FreeWRT User Handbook
The FreeWRT Project
Revision 1.0.3,
World,
Waldemar Brodkorb
<wbx@freewrt.org>
Phil Richard Sutter
<n0-1@freewrt.org>
Dirk Nehring
<dnehring@freewrt.org>
Markus Wigge
<markus@freewrt.org>
Michael Schwab
<ms@freewrt.org>
Contents
Introduction
Typographic Conventions
Appliance Development Kit (ADK)
Prerequisites
Getting the source
Some Theory First
Preparing the Build Process
Creating A Configuration
Building ADK
Details Of Cross-Compiling
Building A FreeWRT Firmware Image
Firmware Build Process In Detail
Troubleshooting
Errors During Prerequisites Check
Compilation errors
Installing FreeWRT Firmware Images
Flashing The Firmware
Web Interface Method
mtd
- The Flash Utility
Installation using TFTP
FreeWRT Administration
Network Configuration
Switch/VLAN
Static IP configuration
DHCP
WLAN
Basic Settings
Security Settings
MAC filter
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
Miscellaneous
Examples for wireless configuration
Bridging
PPP
DSL with PPPoE
DSL with PPTP
UMTS
custom interface hooks
per interface
general hooks
Traffic Control
Concept
Installation
Configuration
FWCF - FreeWRT Configuration Filesystem
IPKG - Packagemanagement
Startup scripts
Network Logging
Accessing USB storage devices
Firmware image preparation
Sharing storage via NFS
Troubleshooting
Failsafe Mode
How It Works
Enabling Failsafe Mode
Repairing Your FreeWRT Configuration