Tg582n Bridge Mode
Deandra Uleman
I read that a modem/router combo should not be used for internet optimization and more security.
I currently have technicolor tg582n and tp link w9960 v1.2
I currently have ADSL with a down speed between 13mbps - 19.5 mbps. and thinking to upgrade to VDSL but I guess the down speed won't change much.
Your speeds are low enough that most anything will work, you do not need expensive stuff. On other hand that price range is pretty tight. If you save for a month or two and could double the range to $60 you'd have a lot more options it seems.
Oh my bad!
I should've mentioned that my real (WIFI/ethernet 2.4 GHZ speed) is about 10 mbps (+- 20%).
And because I live in an apartment there are a lot of routers that are using 2.4 ghz and I want to get the best of my connection I thought about getting a dual band.
I thought about replacing the old flat 2 wire cable that is currently in the same tubes as the electrical cables into maybe a cat 5e one that runs alone but I really don't know if that'll make any difference or it is the modem/router setup?
As far as I know and my ISP technician told me that I am getting on the NID a speed of 19.5 mbps, in my router/modem combo I get between 13-15 mbps and using my ethernet or wifi I get a speed of 10 mbps (when tested with an external device).
Are you getting the maximum out of the DSL connection? That would require getting good wiring between you and the DSLAM in the wiring closet down the street... The only part you can really control is the part between your device and the exterior demarc point on your house. Upgrading those wires is a good idea. It's against any kind of code to run telephone lines through electrical conduit for very good reason, any damage to the lines could feed power onto wires that shouldn't have power. It's a good idea to replace this.
Security: everyone should run their own router, not one controlled by the ISP. Obviously we all think OpenWrt is a good choice. I'd recommend to run one of your modems in bridge mode and get an OpenWrt compatible router.
WiFi speeds: 2.4GHz in a crowded region will fall over. It really doesn't work well with 13 other APs on overlapping adjacent channels etc. I like the android app WiFiAnalyzer (the version by VREM) to see what the channels are and how they overlap with your neighbors etc. You might get a lot of benefit by adjusting channels.
yeah. sucks. that's why your wifi is so terrible. How about in the 5GHz band? take a screenshot of the band maps and upload them. 5GHz will need to be supported on your devices though. If I lived in a place like what you're describing I'd just turn off 2.4GHz and use 5GHz only.
Also I recommend to wire in as many things as you can. Desktop computers should be wired. put a switch near where you like to use your laptop so you can plug it in. Plug in a smart TV instead of relying on wifi. that kind of stuff.
Devices with Broadcom WiFi chipsets have limited OpenWrt supportability (due to limited FLOSS driver availability for Broadcom chips). Consider this when choosing a device to buy, or when deciding to flash OpenWrt on your device because it is listed as supported.See Broadcom WiFi for details.
DSL will not work at all on devices with BCM63xx DSL chipset (due to unavailability of FLOSS driver for Broadcom chips). Consider this when choosing a device to buy, or when deciding to flash OpenWrt on your device because it is listed as supported.
See Broadcom DSL, Unsupported: DSL modem and Broadcom BCM63xx for details.
Branding of this router (product names, custom TR-069 and default WAN settings, web interface, packaging, ...) is generally commissioned to Technicolor by many ISPs from different countries, such as Telecom Italia (IT), BT/PlusNet (UK), TalkTalk, Spark and many more.
This device is supported by OpenWrt since Chaos Calmer 15.05 official release. Supported features include Ethernet, USB, and Wi-Fi partially. As usual with Broadcom devices, the integrated DSL modem is not supported, and Wi-Fi functionality is limited to 802.11b/g only modes. If you need the DSL modem or the Wi-Fi 802.1n to be functional, please, don't flash this box with OpenWrt.
The board variant as well as basic info such as firmware version, bootloader, etc can be accessed via the web interface of the stock firmware, which is usually at 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254 and which is branded by the provider. There are no management protocols available (e.g. telnet/ssh) other than the web UI.
Prerequisite for OpenWrt installation is a bootloader upgrade. Native Alcatel/Thomson bootloader is not compatible with OpenWrt. To successfully run OpenWrt we need to replace the factory bootloader with a clean CFE able to launch OpenWrt. This procedure requires direct access to flash memory to erase it and flash CFE on it.
Credits: this whole bootloader upgrade procedure is the result of the hard work done by some members of an Italian user community (Link1, Link2, Link3) that released this information to unlock the original firmware. It has been adapted to flash a working CFE image by integrating that information with what's currently available on the OpenWrt forum thread about TG582n
The connection to the 16 pin flash IC can also be made without soldering by using a sop16 clip.Actually, when you do not have such a clip, but two pieces of a sop8 clip, the two can be used side by side.The latter is doable because as it happens on either side of the IC only the two first pins need to be connected (see schematic).The center 4 pins on opposite sides give room for the extra width of the 8 pin clips, and 22 pins of either clip stick out beyond the IC and touch nothing.Connection between the flash IC and the the low cost USBasp programmer is as follows, the number being the IC pin starting at 1 at the dot and going ccw.1 Vcc, 2 Vcc, 7 RST, 8 MISO, 9 Vcc, 10 GND , 15 MOSI, 16 SCK.Used AsProgrammer as software to flash on a Win10 platform. It readily recognizes the flash of both tg582n board types.
Under the SpeedTouch name Alcatel and Technicolor retail a variety of equipment including ADSL and ADSL2+ modems, residential gateways, wireless access equipment, VoIP handsets and SHDSL interconnect equipment. They are a major brand in home and business networking products.
SpeedTouch gateways have been criticized because the algorithm used by the manufacturer to set both the default SSID and the corresponding WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK passwords was very easily compromised, meaning that wireless access to SpeedTouch models that still use the default password is easily possible.[23]
Researchers associated with the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego have identified multiple implementation flaws in the Alcatel Speed Touch ADSL "modem" (actually an ADSL-Ethernet router/bridge). These flaws can allow an intruder to take complete control of the device, including changing its configuration, uploading new firmware, and disrupting the communications between the telephone central office providing ADSL service and the device.
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