making a wrt54gs an AP with a netgear router

[stirfryguy]

ok this is the deal...my host router (router connected to the net thats spreading wireless all over) is a netgear 814 and that is down in the family room hooked up to the main computer. 3 desktops and 4 laptops are connected to it.

i wanted to make the upstairs more wireless friendly so i went out and bought a linksys wrt54gs v4. everyother wrt54g router was v5 which would bre no good.

so i wanted to make the 54gs into an AP..but reading around in the howto, tofu, hyperWRT dd-wrt etc

now my problem is, almost every firmware is most reliable with a wrt54g and another linksys router.

which firmware would be best?

 

[JackMDS]

Welcome to AnandTech Network Forum.

The page linked below would show you a comparison of what each one of the major 3rd party firmware can or can not do.

The first on the Table is HyperWRT, it is the easiest to deal with and it is based on the original Linksys firmware.

If what you would like to do is included in (HyperWRT + Tibor), I would recommend it as a first choice.

Otherwise choose another one that can do what you need to do.

If you do not understand some of the terms ask specifically and some one here would be glad to answer.

http://www.linksysinfo.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=31

What do I use it for?

1. Boosting the Power Output of the Wireless to 65mW.

2. Using IP reservation within the DHCP range.

3. Qos

4. Some time configure to WDS.

This might help in using the Wireless Router as an Access Point, Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

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