On Jan 7, 9:04 am, "jch" <j...@nospam.com> wrote:
> "seaweedsteve" <seaweedst...@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?
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> > 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?).
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> > So, I just run a cable off the bridge to the #3 device as an AP.
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> > Interesting that you say DHCP on. In AP mode?
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> > I'm now thinking either
> > 1) WAN port/full gateway mode, DHCP on,
> > or
> > 2) LAN port/AP mode/ DHCP off
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> > 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.
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> > Steve
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> 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.


Yep. That's why I've got device #2 on DD-WRT. I'll check, but it
should do AP duty with stock firmware. Might be easier, though, to
just flash it over. Quicker than talking about it for very long !

Steve