Re: Reverse Engineering Wireless Network

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:53:56 -0400, databoy2k
<databoy2k.2wx4q6@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:

>This year in the dorms they have decided to create a wireless network
>to send out internet.

The internet does not do take out, send out, or deliveries.

>Unfortunately, that means a lot of issues for me
>with drivers for wireless pci cards in my desktop, etc.

Yep. If it were easy, it would be no fun.

>I have a Linksys WRT-54GS router. I have heard it is possible to
>reverse-engineer the router so that it will receive the wireless signal
>itself, and transmit it through its own ethernet ports into my computer.

Yeah, something like that. What I'm guessing you're trying to
accomplish is use the WRT54G as either a wireless client ethernet
bridge, or a repeater.

>Does anybody know how to do this? I am open to installing alternate
>custom firmwares etc.

See:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com>
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge>
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Mode_Wireless>
or:
<http://openwrt.com>
You'll need to verify that the hardware version of your WRT54GS is
suitable for running alternative firmware. If it's V5, 6, 7, or 8,
forget it. Check the serial number sticker for the hardware version.


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