On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 1:40 AM, Andrew Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Rich Emberson wrote: > >> I run Fedora 9 (only, no windows or macs). I recently was given a Linksys >> WRT54G2 >> Wireless-G broadband router with its installation CD (which according to >> the >> terse instructions has a windows and mac modes - of course no Linux). >> >> I want to use this as simply a wireless access point to my existing LAN. I >> already have a router and DSL internet connection. >> >> The wireless router is self-contained. You do not need any software to > work with it. The software on the CD gives Windows (and maybe Macs) > utilities to measure wireless signal strength and stuff like that. > > The router is configured by its internal web server. Others have noted that > you access that at 192.168.1.1, no userid, and a password of "admin". That > is if the subnet and password weren't changed by the previous owner. Others > suggested ways around this. I do recommend using a wired connection to the > router to configure it. > > The one issue I think you will run into is that with the Linksys software, > the WRT54G2 will want to act as a router. It will perform its own NAT. You > can cable it to the existing router, but then any wireless connections will > be on a different network segment than your wired boxes. The two solutions I > see are 1. replace the existing router with the WRT54G2, or 2. install > alternate firmware that gives more functionality, like simply providing a > wireless access point on an existing network segment. I think it is possible to disable its router functionality and make it use an IP supplied by another router on the network. I have a Linksys WRT54G, and it is working fine for me, as just an access point. Please, consult the link below: http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=358&p_created=1084209764&p_sid=Bu9Mbw*h&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NDMxJnBfcHJvZHM9MCZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9zY2ZfbGFuZz0xJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9Y29ubmVjdCB0d28gcm91dGVycyB0b2dldGhlcg**&p_li=&p_topview=1 > > > The two most popular replacement firmwares are dd-WRT and OpenWRT. One or > both have versions intended to fit on a smaller memory router. I have > installed one or the other on a WRT54GS. I don't have any experience with a > WRT54G2. You could look at both websites and see what they say about your > model. > > -- Paulo Roma Cavalcanti LCG - UFRJ
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