OpenWrt 22.03 released with Firewall4, now supports over 1,580 embedded devices

OpenWrt 22.03 open-source Linux working system for routers and entry-level embedded devices has simply been released with over 3800 commits for the reason that launch of OpenWrt 21.02 practically precisely one 12 months in the past.

The new model options Firewall4 based mostly on nftables, switching from the sooner iptables-based Firewall3, and provides assist for over 180 new devices for a complete of greater than 1,580 embedded devices, together with 15 devices able to WiFi 6 connectivity utilizing the MediaTek MT7915 wifi chip.

OpenWrt builders clarify that Firewall4 retains the identical the UCI firewall configuration syntax and will work as a drop-in alternative with most typical setups, simply producing nftables guidelines as an alternative of iptables ones. You’ll discover extra particulars about OpenWrt firewall configuration in the documentation.

OpenWrt 21.02 added preliminary assist for the Distributed Switch Architecture (DSA), the Linux normal for configurable Ethernet switches, and OpenWrt 22.03 migrated extra targets from swconfig to DSA particularly all bcm53xx boards, lantiq boards utilizing the xrx200 / vr9 SoC, and Banana Pi/Lamobo R1 board which, in response to the changelog, is the one sunxi board with a swap. Other notable adjustments embrace assist for darkish mode in LuCI web-based configuration interface, fixing the 2038 bug through the use of 64-bit time_t sort, or in different phrases, ensuring the difficulty doesn’t occur for the subsequent 292 billion years…

Core packages have been up to date with Linux 5.10.138 used for all targets, busybox 1.35.0 userland,  the toolchain is now utilizing musl libc 1.2.3, glibc 2.34, gcc 11.2.0, and binutils 2.37, and community packages improve to hostapd 2.10, dnsmasq 2.86, and dropbear 2022.82, whereas cfg80211/mac80211 has been backported from kernel 5.15.58. The full changelog could be discovered on the OpenWrt web site.

Most methods operating OpenWrt 21.02 could be upgraded to 22.03 utilizing Sysupgrade, however not from OpenWrt 19.07. Exceptions are the targets that migrated from swconfig to DSA, and on this case, sysupgrade will output the next error message:

Image model mismatch. picture 1.1 gadget 1.0 Please wipe config throughout improve (pressure required) or reinstall. Config can’t be migrated from swconfig to DSA Image test failed

In that case, or for a recent set up, you may as well obtain binary images in your targets. More particulars could also be present in the announcement.

Via Phoronix

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