[FS#1207] "opkg update" fails on TP-LINK 1043ND v1 and other ar71xx

Wed Dec 6 02:12:44 PST 2017

A new Flyspray task has been opened.  Details are below. 

User who did this - ibex-are-goats (ibex-are-goats) 

Attached to Project - LEDE Project
Summary - "opkg update" fails on TP-LINK 1043ND v1 and other ar71xx
Task Type - Bug Report
Category - Base system
Status - Unconfirmed
Assigned To - 
Operating System - All
Severity - High
Priority - Very Low
Reported Version - All
Due in Version - Undecided
Due Date - Undecided
Details - I have googled this problem and it occurs on other hardware too. Basically LEDE's wget complains that there is no internet connection. This affects the latest stable AND the latest December 6 nightly.

Updates and testing are impossible for me because I don't know what else to do from the command line.

Stable: 

root at LEDE:~# opkg update
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/targets/ar71xx/generic/packages/Packages.gz
Failed to establish connection
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/targets/ar71xx/generic/packages/Packages.gz

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/base/Packages.gz
Failed to establish connection
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/base/Packages.gz

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/luci/Packages.gz
Failed to establish connection
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/luci/Packages.gz

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/packages/Packages.gz
Failed to establish connection
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/packages/Packages.gz

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/routing/Packages.gz
Failed to establish connection
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/routing/Packages.gz

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/telephony/Packages.gz
Failed to establish connection
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/telephony/Packages.gz

Collected errors:
 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/targets/ar71xx/generic/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/base/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/luci/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/routing/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01.4/packages/mips_24kc/telephony/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.

root at LEDE:~# ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
ping: sendto: Network unreachable

In the latest nightly, pinging 8.8.8.8 works, and using wget to download from an IP works. December 6:

root at LEDE:~# opkg update                                                                                                                                  
Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/targets/ar71xx/generic/packages/Packages.gz                                                       
Failed to establish connection                                                                                                                            
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/targets/ar71xx/generic/packages/Packages.gz                      

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/base/Packages.gz                                                               
Failed to establish connection                                                                                                                            
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/base/Packages.gz                              

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/luci/Packages.gz                                                               
Failed to establish connection                                                                                                                            
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/luci/Packages.gz                              

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/packages/Packages.gz                                                           
Failed to establish connection                                                                                                                            
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/packages/Packages.gz                          

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/routing/Packages.gz                                                            
Failed to establish connection                                                                                                                            
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/routing/Packages.gz                           

Downloading http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/telephony/Packages.gz                                                          
Failed to establish connection                                                                                                                            
*** Failed to download the package list from http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/telephony/Packages.gz                         

Collected errors:                                                                                                                                         
 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/targets/ar71xx/generic/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.            
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.                                                                                           

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/base/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.                    
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.                                                                                           

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/luci/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.                    
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.                                                                                           

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/packages/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.                
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.                                                                                           

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/routing/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.                 
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.                                                                                           

 * opkg_download: Failed to download http://downloads.lede-project.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/telephony/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.               
 * opkg_download: Check your network settings and connectivity.                                                                                           

root at LEDE:~# ping 8.8.8.8                                                                                                                                 
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes                                                                                                                     
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=0 ttl=58 time=63.442 ms                                                                                                        
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=1 ttl=58 time=39.018 ms                                                                                                        
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=2 ttl=58 time=34.380 ms                                                                                                        

More information can be found at the following URL:
https://bugs.lede-project.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1207