I just bought a Netgear WNDR3800 router because I thought it had full OpenWRT support. I downloaded newest trunk version (openwrt-ar71xx-generic-wndr3800-squashfs-factory.img) and flashed it over Netgear's web interface. First thing I noticed was, luci was not installed with it, though it was mentioned to work from start in the wiki guide. So I installed it, but then I noticed while browsing through luci, that it seems the wifi is not working. I saw a hint in the wiki that I have to install the packages kmod-ath9k and wpad-mini. ath9k seems to be already installed, but there is no package named wpad-mini. When you look under http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/ … /packages/ there's none. Where is it? How to setup wifi without it, or where to get it from?

You might try my wndr3700/3800 build. Everything works.
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=28392

Probably the wapd/hostapd module has been broken during the last trunk snapshot, so the package is missing. Might surface on the next build, as at least one build fix has already been added to the sources.

Install wpad, I think wpad mini has been depreciated.

Or better yet, Skip WPA and WPA2 and go for the tougher nut, WPA2 Enterprise, see:
Turn a $60 - $120 router into an enterprise class wireless router with OpenWrt

Oh, and the trunk is for the Experienced, those seeking Experience, and the Foolhardy

Try the Attitude Adjustment RC1 release, it's got some stability.

P.D.

(Last edited by pauldriver on 12 Mar 2013, 00:22)