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[OS2Wireless] [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: eCS 1.2/DSL]] |
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Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:24:47 -0400 |
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Okay, some good news and some bad news.
First, the good news:
The WRT54G should support wireless bridging after firmware rev 2.02.2, so all we should need to do is get to the setup page and enable it (and tweak a couple other settings).
The bad news is that from what I can see from some extensive googling, the BEFW11S4 does not support wireless bridging. If this is a new unit, I would return it and instead purchase a LinkSys BEFSR41 4-port broadband router or a simple 4-port switch and a LinkSys WET54G 802.11g wireless bridge. Alternatively, you could keep the BEFW11S4, turn off the wireless circuitry in it, and just purchase the WET54G. The street price for the WET54G is about $130, if eBay is any indication (I haven't checked with any of my suppliers). that's probably comparable to the WRT54G, so picking up another one of these may also be a viable alternative, especially if you are able to return the BEFW11S4.
Now, as for the WRT54G, I'll need you to open a terminal on the Lindows machine, and type:
ifconfig eth0
at the prompt. Look for an IP address here (I'd have you use the gui tools, but I'm not familiar enough with Lindows to easily walk you through it - is that a KDE desktop or Gnome?). Whatever the subnet (i.e., 192.168.1), try opening 192.168.1.1 in your browser. If this doesn't work, try the address followed by :8080, as in 192.168.1.1:8080 (8080 is the usual secondary port for HTTP in these devices).
See if that gets you into the setup page, and let us know.
On 10/29/2004 04:39 pm, Marcus H. Russell, P.E., L.S. thus wrote :
Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
On 10/29/2004 08:49 am, Marcus H. Russell, P.E., L.S. thus wrote :
Got the setup page!!!
Excellent, Mark! Okay, from the setup page, can you report back here the firmware revision which should be listed toward the top, but under the navigation bar?
1.45.7 Oct 8 2003
Now, at the other end, do you have a machine connected to the other LinkSys unit? If not, I'm going to need for you to move your eCS workstation (or something else) so that we can connect to it while keeping the DSL bridge connected (I'm very familiar with the Westell B90 series; this should be no trouble) to the LinkSys and the phone line. BTW, is your DSL service PPPoE (i.e., did they give you a username and password for it), static (did they give you an IP address to enter into your router or computer), or DHCP?
This is being written at PC operating with Lindows connected to the DSL line thru the Westell modem to the Linksys Broadband Wireless-G router, wired to the PC. DSL service is, I think, PPPoE. name is markrussell1 and password is Sigma7. I don't know if DHCP is active on the Lindows machine. Lindows will not bring up Linksys setup screen ... it has its own.
If you do have the ability to connect to the Wireless-G LinkSys box near the DSL bridge, let me know the firmware on that one, as well. This way, I can tell if we need to upgrade either device before setting up the wireless bridge.
don't know how to get this.
Good job!!
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Lewis
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