Running OpenWRT on the Plusnet Hub One (& BT Home Hub 5a)

[#1]

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Does openWRT on this router offer full and relaible VLAN support? e.g can I isolate individual clients on both the wifi and ethernet?

I am running several VLANs across my OpenWRT HomeHub5A. In fact I have two of these connected via a trunk with over which I run two separate VLANs each with their own independent WiFi SSID. Most of the time I have 3 VLANs configured, one for the internet side of things, one for untrusted clients and another for those devices I trust. I run a separate 48 port managed switch for clients and have no problems interfacing the two. I add / remove VLANS from time to time when experimenting or working on projects.

I've been running with these kinds of configurations for a very long time, had no problems (once I understood how it works) so I would say "full and reliable VLAN support" is a YES!

[#2]

Hi, I decided to try to upgrade using the System upgrade option within V17. asking it to reset all settings as it's been a while since I have used the router. I Think it's messed it up.

The router is booting the light on the front is flashing green then going steady blue.

I get an IP address of 192.168.1.242, default gateway of 192.168.1.1.

but when I try yo get to the router, http://192.168.1.1 I get This site can't be reached/ 192.168.1.1 refused to connect.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

RRM

[#3]

OK, I can putty to the router, but am lost on what to do next to get the web interface back.

Not great with Linux.

RRM

[#4]

solved.

Had to edit the network config using vi.

I set the router address to one on my home network

added default gateway, added DNS.

Ran the commands

opkg update

opkg install luci

sorted

[#5]

Hi people.

Finally I have gotten around to doing this 😀

I had a couple of botched attempts but the third was the charm. 

The first one got stuck in cfg04 and the second lost some solder pads.

I finally have access to IPv6 through a he tunnel now.

I have learned a lot from the fails so don't dispair if you have some too.

[#6]

Just switched to Plusnet and installed openwrt on an old hubI one I had lying around. No matter what I try though I cant seem to get the DSL connection to work, no matter the settings and multiple reboots it always says DOWN and power management status is L3 - No Power. Is it fried?

[#7]

Refer to installation guide for how to configure openwrt.  See section 7.5.

https://openwrt.ebilan.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=266 

Otherwise, restore original BT/Plusnet firmware to verify the the modem is working.

[#8]

I admit I chickened out and paid someone on a well known auction site to do mine.

[#9]

I cannot seem to find any facility to reserve IP addresses in OpenWRT, for the DHP server.

I like to have a block of fixed addresses and a block available for dishing out to new devices.

[#10]

LuCI > Network > DHCP and DNS   

scroll to bottom of page for Static Leases

[#11]

I meant, I was looking for a way to reserve an entire block of the available IP's, for static IP's - those setting at the bottom of  > DHCP and DNS  page, only allow individual IP's to be reserved for static IP's.

I am trying use 155 to 199 reserved range for static IP's, then 200 to 240 available for DHCP. 

At the moment I am allocating some static addresses in the 155 to 199 range, but there is nothing to prevent DHCP allocating unused  IP's within the 155 to 199 range. 

[#12]

Change your DHCP server's settings in LAN interface so it only assigns dynamically allocated IPs in the range 200 to 240.  Reserved DHCP allocated address in the range 155 to 199 should continue to work.

[#13]

Thanks Bill, I will that a try..

[#14]

I think start address of '200' and limit of '41' ?

[#15]

Great thanks fo writing up and sharing yoru experience. I failed a few times after hours of re-trying different combinations, it worked for me. OpenWRT is finally running on my Plusnet Hub One. Notes:
- "mtd6" and "mtd5" are not available on mine
- Use VR9 prompt (the MIPS core is running at full 500MHz speed) it is only when sysupgrade LEDE in this mode that I can finally be successful. All other attempts outside of VR9 under BTHOMEHUBV5A failed.
Thanks for the great posting which makes it work for me.