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Using the openwrt router

You can now login to the router like a regular Linux box. But the first thing after the router has rebooted is to set a password for the `root’ account.

At this point you can telnet on to the router. Once you have set a password for `root’ on next reboot you will only be able to ssh in to the router.

The default IP address on the router is 192.168.1.1 hence bring your machine to the 192.168.1. network range.

# telnet 192.168.1.1

Check whether boot_wait is ON. boot_wait must be on for upgrades or recovering from bad installations.

# nvram get boot_wait
boot_wait=on

Set a password for `root’

# passwd

If you get any error setting password, run the following command

# firstboot

Or the router may require a reboot.

# reboot

Now you can ssh in to the router and start configuring it.

# ssh root@192.168.1.1

We will be using the router as a ‘Access Point’. Run the following commands on the router.
These command set the networking parameters for the router to access the Internet(WAN).

# nvram set wan_ifname=vlan1
# nvram set wan_proto=static
# nvram set wan_ipaddr=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
# nvram set wan_netmask=255.255.255.0
# nvram set wan_gateway=192.168.1.1
# nvram set wan_dns=192.168.1.1
# nvram commit

If your router need to get IP address through DHCP you only need to run these

# nvram set wan_ifname=vlan1
# nvram set wan_proto=dhcp
# nvram commit

For PPPoE Internet connection

# nvram set wan_ifname=ppp0
# nvram set wan_proto=pppoe
# nvram set ppp_mtu=1492
# nvram set pppoe_ifname=vlan1
# nvram set ppp_username=your_isp_login
# nvram set ppp_passwd=your_isp_password
# nvram commit

You may need to reboot the router now

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