Netbird Install Fails on Mudi V2

Technical Support for Routers
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Hi GL.iNET Support,

I recently purchased the GL.iNET Mudi V2 Travel Router (GL-E750V2). It is working very well,

However I have then tried to install Netbird package but I am receiving errors when trying to start netbird.

Please see the steps I followed below.
I am hoping that someone may be able to guide me towards a resolution

  1. uname -a:

Linux GL-E750 5.10.176 #0 Sun Apr 9 12:27:46 2023 mips GNU/Linux

  1. opkg print-architecture:

arch all 1
arch noarch 1
arch mips_24kc 10
root@GL-E750:~#

  1. Therefore I download the respective opkg package."netbird_0.29.1-r1_mips_24kc.ipk"

wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/packages/netbird_0.29.1-r1_mips_24kc.ipk

  1. I then instal the package,

opkg install netbird_0.29.1-r1_mips_24kc.ipk

  1. I then try to "up" netbird, but get the followiwng error

netbird up

Error: login backoff cycle failed: rpc error: code = Unknown desc = getting device authorization flow info failed with error: context deadline exceeded

  1. I also tried using a preshared key, but get the same error,

netbird login --setup-key

Error: login backoff cycle failed: rpc error: code = DeadlineExceeded desc = context deadline exceeded
root@GL-E750:~#

  1. I checked I have internet access via,

curl ipinfo.io

and all was correct.

  1. I checked DNS resolution for netbird.io and got the followiwng,

nslookup netbird.io
Server: 1.1.1.1
Address: 1.1.1.1:53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: netbird.io
Address: 18.158.22.172

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: netbird.io
Address: 2a05:d014:1f8d:7302:ebca:ec15:b24d:d07e

I would be grateful if anyone can suggest a resolution.

Thanks

Ciaran

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I have exactly the same issue.

Love the MUDI, and what GliNet are doing with OpenWRT, but it seems as an old firmware builder is being used. I have over 30 of the GliNet devices and they are great, but since moving away from ZeroTier to NetBird it is a challenge with the GliNet hardware.
It doesn’t help that the NetBird Package is also 9mb.

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Hi Clinty,

Thats interesting, I was using Zerotier and Tailscale but like you have started to move towards Netbird. I am still using all 3 in different scenarios when one or the other does not work.

Were you able to install Zerotier OK on the MUDI, I have not tried that yet ? If so did you just install via "opkg".

Thanks

Ciaran

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Yeah zerotier works great. But since they
Changed the license models the free tier has less connections. They pushing to upgrade. So they lost me.

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Just for everyone else visibility, I forwarded my query regarding Netbird install failing on Mudi V2, directly to the Support team. Unfortunately I got the followiwng feedback, but just wanted to copy here for transparency.

I will reach out to Netbird and update if I make any progress.

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Hi Ciaran,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

​We do not officially support Netbird service, sorry we cannot gurantee it will work properly on router.

You’re advised to contact with Netbird or the developer of Netbird package for professional support

Thanks for your patience and understanding. Have a nice day!

Best Regards

GL.iNet Technical Support
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