Help with Netgear DD-WRT Flash Big or Mega

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cookemonster762...
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Help with Netgear DD-WRT Flash Big or Mega

Hello everyone,

I have just flashed my router (netgear nighthawk 7000). I am now trying to get VPN support but Im being told it will not work unless I have Big or Mega Ver of flash of DD-WRT ... does anyone know where I can find them? or is there a way around it? I live in Japan and have very good Net but I trying to setup hulu and Amazon for the wife but I have us restrictions popping up.

Weble
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If you grab Kongs DDWRT file

If you grab Kongs DDWRT file on here

 

http://www.myopenrouter.com/download/dd-wrt-kong-mod-netgear-r7000-k3-ja...

 

or go to his site

This is the initial flash to ddwrt from netgear firmware. It seems like you already have ddwrt on it so use the 2nd link

http://desipro.de/ddwrt/K3-AC-Arm/dd-wrt.K3_R7000.chk

 

If you already have DDWRT on the router you need this file for the full firmware. 

http://desipro.de/ddwrt/K3-AC-Arm/dd-wrt.v24-K3_AC_ARM_STD.bin

Once loaded just clear the nvram and your good to go

ingber
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Weble:

Weble:

 

Hi.  You have given two links if you already have ddwrt on the R7000?  Which one does what?

 

Thanks.

 

Lester

 

dubamh
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Dear Laster

if you are moving from original firmware of the router use "chk file" , which the first file in this case

on the other side , if your router is already using dd-wrt , you may use "bin file" to update it .

However , personally I don't prefer updating the dd-wrt "which is using bin file" . This to avoid router from being bricked . A safer way is to return back to the original firmware then move again to any version of dd-wrt "chk files"

Thank you 

Mohammad

dubamh
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By the way , vpn is working

By the way , vpn is working very smoothly using 

DD-WRT "Kong Mod" for NETGEAR R7000 - K3 Jan 2015

you can configure it using PTPP , L2TP or OpenVpn Client .

 

they are all working on NetGear R7000

ingber
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dubamh:

dubamh:

 

Thanks for your replies.

 

I assume that OpenVPN still is on version 2.3.8, not yet 2.3.10?  I updated a D-Link DIR-826 vB1 with a recent dd-wrt and I was disappointed to see the old version still there. (`openvpn --version`).

 

Lester

ingber
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Typo:  That's a DIR-825 vB1.

Typo:  That's a DIR-825 vB1.

corvettejoez06
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Express VPN is still telling

Express VPN is still telling me that I don't have "MEGA"  or "BIG"... can someone help me out please?

jbowe
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Hi there I too had issues

Hi there I too had issues with this however I have tried both tomato and dd-wrt and have got them both working. I assume you have downloaded all the keys from express VPN. I had trouble with Los Angeles keys however the Denver keys worked right away.
I hope this helps.

redrufus
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Hi jbowe

 

I am having problems with setting up ExpressVPN using my R7000 and DDWRT

I am using Firmware DD-WRT v3.0-r30560M kongac (09/05/16), after talking to ExpressVPN help and trying the LA and Denver keys they have told me that I need to use a Mega or Big build.

I would be interested to find out what DDWRT build you used to get it to work?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks