How do I configure a Linksys WRT54G wireless router to work as an access point?

[miston]

I bought a Linksys WRT54G to work as an access point (at least for now). Basically I bought it to use as an access point in a hotel room that has highspeed interent but not wireless.

Right now its connected to my network at home via a hub. I am able to access the Linksys web based configuration menu (wirelessly), but I am not able to access the internet.

What do I need to do?

thanks

 

[skyking]

Disable dhcp.
Assign it a local address that would work with your other router. if the other router is at 192.168.1.1, for example, make the local address on the wrt54g 192.168.1.2 Make sure you are not stealing another computer's IP though.
Once you do that, you may lose connectivity to the wrt54g, if it was originally on another class C. No worries.
hook a cable from one of the regular ports on the wrt54g to one of the regular ports on the other router. Never use the WAN port on the wrt54g for anything. If either device lists auto mdi/mdi-x in the features, you can use a straight patch cord to do this connection.
If not, you'll need a crossover cable.
Do a release/renew of your network connection. Now you should have an address from your wired router, and the wrt54g is just a fancy switch with wireless capabilities. you can still log into it t the local address you assigned.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: skyking
Disable dhcp.
Assign it a local address that would work with your other router. if the other router is at 192.168.1.1, for example, make the local address on the wrt54g 192.168.1.2 Make sure you are not stealing another computer's IP though.
Once you do that, you may lose connectivity to the wrt54g, if it was originally on another class C. No worries.
hook a cable from one of the regular ports on the wrt54g to one of the regular ports on the other router. Never use the WAN port on the wrt54g for anything. If either device lists auto mdi/mdi-x in the features, you can use a straight patch cord to do this connection.
If not, you'll need a crossover cable.
Do a release/renew of your network connection. Now you should have an address from your wired router, and the wrt54g is just a fancy switch with wireless capabilities. you can still log into it t the local address you assigned.

Exactly. I did these exact steps on a WRT54G 2 hours ago.

 

[abc]

in a scenario where you got

broadbandmodem to wrt54g to PC


if you connect another router into the wrt54g


how do you find out what IP the additional router was assigned

so that you can use your PC to browse into it?


If there's no way, then the wrt54g would have to be taken offline,

the new router connected in place of the wrt54g:

broadbandmodem to newrouter to PC


and then you browse into it and disable DHCP, assign it an IP like 192.168.1.2

then reconnect the wrt54g as before...


and proceed?

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: abc
in a scenario where you got

broadbandmodem to wrt54g to PC


if you connect another router into the wrt54g


how do you find out what IP the additional router was assigned

so that you can use your PC to browse into it?[/g]

Unplug one computer from the current Router and plug it to the second Router (make sure that the computer is configured to obtain IP auto) once you have a connetion change the IP to be of the range of the first Router.

Link to: Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

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