ok.. the past few days had been nighmarish for me.. lol..

i managed to flash my tl-wr851nd to openwry version 7.. however, that version does not come with the gui installed.. (my router wont allow version 5 to be installed @_@)

anyway, i followed klseet guide in installing luci.. but failed miserably.. this is my hurdle now.. i believe if i can get luci installed into the router, other steps should be straight forward..

ok.. this is my prob on luci installation..

to install luci, i need an internet connection.. according to klseet, by just plug in a cat1 cable to the router's wan port (that i had just flashed) to a lan port for another router that has internet connection would give me the internet connection i need.. well, i tried and it failed... i.e i used a cat1 lan cable which my nb has internet connection to and plugged it in to the wr8541nd's wan port and could not ping the outside world.. i check the network configuration for the router and noted that its ip was 192.168.1.1 (gateway and dns as well).. the internet connection's gate way and dns for the other router (which has internet connection) was 192.168.0.1.

so, i tried changing the network file for the router by changing the router's ip address to 192.168.0.111 and the gateway and dns to 192.168.0.1 (this was done in the network file in /etc/config) but still could not connect to the internet @_@

i read more and noticed that i could also connect to the internet by mobilephone dataplan.. upon further reading, i need to install the usb device into the router which inturn means i need an internet connection to the router ont he 1st place.. @_@

anyone can advise me where i went wrong with the 1st setup, pls?.. if the other router (with internet connection) has its ip as 192.168.0.1 and its gateway and dns the same, what should i do with the wr841nd to get it to connect to the internet via that router?.. what is the configuration i need to do in the router?..

do hope someone could guide me (a network noob) here.. LoL..

looking forward to some guidance.. thanx

Hhmm. Guys. I'd like to confirm 1 thing on this.

1) Maxis uses 2 diff Vlan ID for HSI
Those using TM Modem (Vlan Tag is 621)
Those using Modem provided by Maxis (Vlan Tag is 11) [The following setting is based on this]


Please refer to Attachment. This is a Thomson Config file i've downloaded for backup.


Also I'd like to share my experience using TPLink 1043ND router with Huawei Echolife HG8240 & Thomson (mainly for VoIP)

All Vlan Tagging are done on the TPlink router hence there is no need to configure the Echolife HG8240. *I'd like to point out that not everyone is done in this manner, hence please check before following the guide.

This is how my wiring setup



This is how i've configure the Switch & Vlan Tagging Setting (Under Network --> Switch)


for those that have done this Reverting back to old Bootloader as this fix the WAN port issue. You can use ur WAN port instead of port 4 then the VLan ID tagging should be as follows.



then save & apply

This is the WAN Setting (Under Network -- > Interface --> WAN)

Change the setting to VLAN Interface eth0.11

then save & apply

Then under General Setup (Under Network -- > Interface --> WAN)
Change protocol to PPPOE
enter username xxxxx@home.maxis.com.my or xxxxx@public.maxis.com.my
password is usually the xxxxx1 (where xxxxx represents the 5 digit before @home.maxis)

Save & apply..


You are done


Edited.

To get the WAN port to work.. you can follow this guide

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=54081150 Thx to sayboon

This post has been edited by benlye: Aug 30 2012, 06:17 PM

just manage change the TM modem, all working fine. Now can on off the modem hassle free.

Dayum the TM. provide me a almost condemn modem during my new installation.

i looking forward for today final installation... probably need follow you peri peri method for convenient purpose.

Last week just tested Asus RT-N56U with Maxis Business Pacakge.
Just give some sharing as below:

Maxis Business Package: 4MB
Model: Asus RT-N56U

1. Going Asus Router Interface and choose WAN Setting.
2. Under "Connection Type" Choose PPPOE

3. After find "Select ISP" Choose Manual
4. In the "Internet" Colums Key in VID 621 (Maxis Internet VLAN Digit)

5. Apply it.


No need flash any custom firmware for Asus RT-N56U!!!

surely work?

does it can apply other model ?

Yes, Tested for 3 days, No Hang Issues!!! ..

If the other model have manual key in VLAN ID, it sure be no problem!!!

we shall see after 1 week later

Hope it still in good condition

Wonder what router they install for you today.

Wah, so good? But need to spend >RM500 for a router jau not very good lor

Buy TP-Link 1043ND for < RM150 la. Peng leng cheng

Bro,
Thanks for sharing your detailed explanation. This is really helpful. By the way, why you want to connect your modem to the router port 5 instead of port 1 which is the WAN port?

bro benlye, YOU ARE THE MAN! I can't thank you enough for finding out the vlan ID (11) which is being use on Huawei HG8240! I couldn't get it to work with Tomato on my Asus N16 but stock firmware works fine! Enter the vlan id and you are good to go, cool!

This post has been edited by wiind: Aug 22 2012, 11:28 PM

Bro,

Can you share how you configure the VOIP passthrough? I'm interested to get this router but am unsure how to setup the VOIP. Thanks.

This is because the new bootloader which TP-Link 1043ND builtin for Hardware Version 1.8 (some) & 1.9 which disable the WAN port, due to a bug. However you can still use the WAN port for other brand or model provided the other brand don't use the similar method

http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd read the paragraph with (!)
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/11898

wiind, no prob , glad to share my experience.

Some of these settings are also done with the help from Tanghm, as I've bounce couple of ideas with him and he helped me in a few areas.

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Added on August 23, 2012, 4:05 pm


Yup ... is totally find if you found other routers which support Vlan tagging by default, then you don't need to use custom firmware.

This post has been edited by benlye: Aug 23 2012, 04:10 PM

Actually regardless whether it's 1.8 or 1.9, you can still use it. Living proof here. Will post up a tutorial with sreenshots and files when I get the time. Hopefully this weekend.

I'm very interested if you manage to get the 1043ND WAN port working for OpenWRT, and how
Unless your method is downgrading to older stock firmware with older bootloader, that is very risky as I've read somewhere that you cannot flash OpenWRT straight to stock firmware with bootloader in it, will permanently brick it.

Found it,



Source: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1...?s%5B%5D=1043nd

This post has been edited by tanghm: Aug 23 2012, 06:52 PM

thanks again to both of you then btw, how did you managed to pull out the vlan information from the Thomson router, mind to share?

To all Gurus,

My Maxis setup came with the Huawei HG850a and I am trying to get it to work with a TP-LINK WDR4300 ( Factory stock firmware ). From what I can gather from the postings thus far is, logging in to the modem and making the necessary changes are next to impossible.

My question is couldn't I just get a Huawei Echolife HG655a VDSL Modem to replace the Huawei HG850a to get it working?

Any help is definitely appreciated. Thanks in advance guys.

Great : ) mine is running on Hardware version 1.9.. I don't mind giving it a try

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Added on August 24, 2012, 9:51 am1) you need to figure out the Admin login for the Thomson router.

Username : Administrator (*take note it is case sensitive. make sure it is capital A)
Password : <access key> at the back of your router label.

2) Then login using the Administrator account
3) On the Thomson Gateway menu, click Configuration.
4) In the Pick a task list, click Save or Restore Configuration.
5) Under Backup current configuration, click Backup Configuration Now.
6) The Thomson Gateway prompts you to save your backup file.
7) Save your file to a location of your choice.
8) use text editor to open the file.

This post has been edited by benlye: Aug 24 2012, 09:51 AM