kogelvis / xs4all-bridge

Put an xs4all fritzbox in bridge-mode

Description

A couple of months ago a firmware update for my Fritz!box 7340 prevented the bridge-mode hack I had been using for a couple of years. The changes via telnet were no longer persistent so I had to find a new way of putting the modem in bridge-mode.

Through some searching on several forums I found the fake "firmware" update provided in this repository which I've modified a little.

Usage

• Put the "var" directory containing the "install" file in a tar file
• Go to the web-interface of your Fritz!box and initiate a firmware update
• Supply the .tar file you've just created
• The modem will complain it's not a valid firmware-update
• Ignore this message and continue
• Your modem is now in bridge-mode and you can set-up a PPPoE session on VLAN6 (this is the case for xs4all)
• Do not reboot

Notes

Sadly this "firmware" update is not persistent, so you have to do this everytime you reboot your Fritz!box.

Disclaimer

Use this "firmware" at your own risk!