Making wireless bridge on wired network

[benwood]

I have a wired network with a wired Linksys BEFSR41 router which handles PPPOE for my DSL account and acts as a DHCP server. I want to add a wireless bridge to this setup so I that can use a older media player that only supports wired Ethernet. I also have two D-Link DIR-601 rev A1 wireless routers to serve as bridges.

I flashed one of the DIR-601s with DD-WRT version "DIR-601 A1 Firmware - Webflash image for first installation dir601a1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin 2013-04-22". I then used the instructions here "http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Bridge" to setup the DD-WRT flashed DIR-601 as a client bridge. The DD-WRT flashed DIR-601 is the one into which I will plug the media player. The other DIR-601 will be connected by Ethernet cable to the wired network uses the factory firmware which the Client Bridged Wiki seems to indicate is Ok. Anyone know how to set this up?

 

[JackMDS]

Wireless Client connects to Regular Wireless.

Connect one D-link to the Linksys configured as an Access Point.

Like this - Using Access Points or Wireless Cable/DSL Routers as a Switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

Then configure the Wireless Client to connect to the Access Point like this.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Bridged

 

[benwood]

Wireless Client connects to Regular Wireless.

Connect one D-link to the Linksys configured as an Access Point.

Like this - Using Access Points or Wireless Cable/DSL Routers as a Switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

Then configure the Wireless Client to connect to the Access Point like this.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Bridged

My Linksys BEFSR41 is a wired router and thus can't be configured as a access point. The Linksys is wired to a D-Link DIR-601 rev A1 wireless router running stock D-Link 1.02 firmware. That in turn is supposed to connect wirelessly to another DIR-601 wireless router running DD-WRT. But I can't ping the DD-WRT equipped DIR-601 wireless router.

My Linksys wired router handles DHCP and PPPoE duties and acts as a gateway. The Linksys has a IP of 192.168.1.1. The DIR-601 wired to the Linksys with the stock firmware has a 192.168.1.250 IP and the DIR-601 equipped with DD-WRT that's suppoded to connect wirelessly and act as a bridge has a IP of 192.168.1.253.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Some troubleshooting is required:

1. Set a manual IP on a laptop or desktop, and plug directly into the Client Bridge, can you access 192.168.1.253 now?

2. Was a 30-30-30 reset applied to the DDWRT router before or after the flash TO DDWRT?

3. If you plug a workstation into the client bridge, does it get a DHCP address?

Jack is correct: Dlink with stock firmware == router as WAP config
Dlink with DDWRT, client bridge config.