Run a DD-WRT VM on Proxmox VE
32#DDWRT #VirtualMachine #Proxmox #Router
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0702.html
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What is DD-WRT?
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DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. The main emphasis lies on providing the easiest possible handling while at the same time supporting a great number of functionalities within the framework of the respective hardware platform used. - https://dd-wrt.com/
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Creating the VM
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01. Open a web browser and navigate to the ProxMox web UI https://ProxMoxDNSorIP:8006/
02. Click the Create VM button at the top right
03. On the General tab, name the VM DD-WRT and set a VM ID (144 in this example) ≫ click Next
04. On the OS tab select Do not use any media and set the Guest OS Type to Linux and Version to 5.x - 2.6 Kernel ≫ click Next
05. On the System tab click Next
06. On the Hard Disk tab set the Disk size to 0.001 ≫ click Next
07. On the CPU tab set the number of CPU cores and the Type to host ≫ click Next
08. On the Memory tab set the amount of memory to 256 MiB and uncheck Ballooning Device ≫ click Next
09. On the Network tab set the Model field to Intel E1000, Uncheck the Firewall box ≫ click Next
10. On the Confirm tab review the settings and click Finish
11. Select the newly created DD-WRT VM from the left navigation panel
12. Select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu
13. Click the Hard Disk to select it
14. Click the Detach button at the top of the main content window to detach the hard disk from the VM
15. Click the Unused disk to select it
16. Click the Remove button at the top of the main content window to permanently delete it
17. Click the CD/DVD Drive to select it
18. Click the Remove button at the top of the main content window to permanently delete it
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Setting Up the DD-WRT Disk
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01. Select the Proxmox node name in the left navigation menu
02. Click Shell in the left sub-navigation
03. Run the following commands in the terminal
# lookup the latest stable version number
# download dd-wrt image
wget https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2020/11-03-2020-r44715/x86_64/dd-wrt_x64_public_vga.image
# rename the extracted img
mv ./dd-wrt_x64_public_vga.image ./dd-wrt.raw
# increase the raw disk to 512 MB
qemu-img resize -f raw ./dd-wrt.raw 512M
# import the disk to the dd-wrt vm
# update the vm id and storage device as needed
# usage: qm importdisk #vm id# #source file# #target storage#
qm importdisk 144 dd-wrt.raw HDD_500GB
04. Once the disk import completes, select the DD-WRT VM from the left navigation menu ≫ Hardware
05. Double click the Unused Disk ≫ Set the Bus/Device to SATA ≫ Click the Add button
06. Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu
07. Double click Boot Order
08. Check the Enabled box next to the hard disk
09. Drag the Hard disk up to the top of the boot order ≫ Click OK
10. Double click Use tablet pointer ≫ Uncheck the Enabled box ≫ Click OK
11. Click the Start button in the top right of the screen
12. Click the Console link to watch the boot process
13. Wait for the text to stop scrolling and press Enter
14. Login with username root and password admin
15. Run the following commands to set the local IP address, network mask and gateway (update with IPs in your local subnet)
# set the bridge IP and netmask
ifconfig br0 10.10.27.155 netmask 255.255.255.0
# set the default gateway
add route default gw 10.10.27.27
16. Open a new browser tab and navigate to http://IPofVM, http://10.10.27.155 in the example
17. At the login screen, enter the username root and the password set above ≫ Click the Login button
18. Enjoy DD-WRT running in Proxmox
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