On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:53:46 -0700 "Ray Davison"
<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
>Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>>>
>>> I can now log-in to DD-WRT CONTROL PANEL.
>>>
>>> Now what?
>>>
>> Depending upon what you want the unit to do, you might want to flash it
>> again with a standard generic build (sorry, I don't recall which model
you
>> have or what you need from the box) or perhaps just keep what you've
got.
>> What did you need it to do beyond the capabilities of the factory
firmware?
>
> From the original post:
>
>Can the WRT54G be a wireless extension of the LAN that is currently on
>the GS? They can talk to my laptop, can they talk to each other?
>
>To which you said:
>
>If the WRT54G is flashed with DD-WRT it can act as a wireless
>repeater/bridge. This enables it to:
>
> 1. Act as a client to your existing wireless network (originating
> from your GS);
> 2. Broadcast Wi-Fi to other clients, thus extending your wireless range;
> 3. Allow wired connections on its four wired switch ports to bridge
> back to the GS for routing to the internet and/or bridging to the
> rest of your network
>
>Nothing should need to be done with your GS to make this happen.
>Flashing just the WRT54G should be sufficient.
>
Thanks for the reminder (I only keep the most recent couple of days' messages on my handheld).
See if the mini-generic supports repeater-bridge mode. If so, you're all set (I use standard
generic, so I'm not sure about mini). If not, you'll want to flash to
standard.
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