"jch" <jch@nospam.com> hath wroth:
>I have a
>WRT54G v5 which is my current router for my home network. I'm going to
>replace that router and because of network exapansion, will have the need
>for a wireless bridge. Can the WRT54G v5 be made to act as a wireless
>bridge? Iwill have ethernet devices remotely located and would like a
>wireless bridge to provide ethernet connectivity. The only solutions to
>making a wireless bridge from a WRT54G which I've seen require the loading
>of 3rd party firmware which my version (ver 5) will not allow. I'm hoping
>that it is still possible to convert a stock WRT54G v5 to this function. Can
>this be done?
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Version_5_And_6_Router_Information>
Only the "micro" version of DD-WRT will work on the V5 abomination.
Micro is lacking in features, but I think (not sure) supports
transparent bridging:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_DD-WRT%3F>
You might ask in the DD-WRT forums.
I've only attempted to install DD-WRT on a V5 mutation only once. I
was trying to solve a problem where the router would just stop moving
traffic for no obvious reason. After installing DD-WRT, the problem
persisted. I replaced it with a Buffalo something, and the customer
lived happily ever after.
However, I have a problem with your description. You mention that you
would like to build a "wireless bridge" to "some ethernet devices". It
takes two radios to do this. Do you have two WRT54G v5 routers? If
not, what is on the other other end? If it's a common wireless router
or access point, what you really need is a "wireless ethernet client
bridge" that supports more than one MAC address. That's somewhat
different from a transparent bridge, which usually is a symmetrical
arrangement acting effectively as an ethernet extension cord. See
different types listed at:
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wireless_Bridge_Types>
My guess(tm) is that you just want it to act as a wireless client. The
micro version should do that, but can become messy if you have a
complicated system:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Mode_Wireless>
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