Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:21    Post subject: Re: Linksys WRT54GS in Repeater Bridge Mode Leadfingers wrote: The fact that I can't seem to login to the Extended Router makes me think I need to start over, eh? You think?¿¿ Repeater Bridge on a WRT54GS is really a straight forward setup using build 14929 (08/12/10). This is for broadcom Repeater Bridge only - Three things you must know before you start: 1. IP address of router or AP (access point) and its subnet mask you want to bridge with. Knowing the IP & subnet mask of what we want to bridge to tells us what IP we can use for our RB (repeater bridge) router. e.g. if you want to bridge to a router or an AP that has the IP of 192.168.1.4 subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 you can use any IP between 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254 except 192.168.1.4 because it is already in use... that should be easy enough to understand. It is generally advised to use an IP out of the main routers DHCP range. That way you know it is not being used ... but you can use any IP within the network's range as long as it's not currently being used by another device. As far as a network's IP range --- if you are connecting to anything that doesn't have a 255.255.255.0 subnet mask then google yourself a subnet calculator and put in its IP & subnet mask and you'll find its network range --- I ain't getting into all that here. 2. Wireless SSID and security password of the router or AP you want to connect to. It is ALWAYS best to use WPA2 with AES Algorithms. You should use WPA2 Personal with AES. If device you want to bridge to isn't using WPA2 AES you should change it so it does. 3. Wireless mode, e.g. B-G mixed, G-only, NG Mixed, N-only. It is best to match wireless modes but I have connected G-only mode to NG mixed mode routers. The WRT54GS should be set in G-Only and bridged to a G-Only or NG mixed device. I just installed 14929 mini on my WRT54GSv2 to do this so I won't leave out any steps. Must admit this looks lots different than the 27506 build I had on here -- I am going to Repeater Bridge to my main router and I know its IP is 192.168.15.26 /26 (subnet mask 255.255.255.192) The IP range of this particular network is 192.168.15.1 - 192.168.15.62 and I know for sure that nodes 60, 61, 62 are not being used. Use reset button (or thru GUI) to reset to dd-wrt defaults. You should have only the RB router connected to your computer by ethernet cable. You should set a static IP on your computer --- since we know dd-wrt defaults to 192.168.1.1 /24 (255.255.255.0) we can set computer to something like 192.168.1.8 Log into router at 192.168.1.1 & set username / password. Do the following (and nothing else) in order listed: Go to Setup/Basic Setup WAN Connection Type = disabled Router Name (optional) Local IP Address = from my info above I set the IP to 192.168.15.61 Subnet Mask = from my info above I set to 255.255.255.192 Gateway = IP of your main router with the WAN connection = 192.168.15.26 (I found it works best even if bridging to an AP within your network if you put in the IP of the actual gateway) Check box to assign WAN port to switch Check box to disable DHCP Server Uncheck Use DNSMasq for DHCP Uncheck Use DNSMasq for DNS Set your time zone Click 'Save' wait 10 seconds Click 'Apply Settings' ...In this build router should reboot. Give it plenty of time. I'll have to change static IP on computer to reconnect since I gave the router a 192.168.15.61 IP I'll set computer to 192.168.15.60 and log back in at 192.168.15.61 Go to Setup/Advanced Routing Change Operating Mode to 'Router' Set Dynamic Routing to 'LAN & WLAN' Click 'Save' wait 10 seconds Click 'Apply Settings' Go to Services/Services DNSMasq -- check box to Disable Click 'Save' wait 10 seconds Click 'Apply Settings' Go to Wireless/Basic Settings Wireless Mode = Repeater Bridge Wireless Network Mode = G-Only Wireless Network Name (SSID) = SSID of device you want to bridge to... must be exactly the same! Sensitivity Range (ACK Timing) = 0 Click 'Save' Go to Wireless/Wireless Security Security Mode = WPA2 Personal WPA Algorithms = AES WPA Shared Key = must match device you want to bridge with Click 'Save' wait 10 seconds Click 'Apply Settings' Go to Staus/Wireless You should see at the bottom under Wireless Nodes / Access point the signal quality of device you are bridged to. If you don't then you MADE a mistake somewhere. If you have signal quality showing 20% or better then that will work .. mine is showing 100 but I ain't too far away. You can now set computer back to DHCP and it will get an IP from the main router. So now you are bridged, yay! Go to Wireless/Basic Settings Under Vitual interfaces click 'ADD' Wireless Network Name (SSID) = name whatever you want .... it really should be different than physical wireless interface SSID Click 'Save' Go to Wireless/Wireless Security set Virtual Interfaces wl0.1 security exactly same as Physical Interface wl0 Click 'Save' wait 10 seconds Click 'Apply Settings' Now get your wireless computer or phone and connect to your new wireless bridge. If all is good you can now take it off somewheres by itself and plug it in and have a good wireless AP. You can tweek the advance wireless settings to suit yourself also disabling WMM Support in the advance wireless will help you. Wow, I forgot how good this old build really works. No hesitation at all. I put the password in my phone and it connected w/ an IP within two seconds. Connected to the atheros WNDR3700v4 in NG-mixed .... this connection beats heck out of them K3.x builds I've been playing with. Moved a few hundred MB around thru FTP on the phone without a bleep - Too bad these old builds don't show rate and bunch other goodies in the GUI... 'bout all I know EDIT: and just one more thing --- Before you start this configuration, or any for that matter, you should clear your browsers cache -- _________________