On Mar 27, 3:25*pm, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOS...@MarcAlanNOSPAM.info>
wrote:
> pattyja...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Mar 27, 10:25 am, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOS...@MarcAlanNOSPAM.info>
> > wrote:
> >> pattyja...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >>> Of course one side will be connected to my Linksys WRT54GS router
> >>> via Ethernet.
>
> >>> Is there a problem with putting perhaps a Wireless Access Point
> >>> (recommend one??) at the far end of the Powerline?
>
> >>> Will use for for internet web surfing on upcoming laptop purchase
> >>> (when Penryns are fully deployed) and streaming audio from PC to
> >>> Squeezebox unit to stereo.
>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Patty
>
> >> If you don't mind non seamless wireless routing (I don't and don't
> >> use it), just pick up another Linksys wrt54g at Walmart (under $45,
> >> the gs is about twice as much), plug the output from the NetGear
> >> into the router part (not the wan input), set as desired, don't now
> >> about your other stuff, but as I recall you said you had TiVo, and
> >> TiVo only supports WEP rather than any other type of encryption...
> >> If you want wireless access to it change the starting IP address to
> >> something different than the one you have (i use 192.168.1.200....
> >> default is 192.168.1.1). I have the ssid's on mine mine set to
> >> Pined-Private and Pined-Public (private uses wpa2, and public uses
> >> WEP)
>
> > To: Peter Pan,
> > Thanks,
> > Should I get a Wrt54g or GS instead of perhaps a Wireless AP?
>
> > I am a bit dumb when it comes to connecting a router to a router. I
> > know you can connect an N router to a G router so you have both
> > signals. But did not know I could plug in the Powerline into my
> > WRT54GS router and then on other end plug in another router.. thought
> > it had to be an access point (not sure what diff between an AP and a
> > router is actually).
> > And I guess I would have to change the IP of the router so I can
> > configure both of them when I get second one. How can I change the
> > login IP of *one router from 192.168.1.1 to something else to access
> > admin panel? I know when you said 192.168.1.200, that is the starting
> > address I think of the IP's the router hands out...
> > Thanks
> > Patty
>
> You can daisy chain routers (almost) all you want... The wrt thing is
> actually both a wap (wireless access point) and a router in the same box,
> sharing power/a wall wart.... no such thing as a technical difference
> between n and g routers... If a salesman told you any different and his lips
> were moving, he was probably lying (or training to be a politician :)
>
> as for g or gs doesn't really matter, both work about the same for what you
> want to do, just the g model (no s on the end) is cheaper (at walmart g is
> 48.88, gs is 78.96) up to you if you want to spend a few bucks more.
>
> when you do the configuration on your new thing (or if you reset it cuz you
> messed up), you can connect to it either wired or wireless, and in your
> browser go to 192.168.1.1.... I would suggest use a cable for the initial
> config and turn off wireless, you can also set the starting ip address for
> the whole enchilada (it starts/resets to 192.168.1.1, since you already have
> one device at that address i would set the second at 192.168.1.200 ), and if
> you want you can also change the starting address for dhcp etc (don't mess
> with that), Comes as a default of 4 addresses for the router part, and
> default dhcp server provides 50 more.... oddly enuf, that adds up to the max
> number of 254! (that's why I use 200, easy to remember and works out real
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Thank you very much. I looked at my admin panel and found I could
indeed set the IP address of the router to other than 192.....1 and
can change starting IP addresses. I sued to read this stuff about
using WRT-DD firmware upgrades, setting router as a bridge and all
that jazz. No need to get a router made as an AP or Bridge or whatever
you want to call it. You set me straight on this about daisy-chaining.

I thank you much
Excellent.



Thanks
Patty