smellyirish
join:2004-07-20
| reply to willmaier
Re: using WRT54G as a bridge to another WRT54G
I am trying this today as well, and what I would like to know is, is it possible to not put ANYTHING in the WAN (internet) port and just create a LAN between the two APs?
So it goes
PC---WRT54G----(LAN)----WRT54G---PC
and this can be used for file-sharing and gaming etc and not sharing Broadband?
is that possible |
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prestonlewis
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| said by smellyirish  :
I am trying this today as well, and what I would like to know is, is it possible to not put ANYTHING in the WAN (internet) port and just create a LAN between the two APs?
So it goes
PC---WRT54G----(LAN)----WRT54G---PC
and this can be used for file-sharing and gaming etc and not sharing Broadband?
is that possible
I think you mean a wireless LAN between the two WRT54Gs without using any WAN ports, right? If so, then yes you can do this but one WRT would have to be in access point mode and the other WRT would have to be in client mode. Both WRTs would have to have different IP addresses. The SSID, channel number, and encryption scheme would have to be the same between both WRTs. Also, the WRT set as the access point would need to have DHCP on if any client gaming/file sharing client needed it and any gateway settings would have to use the APs IP address. I'd turn DHCP to off on the client WRT. DNS settings would be for the access point WRT's IP address if needed for setup on a client. |
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pzero
join:2004-10-11
Italy
| said by prestonlewis :I think you mean a wireless LAN between the two WRT54Gs without using any WAN ports, right? If so, then yes you can do this but one WRT would have to be in access point mode and the other WRT would have to be in client mode. Both WRTs would have to have different IP addresses. The SSID, channel number, and encryption scheme would have to be the same between both WRTs. Also, the WRT set as the access point would need to have DHCP on if any client gaming/file sharing client needed it and any gateway settings would have to use the APs IP address. I'd turn DHCP to off on the client WRT. DNS settings would be for the access point WRT's IP address if needed for setup on a client. This is what I want to do too.
I have two LinkSys WRT54GS wireless routers.
I would like to use them to setup a wifi bridge between two buildings.
Then I'll attach the computers of each building to the LAN ports of the WRT54GS (wired, not via radio).
I want the computers of both building to be on the same network (e.g. 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0).
The I also want to share the broadband connection, since one of the building has a high speed connection to the Internet using a Cisco router.
What is the best way to realize such wifi bridge?
Set one WRT54GS in AP mode and the other one in client mode?
Or maybe using WDS?
Any other way?
What firmware should I use? The official one, the Sveasoft one, HyperWRT or any other?
Thanks. |
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