Mercusy MW301R Cheap 300Mbps Wireless Router

Mercusy is another subsidiary of TP-Link for budget wireless devices such as wireless access point and router devices.  I seen this Mercusy MW301R 300Mbps cheap plastic case budget router with the price tag of 495Php online its around 10USD if we convert that from Philippine peso. The MW301R is so tiny more or less a clone of TP-Link WR820N v2.0 except that the flash of WR820N v2 is 2Mb whereas SoC and RAM exactly the same including the LAN/WAN ports.

MW301R is equip with MediaTek MT7628KN SoC a single core 570MHz processor, RAM is not expandable it is built-in inside the SoC its 8MB whereas FLASH can be replace with any 8pin chips such 25Q series flash chip.

I buy it for the purpose of its small form factor that I can turn it into OpenWrt IoT, I thought it was just like WR701N and WR703N were you can just desolder the RAM and the FLASH and replace it with higher capacity so OpenWrt will work with full functionality. It was a mistake because during my purchase of this Mercusy devices I can not find any docs on Google.

The only possible thing about this MW301R is upgrade the RAM with 2Mb flash and replace with TP-Link firmware to make it WR820N v2.0 which support the following WISP, AP with smart DHCP, Reapeter or Extenbder. With Mercusys firmware MW301R this device is limited to WAN PPPoE, Dynamic and Static IP only. It has WDS but the range is not that power as such MT7628N SoC like WR840N and WR841N.

Upon testing on the wireless access point I plug my 100Mbps fiber optic connection to the WAN ports it can only gives me around 25Mbps, direct connection on the LAN ports about 39Mbps only. Not bad for the price tag 495Php if you intend to use it at home for limited user for less than ten users only.

Serial port is present on the circuit board its labeled with Tx, Rx and Vcc. USB port can be moded if you wish to have one for some purposes docs is available online.

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ADO PISO WIFI VLAN NO USB LAN, NO NEWIFI3 D2, ANY OPENWRT FW WILL DO

Today I want to share to my readers this over whelming PiSo WiFi Vending machine that majority of Netizens are aiming to build or buy this kind of small business apparatus. I was intrigue by this famous low cost dual band AC1200 wireless router from forum and including on the youtube channels. Lenovo Comfast NEWIFI3 D2 is a 5 port Giga LAN/WAN that competes most well known WAPs such MikroTik, TP-Link, Linksys and others you name it.

I was just curious that I thought it was not equip with RF Amps, good enough the power output is less than 800mWatt its powerful if someone can buil a good 2.4GHz antenna. The 5GHz also can transmit at less than 200mWatt.

My purpose on getting this NEWIFI3 D2 is for my oldys PiSo vendo machine that I wanted to omit the USB LAN that need to be retired. After doing experiment with different firmware I went on sticking with OpenWRT. Now I realize that the NEWIFI3 D2 I buy is now serving only as a L2 managed switch and as a WAP (wireless access point). I did not get TP-Link SG105E and SG108E cause it is a semi managed switch.

I happen to realize again that have a bunch of TP-Link wireless router that can do that task which NEWIFI3 D2 can do except my old wireless router do not have the AC WiFi.

If in your case you are tight budget you can get TP-Link TL-WR740N which is more cheaper and make it as manage switch for Ado Piso WiFi vendo machine.

This will only work if the PiSo WiFi software VLAN is editable, some other vendo wifi developer the VLAN/TAG is fix the end user do not have the permission to edit those value. 

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AR9341 Router TTL Line Brush Machine

Recently, I have a batch of OEM PoE routers that do not have a USB interface. It is just used to study the TTL flash machine.

Then connect the USB to TTL. Note here that some boards will be incompatible with garbled characters. You can try to change the baud rate. If not, just change a USB to TTL board.

The computer uses SecureCRT, serial port connection, there is no character on the connection, then power on the router, the screen starts to display UBOOT, press any key to interrupt, some press TPL interrupt or ctrl + c interrupt, I first flash breed

These software will be provided below to download, understand the command of FLASH before brushing

2MB FLASH


Flash programmer firmware: tftp 0x80000000 full.bin
erase 0x9f000000 + 0x200000
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f000000 0x200000 flash
uboot:
tftp 0x80000000 uboot.bin
erase 0x9f000000 + 0x20000
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f000000 0x20000 flash
fw:
tftp
0x80x9fwfc.
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f020000 0x1c0000
brush art:
tftp 0x80000000 art.bin
erase 0x9f1f0000 + 0x10000
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f1f0000 0x10000


4MB FLASH

Flash programmer firmware: tftp 0x80000000 full.bin

erase 0x9f000000 + 0x400000

cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f000000 0x400000 flash

uboot:

tftp 0x80000000 uboot.bin

erase 0x9f000000 + 0x20000

cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f000000 0x20000 flash

fw: tftp 0x80x9 fw0f0f3

cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f020000 0x3c0000

brush art:

tftp 0x80000000 art.bin

erase 0x9f3f0000 + 0x10000

cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f3f0000 0x10000


8MB FLASH

Flash programmer firmware: tftp 0x80000000 full.bin
erase 0x9f000000 + 0x800000
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f000000 0x800000 flash
uboot:
tftp 0x80000000 uboot.bin
erase 0x9f000000 + 0x20000
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f000000 0x20000 flash
fw:
tftp
0x80x9 fw.f02
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f020000 0x7c0000
brush art:
tftp 0x80000000 art.bin
erase 0x9f7f0000 + 0x10000
cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f7f0000 0x10000


16M FLASH: flash address from 0x000000 ~ 0x0FFFFFF
ttl access flash address from 0x9F000000 ~ 0x9F0FFFFFF


The network cable is connected to the router lan port, the computer configuration is set to 192.168.0.2, the mask is 255.255.255.0, and the gateway is 192.168.0.1

Open tftp in my software package, select the network card connected to the router's network cable, it will normally display the IP 192.168.0.2, click "Show Dir" contains a firmware of breed-ar9341.bin, first flash him, execute the following command

setenv ipaddr 192.168.0.1

setenv serverip 192.168.0.2

tftp 0x80000000 breed-ar9341.bin

When done appears, it means that the brushing is successful, and then execute

erase 0x9f000000 + 0x20000

cp.b 0x80000000 0x9f000000 0x20000

When done appears, flashing in is successful. Unplug the router and plug it in again. SecureCRT displays the Breed boot and press any key terminal. At the same time, you can see that the default lan port address is 192.168.1.1

Connect the computer browser to 192.168.1.1, then you can directly use the Breed Web


Enter 192.168.0.1 in the address bar of the browser and select the firmware upgrade. Here you should save the original firmware under backup. You can configure openwrt after the flashing is completed.

Software download address:

https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Z7PkN8ROxpDITdRZHgw3nQ

Extraction code: be5m

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Tenda G103 ONU works on HUAWEI OLT

Today a friend from India an FTTH subscriber of RailWire ISP share the thoughts of his Tenda G103  ONU (Optical Network Unit) as a replacement to Huawei ONT (Optical Network Terminal).

Looking for serial port pin header very easy to guess just like the other wireless router that has Ground TX RX and VCC.

The good news firmware is base on opensource OpenWrt image_name=openwrt-lantiq-falcon-EASY98020

The Tenda ONU G103 is equip with 400MHz Falcon-D Lantiq Chips, with 64MB DDRAM and 8MB Flash.

Another interesting command line interface

Press SPACE to delay and Ctrl-C to abort autoboot in 5 seconds
FALCON => bdinfo
boot_params = 0x83F2FF98
memstart = 0x80000000
memsize = 0x04000000
flashstart = 0xB0000000
flashsize = 0xFFFF0000
flashoffset = 0x00000000
ethaddr = C8:3A:35:B3:E8:50
ip_addr = 192.168.5.1
baudrate = 115200 bps
FALCON => ?
? - alias for 'help'
asc0_fixup- fix asc0 pins (for silent boot)
askenv - get environment variables from stdin
base - print or set address offset
bdinfo - print Board Info structure
boot - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
bootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
bootm - boot application image from memory
bootp - boot image via network using BOOTP/TFTP protocol
chipinfo- print chip info
cmp - memory compare
cp - memory copy
crc32 - checksum calculation
ddrlp - config DDR LowPower
ddrstatus- show DDR Controller status
dhcp - boot image via network using DHCP/TFTP protocol
echo - echo args to console
editenv - edit environment variable
eeprom - EEPROM sub-system
env - environment handling commands
exit - exit script
extphy - external PHY enable (clock and reset)
false - do nothing, unsuccessfully
go - start application at address 'addr'
gpio - input/set/clear/toggle gpio pins
help - print command description/usage
httpd - start webserver
i2c - I2C sub-system
iminfo - print header information for application image
itest - return true/false on integer compare
loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
loads - load S-Record file over serial line
loady - load binary file over serial line (ymodem mode)
loop - infinite loop on address range
md - memory display
mii - MII utility commands
mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing address)
mmd - MMD utility commands
mtest - simple RAM read/write test
mw - memory write (fill)
nm - memory modify (constant address)
ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
printenv- print environment variables
reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
run - run commands in an environment variable
saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
setenv - set environment variables
sf - SPI flash sub-system
sfboot - boot from serial flash device
showvar - print local hushshell variables
sleep - delay execution for some time
sntp - synchronize RTC via network
source - run script from memory
test - minimal test like /bin/sh
tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
tlb - setup TLB (virtual memory) mapping
true - do nothing, successfully
version - print monitor, compiler and linker version
wdoff - switch watchdog off
wdtest - watchdog test (endless loop!)
wdtime - set watchdog timeout

On the printenv

FALCON => printenv
act_img_addr=0xBF20003C
addip=setenv bootargs ${bootargs} ip=${ipaddr}:${serverip}:${gatewayip}:${netmask}:${hostname}:${netdev}:off
addmisc=setenv bootargs ${bootargs} ethaddr=${ethaddr} machtype=${machtype} ignore_loglevel vpe1_load_addr=0x83f00000 vpe1_mem=1M mem=63M ${mtdparts}
addmtdparts0=setenv mtdparts mtdparts=sflash:256k(uboot),128k(uboot_env),3712k(linux),3712k(image1),384k(rootfs_data),8192k@0(all)
addmtdparts1=setenv mtdparts mtdparts=sflash:256k(uboot),128k(uboot_env),3712k(image0),3712k(linux),384k(rootfs_data),8192k@0(all)
baudrate=115200
boot_image=run boot_image${c_img};
boot_image0=run kernel0_from_sf flashargs addip addmtdparts0 addmisc && bootm ${ram_addr}
boot_image1=run kernel1_from_sf flashargs addip addmtdparts1 addmisc && bootm ${ram_addr}
boot_image_err=setenv kernel_offs ${kernel0_offs};httpd && setenv image0_is_valid 1
bootcmd=run flash_flash
bootdelay=5
committed_image=1
data_addr=0xB07a0000
data_offs=0x7a0000
data_size=0x60000
env_offs=0x40000
env_offs_redund=0x50000
ethact=GPHY0
ethaddr=C8:3A:35:edited
ethrotate=no
extphy=1
fileaddr=80F00000
filesize=380004
flash_flash=run select_image boot_image
flashargs=setenv bootargs rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2
goi_config=begin-base64 644 goi_config@H4sIAGrcIVMCA+1XS0/bQBDOtfkVW3HICbOzT7tWD6hAhQoSIhE9RMja2Jtg@1c5atmnpv+84KTgPp1woFWq+i62dz/PamZ21reOj2M2n6exo5tJo+dp7WVCE@lnLxRGw+maS8B4wD5VKB0D0KXDHdI7T3CrivalMS0iudq//Ee07+RtFf7jjB@zSeDWeYmJhv037miTt2cfDJZOilN8z5Kc4uZygsyYBTkIVWHACNQH5gY9NeU@lGY+s9XGYm3zwqKm+9JGtZlkDeHRyqi0UzLglHuBTxVlwm9lN8dXJ9EkiRYU@yTwutJKKyQ1GFZtsyaEeUH/DeBIncWSKZNMn9LTK07q25Q5JVLgfW8LczdPa@la0Hl+jASqaiz4ssYkQt5QR9o9HVBSUDCAKPrktgKWFaiVUR6n2ol6JD6mkp@FOZHK6VbynnuElTw+3vpgZaKYw4Dta0GUA142pdoRigO0KUGScA9wQPFGJdS@boeADCZUVwiNJFC8KwS2sE3B577GCLptI0l7PhqVPAAssm3brLEAXbYbiWRs@TYQ10aYdv/M7pLBD6qbTyj4mH/gOvRix2qm2Q/iktdkLpnZoxVh8Lndo7RA+@aW2yzBe+rhesNRX2XW7n9UrTrbaMZFIGjCktYaVor4fD8whEQBNTfnuk4nnt@A/cpoz5HdLBXFTMRYL1iNQGwDmphSjNxWRov+eD5WJeSYuU1fqwF4fL7jZWJ@q8xKPHg6RWeZmaGadvXCueLSJRZ3eOPraVylLe/zzRDdfYCJll1nR+xK27We@JM3h8KbPf4vzv0lCvBj/Zmb/go1n5j8CmvkvtBBCaobzn2lN9/P/NUB7e/zP@WO//xdUsykxly+ZI9uLq+wv1P945dvY/KNne/ynyQAFT+/5/DRzg/YHMXU3i@u+beTuo7S0Y/C0vSBO8L6TS15fswDPvN2seL4+HpdXR9etasHODMxd+B8Zfb@8Ly+I+P8+DYcnpLx/dej5hVHCRlXt32814faE74OgUpPST+k/X3b7bHHHnv8@c/wCI53hZAAUAAA=@====@
gphy0_phyaddr=0
gphy1_phyaddr=1
image0_addr=0xB0060000
image0_is_valid=1
image0_version=G10xla_v1.0.0.2_cn
image1_addr=0xB0400000
image1_is_valid=1
image1_version=G10xla_v1.0.0.2_cn
image_name=openwrt-lantiq-falcon-EASY98020
ipaddr=192.168.5.1
kernel0_from_sf=sf probe 0;sf read ${ram_addr} ${kernel0_offs} ${max_kernel_size}
kernel0_offs=0x60000
kernel1_from_sf=sf probe 0;sf read ${ram_addr} ${kernel1_offs} ${max_kernel_size}
kernel1_offs=0x400000
lang=en
load_kernel=tftpboot ${ram_addr} ${tftppath}${image_name}-uImage
load_uboot=tftpboot ${ram_addr} ${tftppath}u-boot.img
machtype=EASY98020
magic_addr=0xBF200038
magic_val=0xDEADBEEF
max_kernel_size=0x180000
net_nfs=run load_kernel nfsargs addip addmtdparts0 addmisc;bootm ${ram_addr}
nfsargs=setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath},${nfsoptions}
nfsoptions=rsize=1024,wsize=1024
omci_loid=GPONONU15
ponmac=00:A1:B2:edited
preboot=echo;echo Type "run flash_nfs" to mount root filesystem over NFS;echo
ram_addr=0x80F00000
reset_uboot_env=sf probe 0;sf erase 0x40000 0x20000
restore_sta=0
rgmii0_phyaddr=4
rgmii1_phyaddr=5
save_uboot=sf probe 0;sf erase 0 0x40000;sf write ${ram_addr} 0 ${filesize}
select_image=setenv activate_image -1;if itest *${magic_addr} == ${magic_val} ; then if itest *${act_img_addr} == 0 ; then setenv activate_image 0;fi;if itest *${act_img_addr} == 1 ; then setenv activate_image 1;fi;mw ${magic_addr} 0x0;mw ${act_img_addr} 0x0;fi;if test $activate_image = -1 ; then setenv c_img $committed_image;else setenv c_img $activate_image;setenv activate_image -1;fi;if test $c_img = 0 && test $image0_is_valid = 0 ; then setenv c_img 1;fi;if test $c_img = 1 && test $image1_is_valid = 0 ; then setenv c_img 0;fi;if test $image0_is_valid = 0 && test $image1_is_valid = 0 ; then setenv c_img _err;fi;exit 0
serial_number=5444544335edited
serverip=192.168.1.2
sgmii_inv=1
sgmii_phyaddr=6
stderr=serial
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
sw_release_time=Apr 20 2015
sw_ver=V1.0.0.2
uboot_env_svn=144
update_image0=tftpboot ${ram_addr} ${tftppath}${image_name}-squashfs.image;sf probe 0;sf erase ${kernel0_offs} +${filesize};sf write ${ram_addr} ${kernel0_offs} ${filesize}
update_image1=tftpboot ${ram_addr} ${tftppath}${image_name}-squashfs.image;sf probe 0;sf erase ${kernel1_offs} +${filesize};sf write ${ram_addr} ${kernel1_offs} ${filesize}
update_openwrt=run update_image0 && setenv committed_image 0 && setenv image0_is_valid 1 && saveenv && run update_rootfs_data
update_rootfs_data=sf probe 0;sf erase ${data_offs} +${data_size}
update_uboot=run load_uboot && run save_uboot
us_vlan_id=145
us_vlan_mode=0
us_vlan_priority=1
ver=U-Boot 2011.12-lantiq-gpon-1.2.20.1 (Sep 18 2014 - 15:38:45),uboot_svn_id=144
vlan_mode=0
vlan_mode_option=0
Environment size: 5203/65531 bytes
FALCON =>

To be continue will see the command line interface of this Tenda G103, this is absolutely applicable on PLDTHOMEFIBR, we can now replace our HUAWEI ONU/ONT with this device.

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TP-Link WR886N Chinese Third Party Firmware

Here we go after we done moding the FLASH and RAM its time for us to Brush it with the third party firmware. This device WR886N version 3.0 is supported by OpenWrt, SuperWrt, DD-Wrt and Gargoyle Linux opensource firmware. What we need is a USB cheap 25Q FLASH programmer and USB to TTL for the serial console. Next is decide to which boot loader you want to be accustom with.

The first boot loader utility is BREED aka  Boot and Recovery Environment for Embedded Devices is a close source boot loader by hackpascal, its in Simplified Chinese language just use Google translate to let you understand their script. You can download it on Google filename breed-tp9343.bin.

The second boot loader is also a BREED but modified version of the Simplified Chinese language its in English version. Download on the Giant Search engine filename u-boot_tp9343.bin.

The third boot loader is from TP-Link WR940N version 3.0 stock firmware stripped u-boot, filename is u-boot_tp-link_wr940nv3.bin.

The first brushing I did is with the TP-Link stock firmware WR940N version 3.x is also identical to WR941ND version 6.x such SoC. RAM and FLASH. Likewise WR940N version 4.x and 5.x too.

This is TP-Link stock firmware version 4.x if you want to know more about the internal web graphical user interface just visit tp-link.com for the respective wireless router emulator.

Brushing with third party firmware such as OpenWrt is straight forward since you can just upload via web interface if the wireless router is in the TP-Link stock firmware, TFTP is another method on brushing the firmware its usually use for device recovery from bricked devices.

I have more favor on OpenWrt third party firmware because of its plenty packages for the wireless router. Successfully also tested on LEDE both WR940N and WR941ND. On the Chinese forum someone mention that the WR886N ver3.0 can be flashed with TP-Link WR940N version 5.x, ow true is it?

This is TP-Link new web graphical user interface that added some features like Access Point only, Repeater or Range Extender, and WISP unlike the old version this addition function is not supported except for WDS and Wireless router only. The said added features were only exclusive for the TP-Link WA series device not on WR and WDR. The firmware option brushing may depends on the users, what I like on OpenWrt firmware is SoC TP9343 can be fully enhanced to 26dBm or 398mW of power.

If you know other third party Linux firmware that I did not mention let me know I want to brush it with your firmware that you have tried.

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TP-Link WR886N Chinese Version 3 Mod RAM FLASH

First we have to open the clam shell type casing of the TP-Link WR886N chinese version 3.0 it has only two small screw found at the back of the device. Unscrew it, use plastic or metal knife to open the rounded clam upper cover.

Things needed basic electronics skill, hot air gun for desoldering the RAM and the FLASH. I used portable hot air gun in my case, for FLASH at least 400 to 450 C so I can lift it with the tweezers while 500 to 550 C for the RAM.

An old RAM of my Laptop PC3200 with eight chips memory module by 64MB to substitute the TP-Link WR886N 16MB memory.

Let just swap the RAM of the memory module to the router, putting back the memory to the router is sweating it will takes time aligning it and most of the time the memory pins don't sits properly need to clean the pad and the pins before heating it back onto the circuit board.

Once it done the FLASH and the RAM are on its place, testing and power ups so we can proceed to Brushing the third party firmware.

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TP-Link WR886N Chinese V3 Specs

A week before went to online store and look for a second hand wireless router that I can make used of for OpenWrt plus VPN addons or similar cheap router that support it. So here I found a used  TP-Link WR886N Chinese version 3.0 it looks like the device is good and very cheap and the specs is near to average for consumer.

Less than ten days the parcel arrived, a postmen came to deliver to the house and paid for the COD.
I ordered two pieces for me the price is reasonable it only cost 354.00 Php each while the shipping is 100 Php for the two devices.

Looking at the physical appearance it has three 5dBi flat circuit omni directional antenna, fronting single system/power  LED.

At the rear face are the power input jack it has no ON/OFF switch, pin hole RESET button, single WAN port 100Mbps and four 100Mbps LAN ports.

The FLASH is 25Q16 series this mean that the chips is 16M-bit Serial Flash or in other words its only a 2Mbytes of flash storage.

The RAM is from Zentel its A3S28D40JTP-50, further specs of the memory its a 128M Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM. It has only a capacity of 16MB of RAM.

The TP-Link WR886N Chinese version 3.0 is equip with Qualcomm Atheros TP9343-AL3A from Taiwan. The SoC has 750 Mhz processor of speed.

The internal circuitry of the TP-Link WR886N Chinese version 3.0 seems to be have many clones but different name model.  According to Wikidevi which now Deviwiki this wireless router device known similar are TP-LINK TL-WA901ND v4.x and v5.x, TL-WR882N v1.x, TL-WR886N v1.x, TL-WR940N v3.x/v4.x/v5.x, WR941ND v6.x and TL-WR941HP v1.x.

The mention above TP-Link wireless routers are identical to WR886N version 3.0  same SoC but some others vary on RAM and FLASH have more such 4MB and 32MB. For this device it will not qualify to Brush it with third party firmware wireless router such as  OpenWrt, SuperWrt, DD-Wrt or Gargoyle. The remedy for this device WR886N ver3.0 is to modify the RAM and FLASH to make it fully functional third party opensource wireless router firmware.

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PLDT Fiberhome ONU RP2684

As per request one of my commentator on this blog, a legit PLDTHOMEFIBR subscriber commented that his AN5506-04-F ONU/ONT just get recently patched with firmware RP2684 and nowhere to find the password for adminpldt account.

Yes there is few changes of  this firmware RP2684 of Fiberhome ONU AN5506-04-F one of those is the prevention from gaining the adminpldt access level to do the configurations on the web user interface so PLDT can limit the subscribers from doing so to the said FTTH device.

Here a list of the command line interface that you can do or practice. Take note that any alteration done by you or by your behalf will void the warranty of your PLDT Fiberhome ONT/ONU device when malfunction occur.

WRI(DEBUG_H)> list
0. active section [0|1]
1. bobtest read_regs slave_addr <0-255> begin_addr <0-255> count <1-32>
2. bobtest write_regs slave_addr <0-255> begin_addr <0-255> count <1-32> value1 <0-255> {value2 <0-255>}*1 {value3 <0-255>}*1 {value4 <0-255>}*1 {value5 <0-255>}*1 {value6 <0-255>}*1 {value7 <0-255>}*1 {value8 <0-255>}*1 {value9 <0-255>}*1 {value10 <0-255>}*1 {value11 <0-255>}*1 {value12 <0-255>}*1 {value13 <0-255>}*1 {value14 <0-255>}*1 {value15 <0-255>}*1 {value16 <0-255>}*1 {value17 <0-255>}*1 {value18 <0-255>}*1 {value19 <0-255>}*1 {value20 <0-255>}*1 {value21 <0-255>}*1 {value22 <0-255>}*1 {value23 <0-255>}*1 {value24 <0-255>}*1 {value25 <0-255>}*1 {value26 <0-255>}*1 {value27 <0-255>}*1 {value28 <0-255>}*1 {value29 <0-255>}*1 {value30 <0-255>}*1 {value31 <0-255>}*1 {value32 <0-255>}*1
3. clear
4. clear_save gpio
5. commit section [0|1]
6. control opticalgenerator [enable|disable] mode [prbs7|prbs15|prbs23|prbs31|alt]
7. debug cli_msg id
8. debug cli_msg send_buf
9. del port_vlan_service
10. delete onuhw version
11. exit
12. fandebug [enable|disable]
13. get image status
14. get nvram
15. get system status
16. get version info
17. get web [user|admin] username
18. help
19. i2c read
20. i2c write
21. list
22. mibreset
23. optdebug [enable|disable]
24. output redirect
25. printenv env_key FHSNOUI
26. printenv env_key ethaddr
27. quit
28. read gpio <0-256>
29. read i2c device page <0-255> addr <0-255>
30. run [local_config]
31. run [omci_tl]
32. set bar code [pcb|bosa]
33. set black_list
34. set debug_level
35. set default-printf-to [disable|console|telnet|all]
36. set dhcp_delivery [disable|enable]
37. set electricfan run temperature <0-100> stop temperature <0-100>
38. set nvram
39. set oam_print [rx|tx|stop]
40. set omci_status
41. set onuhw version
42. set opt power [enable|disable]
43. set opt rxpoweradjust1 min max offset
44. set opt rxpoweradjust2 min max offset
45. set optoutpower level <0-2>
46. set optoutpower offset
47. set optpoll [enable|disable]
48. set optrxpower offset
49. set ponrate_config_switch <0-1>
50. set port_all_isolation [disable|enable]
51. set port_attribute [L2|L3]
52. set port_igmp_state [0|1]
53. set port_isolation [disable|enable]
54. set port_vlan_service
55. set pppoe_delivery [disable|enable]
56. set print_num
57. set queue_protect [on|off]
58. set show_packets [rx|tx|rtx|stop]
59. set web [user|admin] username password
60. set web default [user|admin] username password
61. setbuttondebug [disable|enable|start]
62. setleddebug [disable|enable|on|off]
63. setlog [omci|none] [old|pkt|timer|conf|temp|info|none|warning]
64. setpmlog <0-1>
65. setusbdebug
66. shell
67. show [ponrate_config_switch]
68. show bar code [pcb|bosa]
69. show black_list
70. show catv rf
71. show debugversion
72. show electricfan work temperature
73. show history
74. show optoutpower level
75. show optoutpower offset
76. show optrxpower adjust
77. show port_info
78. show power supply
79. show print_num
80. show queue_info
81. tshell
82. updateenv ethaddr
83. updateenv fhsnoui
84. upload ftp any
85. write gpio <0-256> <0-1>
86. write i2c device page <0-255> addr <0-255> value <0-255>
87. write_save gpio

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PLDT Fiberhome HG6245D RP2602

Finally I was able to find one PLDT Fiberhome ONU HG6245D around the NCR area, the good thing is that the firmware is still unchanged its RP2602 so the default Super Admin username and password for the graphical user interface (GUI) is widely known no need to guess. How about adminpldt user account and password? Its by default you can just find it on this blog its identical to AN5506-04-FA/T there's no need to worry.

Looking at the menus I can see no difference with RP2627 and RP2631 of AN55-0406-FA but except of the IPTV sub-menu is already revealing.

Another sub-menu we can see under the Network Menu is the VoIP Settings, this will remind us that it would be possible for us to replicate the VoIP settings and make our own relay server and use a soft phone.

On the hardware side it is also an ARMv7 Processor but Broadcom chips only a single core.

#cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l)
BogoMIPS : 100.00
Features : half thumb fastmult edsp tls idiva idivt lpae
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xc07
CPU revision : 5
processor : 1
model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l)
BogoMIPS : 100.00
Features : half thumb fastmult edsp tls idiva idivt lpae
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xc07
CPU revision : 5
Hardware : BCM96846
Revision : 0000
Serial : 0000000000000000
#

Going to the MTDs here is what we get

#cat /proc/mtd
dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 03880000 00020000 "rootfsA"
mtd1: 03880000 00020000 "rootfsB"
mtd2: 00a00000 00020000 "data"
mtd3: 00100000 00020000 "nvram"
mtd4: 00200000 00020000 "PreConfigure"
mtd5: 00100000 00020000 "UserLocalCT"
mtd6: 08000000 00020000 "dummy1"
mtd7: 08000000 00020000 "dummy2"
mtd8: 01360000 0001f000 "rootfs_ubifs"
mtd9: 0001f000 0001f000 "METADATA"
mtd10: 0001f000 0001f000 "METADATACOPY"
mtd11: 01d10000 0001f000 "app_ubifs"
mtd12: 002d8484 0001f000 "filestruct_full.bin"
mtd13: 01360000 0001f000 "rootfs_ubifs"
mtd14: 0001f000 0001f000 "METADATA"
mtd15: 0001f000 0001f000 "METADATACOPY"
mtd16: 01d10000 0001f000 "app_ubifs"
mtd17: 002d8484 0001f000 "filestruct_full.bin"
mtd18: 007df000 0001f000 "data"
#

Trying to get the web username and password looks like not possible anymore on the config\web# list.

Config\web# list
0. cd [..|device|service|switch|codec|dsp|protocol|pon|gpon|omci|wlan|tr069|wan|igmp|gponl3|oam|ntp|mld|web]
1. clear
2. exit
3. help
4. list
5. show history
Config\web#

We will wait this ONU if the updates takes place will visit again to see if the CLI will most like the AN5506-04-FA/T.

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SkyCable Fiberhome ONU AN5506-04-D

Another episode of Fiberhome ONU/ONT from SkyCable a semi Giant cable TV provider in the Philippines who are now integrating  its CATV to a starter ISP. Interestingly I stumble upon to its FTTH devices the ONUs are left expose to the internet and with the default username and password.

I was looking for a Converge ONU hoping to find one for experimentation, instead what I get an ONT of SkyCable AN5506-04-D. This optic residential gateway it just identical to AN5506-04-F only with telephone port. Going to the graphical user interface its not customize firmware but rather a factory default. Have a look of the few screenshots.

If you are eager to to see the CLI inside, you can use Putty for easy navigation the username and password is just default and never unchanged. I suggest that the Tech guy on the SkyCable NOC should take action of their network devices someone can just exploit it if not taken action.

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Globe Fiberhome HG180U VDSL

Philippines, Globe Internet Service Provider also uses the Fiberhome VDSL HG180U device for high rise building, its not using the Fiber Optic line instead the PTSN twin copper wire. The Giant Telco PLDT likewise have this Home Gateway equipment for tall building were optic cable is not possible to deploy. This device equip with 802.11ac, three LAN port  and single WAN port.

Graphical User Interface have no differences with PLDT firmware, except for the default username and password such as admin account, and the super admin credentials.

HG180 VDSL2 802.11ac Home Gateway

http://192.168.254.254

username: admin

password: 3UJUh2VemEfUtesEchEC2d2e

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Overwrite A5-V11 Qualcomm OEM Firmware With OpenWrt Image

Here are few steps to overwrite OEM firmware of a5-v11 router with openwrt.

1) Prepare a FAT formatted USB-Flash-Drive and unzip this a5-v11-openwrt.zip to USB-Flash-Drive. (Important: do not just copy a5-v11-openwrt.zip to flash-drive, unzip this file to USB-Flash-Drive, this folder contains openwrt-factory.bin with needed boot-loader and update scripts)

2) Prepare this setup as shown in the picture below.

3) After applying +5v power to a5-v11, RED-LED on this router stays ON for few seconds, and then BLUE-LED starts blinking (from power-ON to blinking-blue-led-state, it takes about 1minute)

4) By this time, your PC would get the ip in the range of 192.168.100.x from the a5-v11's dhcp server.

5) Ensure that your a5-v11 has qualcomm firmware by looking at the web-UI of this router.

NOTE: Do not continue incase if your router's web-page is different than the one shown above(Qualcomm), you might have received another variant having chinese firmware, Instructions for overwriting the chinese firmware are given in my other blog.

6) telnet to the a5-v11 using putty.exe(or telnet command) as shown below.

6) Run the following commands as shown in the picture below

7) After rebooot, wait for a minute, this time, openwrt firmware would boot on a5-v11, and your PC would get the ip in the range of 192.168.1.x

8)If everything goes well, your browser would show the following webUI of openwrt

9) As shown above, follow step-1 and 2 to login with default root user.

10) After login you will see following page

11) you can overwrite openwrt firmware with your own openwrt-variant by clicking on menu system=>Backup/Flash Firmware as shown in the picture above.Have Fun hacking your a5-v11 with opensource firmware!!!

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PLDT Fibr ONU AN5506-04-FA Backdoor Exploit

In the late year of 2016 there was a house to house PLDT agent promoting and advertising for the PLDT Home Fibr in our town particularly on my sister area, I was in my sister's resident that time and the PLDT Home Fibr promoter belling the gate of my sister house while I were there.  I open up the gate, the PLDT Home Fibr advertiser introduces me their Fiber Internet broadband product that they are having the limited promo  for FREE installation including the WiFi once you switch from other ISP's or waived the installation fees plus the device if your are a new subscriber on the monthly billing. I recommend and encourages my sister to get the offer of the PLDT Home Fibr as it is very late  this kind of stuff for my motherland whereas in other developed countries like Singapore or Malaysia they are far from us when it comes to technology.

I noticed the PLDT Home Fibr whenever your monthly internet bills overdue they will automatically disallow you from accessing the internet totally, your PLDT Fiber ONU is blocked and you can never ever enjoy surfing the net unless you have to pay your outstanding fees. Unlike Globe and Smart wireless internet broadband even if you device is banned from accessing the net still you can trick it with the vpn apps. I was thinking perhaps the PLDT Home Fibr is just like the old legacy SmartBro Canopy wireless internet that I have enjoyed the FREE internet for a very very long period time untill the WiMAX replace it.

I have stayed in my sister house during the weekends and the internet connection was interrupted due to late monthly bills payment. So i try to tweak with the old ways like the wireless internet SmartBro Canopy  and it works and my sister said how come you have the internet and we do not have? I said this is just temporary internet connection while your PLDT account is blocked.

While I was inside the PLDT Home Fibr ONU $hell I tour around and see what I have to see looking for stuffs that is interesting while hopping by hops into some other PLDT subscriber's ONU $hell. I find it very interesting, just imagine you can get into the PLDT ONU fiber device and hops by hops from one onto the other ONU device and can copy paste the inside or wipe out the entire filesystem of the ONU's.

The backdoor of PLDT Home Fibr ONU devices such as Fiberhome AN5506-04-F, AN5506-04-FA/T is very special that I do not want to disclosed on this blog. These three Fiberhome AN5506-04-XX series of the PLDT Home Fibr ONU device is until now widely open as of the time I am writing I have tested and proven and not have been yet close for sure the PLDT Tech team will not close the backdoor where they used to enter.

I write this issue because I want to differ the comment on kbeflo's gist.github by chudyvf that.

for those still have rp2627, change iptables directly.

iptables -R INPUT 1 -p TCP --dport 7547 -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
iptables -I INPUT 2 -i lo -p TCP --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT 3 -i br0 -p TCP --dport 23 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT 4 ! -i br0 -p TCP --dport 443 -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
iptables -I INPUT 5 ! -i br0 -p TCP --dport 23 -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset

He commented or suggested, that the PLDT Home Fibr ONU devices aka Fiberhome AN5506-04-FA/T and AN5506-04-F to be safe from the PLDT ONU firmware updates RP2631, it is highly recommended that the above mentioned iptables command is a must for us to redo the iptables. On my own opinion as I have written and commented on kbeflo's gist.github the PLDT ONU firmware updates can not and will not be prevented from patching the firmware updates regardless of what ports you closed  or iptables you redo. The PLDT can still enter your ONU deivices using the so called BACKDOOR, whether  your are connected to the internet or NOT for as long as you are hook to the PLDT Fiberhome OLT you are bound for the firmware updates patching. As I have said I have been thru that backdoor!

My ultimate recommendation or solution to all the PLDT Home Fibr subscribers that are having or using the Fiberhome ONU devices such as AN5506-04-FA/T and AN5506-04-F is on the hardware side from being forcibly firmware updates to RP2631. But you have to be an electronics hobby, this thing needs basic soldering skill. The solution is to pull up the write-protect pinouts of the NAND flash from the circuit so that whenever there is an updates your ONU devices is protected unless you switch ON the write-protect of the NAND flash pinouts.

Your thoughts and comments are welcome, to be true I don't trust the PLDT Home Fibr ONU's better give me a fiber media converter I will provide my own wireless router access point, I rather have favor on OpenWRT, DD-Wrt or Tomato.

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PLDT Fibr ONU AN5506-04-FA RP2631 Super Admin

Oh Well!!! Today when I woke up something strange happen to my PLDT Fibr Optical Network Unit (ONU) AN5506-04-FA as I have been expecting the so called RP2631 firmware update will be enforce and will be force to whether I like it or you don't, it will and will really be patched including YOURS and MINE.

What is new to the PLDT Fibr ONU firmware update RP2631? The Giant Telco ISP likes and wants their AN5506-04-FA/T ONU will serve just like a sitting duck as much as possible it would be a media converter only, why because 171 is fed up already about your calls you are so annoying!!!

Here's the quick and simple summary that PLDT wants to their all-in-one device aka the Fiberhome AN5506-04-FA/T Optical Network Unit and likewise a wireless access point (WAP) router built with two WiFi frequency such as 2.4GHz and 5GHz, it is also equip with two FXS for POTS but in addition you can insert your USB media device too. SAMBA and FTP server is great on this ONU device if were not restricted on the custom PLDT Fibr firmware.

Let see on the Graphical User Interface (GUI), the AN5506-04-FA/T RP2627 firmware downward you can login on the insecure port 80 via HTTP but not here in RP2631 HTTPS is being enforce while port 443 is use.

Next let see if the http://192.168.1.1/info.asp is still vulnerable without using any credential to login to the Fiberhome AN5506-04-FA/T ONU device.

Good patching the firmware already updated, its no longer accessible unlike before you can see the details without going to login to the PLDT Fibr ONU device. Thanks for that effort!

Now the exciting one, lets login to the PLDT Fibr AN5506-04-FA/T firmware RP2631. The username "admin" with the password "1234" for ordinary user account is no longer accepted its now being omitted. So what about the account for the username "adminpldt" with the password "6GFJdY4aAuUKJjdtSn7dC2x" will it be still accessible? And another thing is what happen to the Super Admin Account the username "fiberhomesuperadmin" with the password "sfuhgu" will it still work here on the new firmware updates.

As I have tested and verified all three previous username and password for PLDT Fibr ONU device AN5506-04-FA/T is no longer valid such as username "admin" password "1234", username "adminpldt" password "6GFJdY4aAuUKJjdtSn7dC2x" and username "fiberhomesuperadmin" password "sfuhgu" after the updates. Forget about your custom username and password that you have saved its totally gone.

When I dive and go into the shell I see two account credentials is allowed to get in,  only the Administrator account and the Super Admin account that the PLDT Fibr ONU is giving the permission to do login into the device nothing else can access the Graphical User Interface as for moment in time for my ONU. 

To access the PLDT AN5506-04-FA/T RP2631 firmware GUI Administrator account you have to point your web browser to https:/192.168.1.1/fh but you have to login first as Super Admin and enable the Web Admin Switch from the Management>> Device Mangement>> Debug Switch. Once enabled the Web Admin Switch logout and login again as Administrator account you can now again enjoy the privilege that have been enjoyed before of your ONU PLDT device.

Seen the above screenshot? Yes, that is the new PLDT Fibr ONU AN5506-04-FA/T RP2631 firmware update for the Super Admin account username "f~i!b@e#r$h%o^m*esuperadmin" its a 27 character so be careful on typo error its case sensitive. For Administrator account username still its "adminpldt" the password is no longer "1234567890" nor "0123456789" and certainly not "6GFJdY4aAuUKJjdtSn7dC2x" they changed it already. I am still planning to make a tutorial for the firmware downgrade from RP2631 to RP2627 will follow it soon to write.

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PLDT Fiberhome ONU AN5506-04-FA RP2627 Update Failed

Just last month  I have been reading at kbeflo's gist.github again so many Netizen shouting about their PLDT Fiberhome AN5506-04-FA/T ONU being remotely updated by the country's Giant Telco ISP. It was me who first disclosed on this blog the PLDT "fiberhomesuperadmin " account privilege to access the PLDT Fibr ONU Super Admin and later on TipidPC.com who gave the password sfuhgu that everybody's enjoyed the tweaking and manipulating of their own ONU device. Now the sadness and sorrow came again to all the PLDT Fibr Subscriber because of the so called firmware updates from RP2627 to RP2631 that gives another headache, I know for Shifu out there like you it won't be as hard for you to locate the script even without any use of web developer tools but to a newbie like me will be painful looking for the code.

I have been enjoying my PLDT Fiberhome ONU AN5506-04-FA RP2627 without any patches and still intact until today 6pm my little Princess complaining that her mini iPad is not working anymore until I notice that the internet connection was interrupted. There was no signs that the red LEDs turns ON on the PLDT ONU until I login and see to it if the WAN connection really went down. On the Status Main Menu my PLDT ONU AN5506-04-FA is still intact and NOT being updated to RP2631 but when I check on my BroadBand settings, my ONU WAN Type is now being change from INTERNET to TR069_INTERNET. On my ONU VLANID is still the same as it is 1030 and the priority is still 0 but what happen to my WAN connection type from Route mode is no longer possible to scroll it to Bridge mode. What the F*ck, go and eat your PLDT Fiberhome ONU device. Yeah you are right! now you glued it on the Web User Interface, do you think that I won't be possible on the CLI and what about the web developer tools it can be unhide, PITY on your Graphical Interface.

This is another disaster to the PLDT Fibr Subscriber who owns this kind of ONU Fiberhome AN5506-04-FA/T, on kbeflo's at gist.github thread someone is already asking for RP2627 firmware I don't know if they will be able to upload the firmware onto the ONU device if they have it on their hand. On this Blog someone also commented and ask me the RP2627 firmware, I can upload it to them I have the list of the AN5506-04-FA frimware from RP2610 to RP2627. I have written on this Blog that best and easy way to backup the AN5506-04-FA firmware on Windows machine is via winSCP you can just click and drag the files.

I will leave it as it is today until the PLDT Engineering Technical Team done their patches and firmware updates remotely to all the PLDT Fiberhome ONU devices, soon to follow the post on how to undo the PLDT Fiberhome ONU AN5506-04-FA/T from RP2631 to RP2627 again. I know its hurts really when you are really inlove to your ONU device firmware RP2627 and suddenly someone just took it away without any prior notice. If possible I will write a tutorial on how to update the AN5506-04-FA/T frimware from RP2627 to RP2631 or vice versa from RP2631 to RP2627.

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