"seaweedsteve" <seaweedsteve@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I guess I'm missing something here. Why is there a need for the 3rd
>> device
>> when the 2nd device can already act as a wifi AP? Are you leaving the
>> wifi
>> capability of device #2 disabled and adding a 3rd device to activiate
>> wifi?
>
>
>
> The second device is acting as an ethernet bridge. I could set it up
> to act as a single radio repeater, but I've had problems with that,
> and plus it is using a directional antenna pointed at the "Gateway"
> Router/AP (correct term?).
>
> So, I just run a cable off the bridge to the #3 device as an AP.
>
> Interesting that you say DHCP on. In AP mode?
>
> I'm now thinking either
> 1) WAN port/full gateway mode, DHCP on,
> or
> 2) LAN port/AP mode/ DHCP off
>
> In any case you are saying that the WRT54G won't act as a simple AP,
> right?
> I really didn't have but 10 minutes for the setup after installation
> the other day, so I need to take a better look at the interface.
>
> Steve

The WRT54G will act as a simple AP but I think you need 3rd party firmware
like DD-WRT. I may be wrong in that assumption. I have a WRT54G v5 which
I've installed DD-WRT micro_generic firmware and I now use the device as a
wireless bridge connecting my Xbox and HR20 (DirecTV DVR) to the network. I
couldn't do that with the stock Linksys firmware.