The FIRST is a WRT100 that is connected to the Cable modem.
With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.1 and DHCP turned on (range
192.168.251.100 to 149).
The second is a WRT54G.
With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.7 and DHCP turned on (range
192.168.251.200 to 149).
I would like to setup the WRT54G on the network and utilize its
wireless capability to provide a wireless access point. I have a CAT5
connection available at the remote end to connect back to the WRT100.
How can I configure the WRT54G to accomplish this?
jackso95@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have two Linksys wireless routers.
>
> The FIRST is a WRT100 that is connected to the Cable modem.
> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.1 and DHCP turned on (range
> 192.168.251.100 to 149).
>
> The second is a WRT54G.
> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.7 and DHCP turned on (range
> 192.168.251.200 to 149).
>
> I would like to setup the WRT54G on the network and utilize its
> wireless capability to provide a wireless access point. I have a CAT5
> connection available at the remote end to connect back to the WRT100.
>
> How can I configure the WRT54G to accomplish this?
You want seemless roaming, or just two wap's with different names?
I dropped the idea of seemless roaming and went with multiple ssid's/waps on
mine (dhcp on all, but different ssid's Like PPinMD PPinMDB PPinMDC etc)
since they are on the same subnets (3rd octet number) but different last
addr's (4th octet number) they can see everything else on the network,
should be no problem... for multiple ssid's use the router inputs/outputs,
do not use the wan input at all.....
"Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> jackso95@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I have two Linksys wireless routers.
>>
>> The FIRST is a WRT100 that is connected to the Cable modem.
>> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.1 and DHCP turned on (range
>> 192.168.251.100 to 149).
>>
>> The second is a WRT54G.
>> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.7 and DHCP turned on (range
>> 192.168.251.200 to 149).
>>
>> I would like to setup the WRT54G on the network and utilize its
>> wireless capability to provide a wireless access point. I have a CAT5
>> connection available at the remote end to connect back to the WRT100.
>>
>> How can I configure the WRT54G to accomplish this?
>
> You want seemless roaming, or just two wap's with different names?
>
> I dropped the idea of seemless roaming and went with multiple ssid's/waps
> on mine (dhcp on all, but different ssid's Like PPinMD PPinMDB PPinMDC
> etc) since they are on the same subnets (3rd octet number) but different
> last addr's (4th octet number) they can see everything else on the
> network, should be no problem... for multiple ssid's use the router
> inputs/outputs, do not use the wan input at all.....
Not sure why you didn't go with seamless however to each their own.
Anyway to the OP, just turn off the DHCP server on the WRT54G and give it
the same SSID and security information as the WRT100. Plug your ethernet
cable into a LAN port on both ends and you should be good to go.
>
> Not sure why you didn't go with seamless however to each their own.
> Anyway to the OP, just turn off the DHCP server on the WRT54G and
> give it the same SSID and security information as the WRT100. Plug
> your ethernet cable into a LAN port on both ends and you should be
> good to go.
> Adair
Fortunately/unfortunately, have tivo's and a few pda's that only allow WEP,
so while I have one ssid/network for public use (internet only), the second
(and 3rd/4th with file and print sharing) is private-use wpa-psk
jackso95@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have two Linksys wireless routers.
>
> The FIRST is a WRT100 that is connected to the Cable modem.
> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.1 and DHCP turned on (range
> 192.168.251.100 to 149).
>
> The second is a WRT54G.
> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.7 and DHCP turned on (range
> 192.168.251.200 to 149).
>
> I would like to setup the WRT54G on the network and utilize its
> wireless capability to provide a wireless access point. I have a CAT5
> connection available at the remote end to connect back to the WRT100.
>
> How can I configure the WRT54G to accomplish this?
Just turn off the DHCP server in the WRT54G, and cable the two together,
lan-port to lan-port. Keep them both in the same subnet (as you already
have).
To make life easier, configure the two with different SSIDs and channels.
I use an SMC8204 and a WGR614 in this way. WinXP manages to swap between
the two as I walk about the house and garden, with no ill effects.
jackso95@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have two Linksys wireless routers.
>
> The FIRST is a WRT100 that is connected to the Cable modem.
> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.1 and DHCP turned on (range
> 192.168.251.100 to 149).
>
> The second is a WRT54G.
> With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.7 and DHCP turned on (range
> 192.168.251.200 to 149).
>
> I would like to setup the WRT54G on the network and utilize its
> wireless capability to provide a wireless access point. I have a CAT5
> connection available at the remote end to connect back to the WRT100.
>
> How can I configure the WRT54G to accomplish this?
Just turn off the DHCP server in the WRT54G, and cable the two together,
lan-port to lan-port. Keep them both in the same subnet (as you already
have).
To make life easier, configure the two with different SSIDs and channels.
I use an SMC8204 and a WGR614 in this way. WinXP manages to swap between
the two as I walk about the house and garden, with no ill effects.
This method also works with the Netgear WGR614 (DHCP on) and MR814 (DHCP off). Both are connected LAN port to LAN port. WGR614 gives MR814 an IP address.
However, recently I had a problem with file sharing, where it worked seemlessly for the past year, but recently fell apart. I suspect it is the primary router (WGR614), but I am still troubleshooting. Stay tuned.
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 18:06:43 -0500, "Peter Pan"
<PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote in
<5uagseF1h4pi0U1@mid.individual.net>:
>Adair Winter wrote:
>
>> Not sure why you didn't go with seamless however to each their own.
>> Anyway to the OP, just turn off the DHCP server on the WRT54G and
>> give it the same SSID and security information as the WRT100. Plug
>> your ethernet cable into a LAN port on both ends and you should be
>> good to go.
>> Adair
>
>Fortunately/unfortunately, have tivo's and a few pda's that only allow WEP,
>so while I have one ssid/network for public use (internet only), the second
>(and 3rd/4th with file and print sharing) is private-use wpa-psk
"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
--
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On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 09:21:09 -0800 (PST), "jackso95@hotmail.com"
<jackso95@hotmail.com> wrote in
<71058d94-52cc-499e-91df-79acd555e8b3@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com>:
>I have two Linksys wireless routers.
>
>The FIRST is a WRT100 that is connected to the Cable modem.
>With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.1 and DHCP turned on (range
>192.168.251.100 to 149).
>
>The second is a WRT54G.
>With a LAN IP of 192.168.251.7 and DHCP turned on (range
>192.168.251.200 to 149).
>
>I would like to setup the WRT54G on the network and utilize its
>wireless capability to provide a wireless access point. I have a CAT5
>connection available at the remote end to connect back to the WRT100.
>
>How can I configure the WRT54G to accomplish this?
1. Turn off DHCP server in WRT54G
2. Set a different prime channel (1, 6, 11) in WRT54G than WRT100
3. Connect LAN port on WRT54G to LAN port on WRT100
4. Use same *unique* SSID in both wireless routers
5. Use WPA with same *strong* passphrase in both wireless routers
--
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>> Fortunately/unfortunately, have tivo's and a few pda's that only allow WEP,
>> so while I have one ssid/network for public use (internet only), the second
>> (and 3rd/4th with file and print sharing) is private-use wpa-psk
>
> "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
In this case though, I read the above as meaning he has separate chains
for inter and intranet.
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:37:10 +0000, Mark McIntyre
<markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote in
<13oqgt6mo6v2q49@corp.supernews.com>:
>John Navas wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 18:06:43 -0500, "Peter Pan"
>
>>> Fortunately/unfortunately, have tivo's and a few pda's that only allow WEP,
>>> so while I have one ssid/network for public use (internet only), the second
>>> (and 3rd/4th with file and print sharing) is private-use wpa-psk
>>
>> "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
>
>In this case though, I read the above as meaning he has separate chains
>for inter and intranet.
Isolated? That's not how I read it. I've seen too many cases of
someone adding a WEP access point for an old device and compromising an
otherwise WPA protected network in the process.
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Mark McIntyre wrote:
> John Navas wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 18:06:43 -0500, "Peter Pan"
>
>>> Fortunately/unfortunately, have tivo's and a few pda's that only
>>> allow WEP, so while I have one ssid/network for public use
>>> (internet only), the second (and 3rd/4th with file and print
>>> sharing) is private-use wpa-psk
>>
>> "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
>
> In this case though, I read the above as meaning he has separate
> chains for inter and intranet.
Yup... and both have internet.... Tivos and some pda's do *NOT* support
anything other than wep, so it was a choice of dumping a dozen or so things
that where wep only, or running two networks...
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