffers with code 6, then sync system's time.