and then rebroadcast it? reason being, i'd like to set up a wireless router up to pick up my main wireless signal, and then rebroadcast it to extend the effective range.


can it work like that?

2/11/2006 3:03:26 PM

yes

2/11/2006 3:08:04 PM

ok how do i do that?

2/11/2006 3:14:16 PM

get a wrt54g v1,2,3,4 NOT 5
then load it up with a custom firmware (DD-WRT v23 works)
put it in WDS repeater mode.

[Edited on February 11, 2006 at 3:18 PM. Reason : .]

2/11/2006 3:18:48 PM

^ correct.

i wanted to do that, but i have a v5, damnable non-linux os!

2/11/2006 4:13:34 PM

awesome, thanks i'll try that tomorrow and see if i can get it working!

2/11/2006 5:11:07 PM

is there any security difference between the linksys with 4.0 and a custom firmware?

2/11/2006 8:48:30 PM

^ not anything that you can do over the web interface
but you could potentially run a ppp-ssh or ipsec or something on top of a custom 4.0 firmware

however .. I believe WPA2 is considered secure at this point in time
just run WPA2 /w TKIP + AES

2/12/2006 1:11:42 AM

can you hook up 2 wrt54g's together wirelessly?
If you buy them at beast buy now are they v 5.0?

2/13/2006 3:03:03 PM

can't you just buy a repeater rather than a whole router?

2/13/2006 3:17:32 PM

Ok say you do this, router #2 rebroadcasting #1's signal. If you have a pc physically connected to router #2 would it also be on that network that is being rebroadcasted or would the pc have to be on wireless?

2/13/2006 3:24:50 PM

I already have an extra router.^^

2/13/2006 6:22:24 PM

^^ this can be done with client bridging
^^^ yes, but plz link me if you find a cheap one
^^^^ yes, yes

2/13/2006 6:28:45 PM

co-worker picked up 2 WRT54G's Figured they wouldn't work since they are v5.0 and they of course did not. Heard that the VPN 54G router will allow us to do what we're wanting to do. They are $175 each. Anyone know of a cost effective solution other than getting our hands on 2 wrt54g routers <5.0?

2/14/2006 6:59:45 PM

i'll consult you...$100

2/14/2006 7:00:45 PM

^^

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=137977&_LOC=US

74.99 once you click on "special pricing."

Not as cheap as using another inexpensive router, but it's ready-made to do the job.

This one's even cheaper, but d-link:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=88553&_LOC=US

and here's a netgear wall-plug one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833122086&ATT=33-122-086&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r


Of course, there's incompatability issues with these things, so read the customer reviews and find out what they don't work with. The linksys one seems to work wonderfully as long as you have a compatable setup.

[Edited on February 14, 2006 at 8:07 PM. Reason : ]

2/14/2006 7:55:40 PM

question... do i have to load the special firmware onto both routers for it to work, or can I just fiddle with the one?

2/14/2006 8:07:36 PM