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- Sat Dec 24, 2022 6:42 am
- Forum: Network / Wireless Issues
- Topic: Archer C7 hidden network
- Replies: 2
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Re: Archer C7 hidden network
Hmm, thanks, that's interesting.... I just assumed it was on by default or something. I live out in the sticks so there aren't really any other possibilities for the network origin apart from the Archer, unless one of the wireless devices on the network is for some reason broadcasting it - I guess m...
- Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:32 am
- Forum: Network / Wireless Issues
- Topic: Archer C7 hidden network
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3552
Archer C7 hidden network
This is a bit of an obscure question and it's really just me being obsessively tidy rather than it being important... My main router is an Archer C7 v2 running 1.10.0. I sometimes see a "hidden network" being broadcast and as mine is the only router or modem anywhere within range, I starte...
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gargoyle on Archer A7
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11611
Re: Gargoyle on Archer A7
For the forum record, on my TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 I successfully used the following files to flash Gargoyle 1.13: Initial flash to OpenWRT from the TP-Link GUI openwrt-22.03.2-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-a7-v5-squashfs-factory.bin Second flash to Gargoyle from the OpenWRT GUI gargoyle_1.13.0-ath7...
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Install on TP Link Archer A7 V5 AC1750
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9515
Re: Install on TP Link Archer A7 V5 AC1750
This is an old thread but I've just put 1.13 on my A7. See my other thread in the forum. I'm no expert but I found I had to flash the router with OpenWRT first and then use the sysupgrade version of the Gargoyle firmware, it wouldn't let me go directly to Gargoyle from the TP-Link firmware.
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gargoyle on Archer A7
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11611
Re: Gargoyle on Archer A7
Success! After a lot of mucking about which I couldn't now describe, and reading a few threads on here, I managed to get it into recovery mode (fast blinking power light), connect to it using Putty and a manually set IP address through the recovery mode, log in and initiate a reset to initial settin...
- Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gargoyle on Archer A7
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11611
Re: Gargoyle on Archer A7
If it's relevant (and it may not be) when you switch the router on it does the following: Power light comes on solid for a short time Power light starts blinking (2-3 blinks per second) 2.4GHZ wifi light comes on (power still blinking) Both lights start blinking Goes through a sequence of power blin...
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 6:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gargoyle on Archer A7
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11611
Re: Gargoyle on Archer A7
Yes, I was trying to save time and didn't see why it wouldn't work, given that it's the settings and not the firmware I assumed it would transfer. Hey ho. More haste less speed! If I do manage to do a reset on the router, what will it go back to? Will it go right back to the original TP-LINK firmwar...
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gargoyle on Archer A7
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11611
Re: Gargoyle on Archer A7
I'm out of my depth technically with that - wouldn't even know where to start. The router doesn't have a serial port if you mean RS232 - only internet in, network out and a single USB port. I've looked up and tried the TP Link recovery process but I guess resetting it takes it back to some version o...
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gargoyle on Archer A7
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11611
Re: Gargoyle on Archer A7
Well, I finally got back to this and unfortunately it looks like it doesn't work, at least not for what I wanted to do. I successfully updated the router to OpenWRT first and then uploaded the Gargoyle sysupgrade file. That appeared to work, after a bit of a blip. The final step was to restore the r...
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gargoyle on Archer A7
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11611
Re: Gargoyle on Archer A7
Thanks, will give it a go when I get a bit of time to focus on it. I only bought the A7 because I wanted to replicate the current Gargoyle so if it bricks it then it isn't the end of the world. TFTP is a bit beyond my comfort zone anyway so I may give up at that point! Thanks for your advice.