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Curious about this also. I'm using TMO and current modem FW. Is it still required to include this script to enable (but is not forced?) SA mode and B41?

For those who want to enable 5G SA with n41 enabled on boot, here is a method I found that worked.
Create a script file at: /opt/scripts ...

I need your help. Removed and then installed the RM502 modem on the NBR750. But, now the router does not see the modem. MOBILE BROADBAND INFORMATION window doesn't show any info about modem (Model, IMEI, Firmware...etc). AT commands do work through telnet. Any ideas?

Sounds like it changed data ...

Hey hazarjast. Any chance you can email me too? Maybe a PM? I am in through com part (putty) and need the same kind of help. Persistent flash keeps on restoring custom data. Was able to change basic variables (said and wifi password) but cannot change the root pass. If you can help please kindly ...

Looking for the correct command to disable LTE for troubleshooting. Thanxs

The full AT command manual can be found here:
https://www.quectel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Quectel_RG50xQRM5xxQ_Series_AT_Commands_Manual_V1.2.pdf

I'm not sure in which context you wish to disable LTE so I've ...

As you suggested around Feb 28, I manually configured the IPPT that day. And, later, I did try changing the monitoring IP to ping the IG ip address. Just for clarity, I changed that IP from 192.168.225.1 to 192.168.5.1. I don't know if it matters, but when I set-up a static route or VIP, I am able ...

@hazarjast Is there anyway to have this firmware modified/working for LBR20 Bell Canada version? It's a different model: LBR20-1BNCNS
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/lbr20-1bncns
I'll appreciate it .

I am not the author of Voxel firmware but you may be able to reach him over on the SnB ...

So unfortunately the issue came back. Over at the netgate forums:
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/186210/router-locking-up-maybe-due-to-excessive-lan-traffic/51

Ah yes DS-Lite. I see that so infrequently I always forget about it. So 192.0.0.2 is a legitimate IP address in that case.

I agree the ...

OK. I haven't had any issues since disabling monitoring on the IG gateway but not ready to declare success just yet. Over on the netgate forums, they are thinking it may be a sporadic hardware failure in my router. Yesterday I left it running memtest for several hours, no errors. If it fails again ...

IG gateway has been using 8.8.8.8 as monitoring IP. I have tried other DNS (like, 1.1.1.1 & 9.9.9.9) & disabled montoring also, but I honestly can't remember if that was before or after making the other changes you suggested. I just disabled monitoring & we'll see what happens.... crossing fingers ...

Thanks. I'm not quite following your post though. I think you're saying that I need to priortize the routes to each WAN. There are 2 WANs, my primary which is provided by a wireless ISP & the secondary which uses the IG with Google FI (TMobile MVNO). The primary ISP doesn't have a modem, its a ...

Another clarification question regarding the IPPT function: Does the IG actually have a MAC, or is more like its relaying the pfSense interface MAC to the carrier (so the IG is more or less transparent)?

The reason I ask, is that prior to my previous question about this I did just copy the IPPT ...

Just letting you know that so far my network has been stable. Thank you for the help!

Fantastic to hear! :)

When you have a moment, and are confident the issue has been resolved, could you please confirm which specific suggestions you implemented in your configuration (ex. set pfSense WAN MAC ...

Thank you for the detailed post.

For clarity, "The first I would suggest would be to set the IPPT MAC address of the PFSense WAN port manually" I assume means copy the IPPT MAC from the IG ui, then paste it into the "MAC Address" setting of the pfSense WAN interface configuration? (The subtext ...

I've been having ongoing issues with my network, which seems to be related to the invisagig or the cell network. If you scroll to the last few posts in the following forum thread it appears that the modem is handing out DHCP leases when the modem loses it signal causing my LAN devices to lose ...

5G Bands: n2, n5, n25, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/NBK752/NBK752_NA_DS.pdf

This is tempting me.

What are the differences between the RM502 and RM520 ?

RM520 is using Qualcomm SDX62 which supports 2x carrier aggregation (CA) using both TDD+FDD combos ...

FYI, some Ebay seller has 700+ of these brand-new for $190 on eBay right now. I just received mine today and it's brand new, shipped in a brown Netgear logo box with logo tape that's never been open. I suspect these are covid work from over overstock, and now they're at a great price!

Hope it ...

Hazerjast, I was reviewing the posts from earlier this year and had a question on the following commands that were posted:

Allow both 5G NSA and SA:
echo -ne "at+qnwprefcfg=\"nr5g_disable_mode\",0\r\n" | microcom -X -t 1000 /dev/ttyUSB2

Disable 5G SA (Default, but can be slow if n41 SA is ...

plz help i purchased lbr20 us-canada version and i am in iraq
i tried to put my lte network settings but there is no internet
i think it locked to specific networks
i want your help to unlock it

Does your carrier use bands supported by the LBR20? If you read further back in this thread I ...

Hey folks, good evening everyone!
This is my first message, I have a LBR20 on V9.2.5.2.40SF-HW + RBS20 on V2.7.4.24.
Few basic questions:

1) I don't have the folder /mnt/circle/overlay .
2) How do I become root?
3) Can I use Google One VPN?

1. If you’re missing overlay then something is very ...

Hey I already have an orbi 20 working perfectly fine with voxel firmware.

But I'm trying to troubleshoot another one for a friend. It's making the directories but upon reboot the files disappear. It won't even save nvram noarmor 1. I've tried flashing to the original netgear firmware and back to ...

Firmware recovery isn’t possible over SSH to my knowledge. Others have used the TFTP instructions successfully, if they are not working I would recommend going through the steps again carefully to ensure nothing was missed and/or trying a 30-30-30 reset (details on netgear support site and ...

I have an LBR20 with Voxel and have been using it without issue as a backup. I decided to sell it but the buyer did a hard reset by holding in the reset button even though I told him I had reset all the settings and provided the login credentials. Now the device will boot up, but the login page is ...

I found a solution - the problem was edited command in Mac OS X notes/ replaced with " BusyBox v1.24.1 (2023-04-10 13:40:57 UTC) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands ...

Hi everyone!

I've been having issues with my Orbi for a few months, it's purple-ringing more than it's staying connected. And my connection speed has dropped to basically unusable. Could someone be able to email with me at [coreyfe20 at geemail dot com] and assist with getting things sorted? I've ...

I figured out the save issue by reviewing previous posts and using vi editor. Hotspot leakage seems fixed but I am still video throttled. Any advice on video throttle from VZW?

Video throttle is dependent on your provisioned plan. Most plans have some bandwidth limit on streaming video these ...

I am hoping I can get some help. I have two Orbi devices. One is working fine with Voxel and needed no TTL mods as it is running a Mobile Beacon sim. The second is running Voxel and I cannot seem to get the TTL to stick. Carrier is Verizon phone postpaid unlimited plan and it is leaking hotspot ...

Hoping I missed something, but has anyone sorted Wireguard (client) on this yet?

Yes, folks have done this. It's officially supported and tested by Voxel in his firmware. If you are looking for support for a specific issue I would suggest posting over at the SnB forums: https://www.snbforums ...

Hoping I missed something, but has anyone sorted Wireguard (client) on this yet?

Yes, folks have done this. It's officially supported and tested by Voxel in his firmware. If you are looking for support for a specific issue I would suggest posting over at the SnB forums: https://www.snbforums.com ...

Hello everyone, this is my first post. Well I want to set the modem in the LBR20 to B1+B7/B7+B1 aggregation, what command should I use for that?

Modems do not get to tell the tower which aggregation combos to use. If the bands are enabled and your tower uses them then aggregation should occur ...

I have NBR750 working on Zain Kuwait 5g network. it was working fine until I updated the firmware of the router and Modem firmware. now I m facing very interrupted service. It looks the router is connecting online but it keeps disconnected and the speed is very slow.

NBR750 verson i m running ...

Has anyone been able to figure out how to run the wifi down script at launch? I have created the script with the right permissions and have it called to run from the rc.local file. I have tried calling it with the full path to the executable (/sbin/wifi) and without the full path. I know rc.local ...

Long time lurker, first time posting. First, thanks for all the help.
I have been having no issues for a year with the nbr750 and a mobile beacon T-Mobile sim. Until sat night when I lost internet. I’ve spent 2 days trouble shooting.
Here is the background
This sim comes from an m2000. I put the ...

Is there any benefit to upgrading the modem firmware ? And could you please leave the correct command for enabling sa and adding 41 ( I do realize it's not persistent ) and i have TMobile is the ipv4-6 slowing my speeds I seen a forum about using ipv6 pdp type only and using cloudfair DNS to fix ...

excellent instructions, I am very grateful for the help in modifying the router, I succeeded on the first attempt, but I have only one question left - how can I return the router to the factory state if I need it, or is it just enough to press the reset button?

You can use the factory reset ...

Hello, I am having an issue. I had it all worked out and it has been working fine for a while but, now, I cannot modify the files I created (e.g. TTL mangling). For example, if I want to modify my TTLs, I normally use this command:
nano mnt/circle/overlay/opt/scripts/firewall-start.sh

I am not ...

For the LAN/WAN port I believe there should be an option for it on the WAN configuration section of the Advanced page with a checkbox that indicates it should be used for LAN. At least that's how they had it on the LBR20 but I've never had the need to use the LAN/WAN port at all on this unit ...

Two questions...

Anyone attempt to update the firmware on the RM502 in this device? I didn't know if you could just get the latest and flash it manual via the GUI or if it would mess up what we have going on here.

Also wondering if anyone knows if the port labeled WAN/LAN can actually be used ...

For the life of me, I can't get my 5G Verizon SIM working with NBR750. I've made the IMEI modification, and I'm using the same TTL that works fine in my LBR20 and MR5200. I've been able to get both of those devices working with a TTL/HL of 64. On the NBR750, it will join the network, then get ...

Thanks for all the help in setting up my LBR20!!
I have Calyx and had an M2000 that would re boot / shutdown 6 times a day and decided to set up a LBR20 to prevent this. Did magic and all is working very stable thanks to this forum.
HOWEVER, I find that my speeds are way slower on LBR20 vs M2000 ...

Excellent guide and firmware, I was able to get it working very quickly.

I have wireguard working but devices only work if I specify DNS on them individually. I have the router set for google dns but it doesn't seem to work. Any way around this?

I believe when WG tunnel is active all traffic ...

Hello, I still am unclear about how to get openVPN on the orbi lbr20 running Voxel.

I have read the manual but don't know how. A step by step tutorial would be nice. FastestVPN are working on wire guard, so I am stuck with openVPN but am unsure if they have TUN client.
OpenVPN client.
Thanks ...

Hi!

I'd like to use carrier aggregation while using cell lock. I could only find ways to lock onto a specific band on a specific cell tower. I can't choose multiple PCIs. How can I use CA while using cell lock? I couldn't find anything about it on the thread. I'm in European market and for those ...

Added a gross copyright disclaimer as a preface to the OP.

Apologies for cluttering the tutorial with such legalese but it could not be helped in light of recent events. I know that most if not all WJ members show mutual respect for the tutorials authored here but there are those outside our ranks ...

LTE cell locking should be much the same. I’ve only looked at the NR cell locking briefly and not sure if you can do it under NSA, might only be SA. Some info I was able to find when chatting with Quectel can be found here: https://forums.quectel.com/t/rm502-ae-nr5g-cell-locking/12731/8

Hope it is ...

Thank for you for making this so easy! The only thing I ran into playing with this is that TTL does not seem to apply. I set "65" in the GUI but when I run ping tests it does not match up.

Ping isn’t a valid test for a mangle that happens in POSTROUTING. True test is to download a large file ...

Hello I am interested in cell locking my router.

I need help finding the PCID and EARFCN numbers. I tried CellMapper on an Android 7 device, but it cannot read earfcn. I also tried field test on an iPhone XS Max v. 15.6 beta, but is RAT PCI the same as the PCID number used for cell locking?

I am ...

I tried extending the sleep from 2 minutes, to 6 minutes and then to 10 minutes. In each case, the wifi stays up unless I log in and issue the wifi down command via SSH. Is it possible to issue two wifi down commands in the same script? Something like this?

#!/bin/sh

sleep 120
wifi down >/dev ...

Those commands took without error. I then uncommented the script, saved it and rebooted the router. However, upon reboot the wifi is still being broadcast.

If I manually issue the "wifi down" command via SSH, I get the following output but it does stop broadcasting the wifi signal:

root@NBR750 ...

I hadn't run those commands yet as I thought they were just for splitting the SSIDs. However, when I try to run the first command, the result is:

root@NBR750:~# config set wifison-monitor_stop=1
-sh: config: not found

Before I issued the command, I commented out the lines in the wifi_down.sh ...

I have added a startup script to shut down the wifi on the device. However, in doing some additional testing, it appears that approximately 24 hours after a reboot, the wifi is turned back on. There must be a service that checks the wifi status and if it is down, it restarts the wifi. I don't know ...

Updated OP link to latest Voxel firmware:
https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Download ... 2SF-HW.zip

Release notes can be found here:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custo ... -hw.79464/

hazerjast,

Thanks again for another great tutorial. I received and set up an NBR750 last night and it is working great. The last step I want to do is to turn off wifi at each startup. I am familiar with the process as it is close to what was done on the LBR20. On the Voxel firmware, I used nano ...

As a cross-reference I wanted to say that I did finally get my hands on the updated 5G Orbi NBR750 and have started a thread for it here: https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?p=24894

Hope that it is useful for some folks. I know not many people have purchased them due to their very high cost due ...

I am trying to follow the post below to set up a cron job to reboot the router twice a week. I understand and completed steps 1 and 2 but am stuck on step 3. Step 3 says:

3. Created /mnt/circle/overlay/etc/crontabs/root (rw/r/r perms) <------- This is your new crontab (for editing/persists)

my ...

Introduction
Most likely you've purchased or are considering purchasing an Netgear NBR750/NBK752 (the latter being the bundle SKU with an additional satellite included), a.k.a. "Orbi 5G", as your primary or secondary source of Internet connectivity and found your way here through an Amazon review ...

Hope you can forgive this with that understanding :)

Ack! I get it now and I can't believe I missed that. I edited my comment (and you can edit yours to take out my quote) -- sorry for missing that, and truly: thank you for all of your efforts to help keep people online!!!!

No problem, you ...

For anyone else who has been trying to work from the reply that I quoted, these commands were throwing an error out at me no matter what I tried. After some searching and digging, I discovered a typo in this AT+ command -- it should be EGMR instead of EMGR (the middle two letters were transposed ...

Cleaned up the OP a bit by moving the unbricking instructions up to just after the firmware flashing instructions so folks don't need to get all the way to the end to find that info. Also changed the band locking section a bit to remove the instruction to output the factory band index prior to ...

Hello, I've replied to the email you sent me regarding the same.

Circle_Jerk sits in a partition that doesn’t get wiped by a factory reset but factory reset does reset Circle settings which should keep it from running. Without SSH’ing in and manually removing the files and reverting to the factory files in the backup folder, you would probably have to flash ...

How do I delete everything including circle jerk mod and start with a fresh slate? I've tried nvram erase, factory reset, plus pin reset back of router and almost all the commands remain + netgear settings.

Circle_Jerk sits in a partition that doesn’t get wiped by a factory reset but factory ...

Updated OP link to latest Voxel firmware:
https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Download ... 1SF-HW.zip

Release notes can be found here:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custo ... -hw.78815/

I noticed the latest Voxel firmware for the LBR20 from May 6 has this change:

9.2.5.2.31SF-HW:
5. Upgrade 'dnsmasq' package from the stock Orbi RBK50 firmware V2.7.4.24.

Any chance this will fix the custom DNS issue?
Can I just install the latest Voxel firmware over the last Voxel firmware ...

I found a solution to my own question about how to set custom DNS servers. My solution seems to work for now, but it is really ugly.

I created a script that runs at startup and continues to overwrite /tmp/resolv.conf every minute.

Hopefully someone else has a better solution than this or can ...

I found a solution to my own question about how to set custom DNS servers. My solution seems to work for now, but it is really ugly.

I created a script that runs at startup and continues to overwrite /tmp/resolv.conf every minute.

Hopefully someone else has a better solution than this or can ...

Has anyone figured out how to do something similar with Voxel's firmware?

The DNS settings on the web interface in 'Advanced' -> 'Setup' -> 'Internet Setup' -> 'Internet' are ignored (at least in V9.2.5.2.30SF-HW).

For custom DNS it is recommended to use Stubby or DNSCrypt. The config for ...

Having difficulty performing Magic after a hardcore IMEI setting several weeks ago (AT+QPRTPARA=1). I need to change the IMEI back and I am getting an error after each magic command. Is there a way to reopen or revert back to the IMEI the device came with? I am able to perform other commands, do ...

There are directions in the quick start guide to do a VPN. I also believe you can set it up via the GUI. I have not played with this yet.

The only option available in the GUI is setting up the stock Netgear OpenVPN server. OVPN and WireGuard 'client' config would be done via SSH in Voxel at the ...

papaburr wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:02 am pretty much a factory reset..start from scratch. i just flashed netgear fw via tftp and flashed voxel version prior and still resets

This sounds like possibly bad flash or other faulty hardware unfortunately

Have you bricked your device? Did a firmware fail to upload and you had no choice to yank the plug? Is the light just sitting there blinking mocking you, EFF YOU, EFF YOU.

I did.

This saved my bacon.
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-do-I-upload-firmware-to-my-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-from ...

I am having this same issue but with verizon prepaid unlimited jetpack line.
I have done everything short of catching the thing on fire.
What reset procedure did you use?
I reset using 30-30-30 method but no dice the issue still persisted.
I have tried on voxel firmware and updated stock firmware ...

I haven’t tested any other routers with this modem as a daily use setup but will say this setup has a current uptime of one month (31 days) since I deployed it so I would say it’s quite stable.

Updated OP with latest Voxel firmware:
https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Download ... 0SF-HW.zip

Release Notes here:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custo ... -hw.78366/

Thanks for the update, glad to hear the reset seems to have helped.

I’m not sure why the link zone works with ipv4. Most of the TMO SIMs have received provisioning updates by now which only allow IPv4v6 or IPv6 only before an attach to the network can happen.

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