Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> Les Cargill <lcargill@cfl.rr.com> hath wroth:
>
>> I realize this is not a dd-wrt support forum, but is there a blurb
>> on the website which helps navigate which branch of that release is
>> most appropriate for what platform?
>
> Not really. You can lookup your specific model and mutation in:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation>
> but the option of which version to install is often missing.
>

Yup.

> With your WRT54G v8, you're limited to only the micro version.
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_WRT54G/GL/GS/GX#v8>
>
> I don't have a magic formula for optimizing the firmware release for
> specific routers. I tend to use the "no-kaid" version, because I
> don't need to play game server and can use the extra RAM.
>

Understood.

>> I suspect the "generic" is
>> the right answer, but I can't really defend that suspicion :)
>
> Nope. It varies by model number and version.
> Downloads -> Release Candidates (the lastest) -> Version ->
> Broadcom -> Linksys -> WRT_54G_v8 -> dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
> This organization is new, but is a big improvement over the previous
> muddle.
>

Right. And then there are like... six versions under *that* :) Ah
well....

>> I get nothing on the main machine hooked wired Ethernet directly to the
>> router that is the DHCP server. :( That path does not include the dd-wrt
>> box at all.
>
> Hint: I have no clue what machine you have, or which one is the
> "main" machine. Try to be less ambiguous.
>

Well, I wanted to stop short of numbering them :)

"hooked wired Ethernet" as opposed to "machine connected only by
wireless".

The point is that the second, wireless-bridged
WRT54G does not forward DHCP in some direction or another. This
primary, Linksys-firmware WRT54G does transmit DHCP, either on
the Ethernet switch or over the air.

This conclusion is supported by the indicated DHCP utilities. Thanks
for that.


>> The machine that cannot DCHP wirelessly can DHCP wired.
>
> Is that the "main" machine, Widoze machine, Knoppix machine, or
> something else? You see the problem?
>

Sure.

> The DHCP query tool usually works. It even works on my desktop, which
> is setup for a static IP address, but can query the DHCP server to see
> if an IP is available. It also works with multiple DHCP servers, will
> overlapping addresses, but makes a bit of a mess.
>

Excellent. Thanks much for the pointer.

> Good luck.
>

'Preciate it. I'll do any further research on the DD-WRT forum - it's
a much more appropriate place. It's kind of scary in there, though...
quite a little subculture.

--
Les Cargill