Hi, I bought a Cisco E2000 router a while back, based on recommendations here. It's worked like a champ. Bell insisted we use their Gateway for Fibe TV. The Gateway ended up in a suboptimal location and I'm looking at running 3 long ethernet cables (and I'm not even sure it's practical to do that). So now I'm trying to convert the E2000 to a Wireless Bridge.
Yesterday I installed DD-WRT with relatively few problems, and then configured it as a Wireless Bridge with value 192.168.2.6 (Bell delivers their stuff with 192.168.2.x). Testing last night, I had internet access on my X220 (wireless turned off). A wired-only TiVo also worked, and further we were able to watch an hour of recorded TV using a Bell PVR (DVR) hanging off the E2000. I was thrilled. This morning, it wasn't working nearly as well. I'm asking here because (a) I wondered if Access Connections or something was interfering, and (b) you guys know a lot. :) A couple of things are happening. One is that when I took the X220 out of standby, and sometimes when I unplug and replug the cable, it reports "Identifying Network" fora long time and then times out. If I power cycle the E2000, it almost always comes up as "Andrew1234" (its old name) and 192.168.1.1. That usually clears if I unplug and replug the cable, then I get the exected "BELL000" type value. I deleted from Access Connections all profiles related to this router (both wireless and wired). Not sure that made any difference. Through all this, if I turn on wireless, I can connect directly to the Bell Gateway in the other room. So I know the Bell connection is up and connected to the internet. A couple of times, Windows 7 reported both the Unidentified Network _and_ BELL000, the former on wired and the latter on wireless. I have the WiFi radio turned off but I guess it's turning on automatically when the wired connection times out. Is there anything I can do? I can't call it "working" and suitable for the VoIP ATA if we have to keep power cycling and unplugging cables. Thanks! - - Andrew mailto:[email protected] _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
