Anyone reconfigured Belkin Wireless Access Point to work as wireless bridge ?

[Kwad Guy]

According to this link, the Belkin FD6130 wireless access point can be configured to work as a wireless bridge (connect standard ethernetable device, e.g. ReplayTV or Xbox, to wireless network). The trick is that you have to use a utility written by ATMEL to control your access point, not the utility that Belkin supplies. That's not too tough; the utility can be found through a link on that page linked above, as can updated ATMEL supplied firmware.

My question: Has anyone actually done this with the Belkin? Does it work?

Kwad

 

[Mday]

i think you're better off doing a search in google yourself with this specific query.

 

[Kwad Guy]

Already did the Google search. Much faster than posting a question here. That's how I found the link I included with my original posting. HOWEVER, I didn't find anyone who actually said that they'd done the hack on their Belkin and had it work as a bridge. So that was my question. Pretty simple. Could be answered by someone here who'd done it successfully, if anyone has, in about 2 seconds. I'm not asking HOW to do it. That's the hard part and I've already done my homework. I'm asking for corroboration that it works. The easy question with the easy answer.

Kwad

 

[JackMDS]

1. To connect to a Game box you need the Access Point to work as a Client, NOT a Bridge.

2. The link you found is about Hacking the AP to transmit more power, not changing mode.

 

[Quickfingerz]

Cool!!

1. Downloaded the program
2. Installed the Software
3. Followed Directions
4. Set my Belkin Access Point to 100mW


RANGE HAS INCREASED A LOT

 

[Quickfingerz]

 

[Quickfingerz]

I have two of these wireless access points and Yes It works as a bridge. REALLY great range too!

 

[loup garou]

WOW! I found this thread while searching for some other info, and just did the hack on my Belkin...man, the range has really increased! I now get coverage on the street from the AP in my 5th floor apt. I can go to the deli downstairs and have wireless access. This may be too much range though...time to enable WEP in addition to the already enabled MAC authentication.

 

[Kwad Guy]

So you need TWO of them to work as a bridge? That is, one configured as a bridge won't talk to your standard wireless router, right? (I tried that and got nowhere...)

Kwad

 

[ktwebb]

Terminology is a little cloudy. Bridging, in the 802.11b vernacular, is done by two or more devices in a point to point, or point to multipoint setup. One parent bridge and one or many child bridges that all go through it. A workgroup bridge, called client mode or ethernet bridge in the SOHO community, associates to an AP it the native AP mode. Works very similar to a pc card in a laptop except it has a LAN port to connect a PC or hub/switch. Bridging=bridges only. Workgroup bridging=AP in a normal infrastructure setup and workgroup bridges as clients alongside any PC's/Laptops with client cards you might be running.