LEDE router setup help please

scodanscodan
in Other Devices VPN Setup
I'm trying to follow the setup instructions outlined here: https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005760646-Setting-up-a-Router-running-LEDE-Firmware
On section 1, I cannot download those files. It only wants to install it on my  PC.
I already have both ca. certs both 2048 and 4096. and pems.
When I go to section 4, in the CMD window, I get this error: ash: /usr/libexec/sftp-server: not found
Fatal: Received unexpected end-of-file from server
What am I doing wrong? Can anyone assist?
Thanks in advance


Comments

  • scodanscodan
    BTW I'm using a Windows 10 PC. and my router is a Linksys WRT3200ACM with the following installed:
    HostnameOpenWrt
    ModelLinksys WRT3200ACM
    Firmware Version Lede SNAPSHOT r5501-30e18c8d64 / LuCI Master (git-17.343.27587-8e6b1a6)
    Kernel Version4.9.67
    Local TimeThu Dec 28 13:40:59 2017
    Uptime1h 10m 39s
    Load Average0.83, 0.19, 0.10


  • Omnibus_IVOmnibus_IV
    You can download the OpenVPN Config Files and extract the require certificates from those files. Just decide which files you need.
  • scodanscodan
    thanks for the reply but I have tried that. I still get the error: ash: /usr/libexec/sftp-server: not found
    Fatal: Received unexpected end-of-file from server
  • scodanscodan
    I even borrowed a Mac and tried to no avail. This router has been returned. Lesson learned.
  • Omnibus_IVOmnibus_IV
    edited December 2017
    OK... sorry to hear that. I would check with the DD-WRT router database to see which routers are compatible.
  • scodanscodan
    I did that and actually had my PIA VPN up and running on it with the latest test build for the WRT3200ACM as there was no official release on the DD-WRT router database. That build dropped the VPN far too frequently for my comfort level so I tried the LEDE.
  • Omnibus_IVOmnibus_IV
    Oh... sorry to hear that. When you say "that build", was it one of the DD-WRT buitlds? I loaded DD-WRT on my router but the router was too slow to support good connections. One thing that confused me was all the available builds. I don't remember if I went with the current build or the recommended build. Too long ago. No issues with dropped connections, just not enough processor power in my router.

    Maybe try an older build of DD-WRT?
  • Max-PMax-P
    Yeah LEDE support and guides are still somewhat experimental. I do have one however so if you still want to have a try let me know! LEDE is a bit harder to set up because of the way it organizes configuration, and we need to add the VPN to the firewall rules to make it work and all. It does work fine once it works however so I wouldn't give up so fast!

    For the sftp-server error, I think you just need to install OpenSSH instead of Dropbear, like this: https://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/replacingdropbearbyopensshserver
  • scodanscodan
    Thank Max-P. I think I'm done with LEDE. I currently have a WRT1900AC running DD-WRT so, I'll stick with that for now. It works flawlessly.
    Omnibus_IV: it was the beta build of DD-WRT for the WRT3200ACM Linksys router (I think it was build r34080) as the router database does not have a stable release for that router. In the DD-WRT forums they said it was stable. It was for a couple of hours then my real IP was showing for all to see. So now I'm back on DD-WRT on my trusty old Linksys WRT1900AC and protected by PIA again.


  • HOG2KHOG2K
    I've new to VPN and want to use PIA but I too have a Linksys WRT3200ACM new router. I see that there was no releases for this router in the database so I started to search around, as I said I'm new to this and want to get this PIA working but have to get the router stuff going first!!

    I did find this, but not sure if this is what I need to do to set up my router. Can anyone help me on this and let me know if this is what I need?

    https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005754123-Setting-up-a-Router-running-DD-WRT-Firmware

    Thanks
  • scodanscodan
    HOG2K said:
    I've new to VPN and want to use PIA but I too have a Linksys WRT3200ACM new router. I see that there was no releases for this router in the database so I started to search around, as I said I'm new to this and want to get this PIA working but have to get the router stuff going first!!

    I did find this, but not sure if this is what I need to do to set up my router. Can anyone help me on this and let me know if this is what I need?

    https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005754123-Setting-up-a-Router-running-DD-WRT-Firmware

    Thanks
    you can try that but I had no luck whatsoever with trying to put dd-wrt on my WRT3200ACM. I gave up and went back to my WRT1900AC which runs dd-wrt flawlessly.
  • HOG2KHOG2K
    scodan said:
    HOG2K said:
    I've new to VPN and want to use PIA but I too have a Linksys WRT3200ACM new router. I see that there was no releases for this router in the database so I started to search around, as I said I'm new to this and want to get this PIA working but have to get the router stuff going first!!

    I did find this, but not sure if this is what I need to do to set up my router. Can anyone help me on this and let me know if this is what I need?

    https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005754123-Setting-up-a-Router-running-DD-WRT-Firmware

    Thanks
    you can try that but I had no luck whatsoever with trying to put dd-wrt on my WRT3200ACM. I gave up and went back to my WRT1900AC which runs dd-wrt flawlessly.
    I looked on youtube and found this 

    I'm going to follow this tomorrow and i'll post back how it works. 
  • scodanscodan
    do yourself a favor and read that guy's comments on that video. Particularly this one:

    Arnold Stein In my opinion you should return the router. WRT3200 is not yet fully supported by dd-wrt. You could experience several issues like that. Instead go for a WRT1900 or WRT1200 with stable dd-wrt release.


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