Two WRT54g's together

[JackBurton]

this will be for an office. security is important. does wep suck that bad?

thanks

Let me put it to you this way, it can now be cracked in under a minute. I wouldn't trust it for home use and DEFINITELY not for a business. If you want some serious wireless security on a budget, get one of these and install this on your XP machines. Next configure your AP and client to use WPA2 and you've got some pretty DAMN good security going there on a budget. If you don't want to go to WPA2, I'd AT LEAST implement WPA.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

my 54g dlink works with xbox's right out of the box.

 

[jbaggins]

Looks like i can't win either way. I had originally used an Airtel router that i bought at frys for 17 bucks in my network. It was cheap, and dinky but took WPA security. However, I was not pleased with the range.

I bought the wrt54G thinking i would get better quality, and my signal did improve, and i find it more reliable than the airtel, but since it doesnt use wpa, i guess the move resulted in less security.

I REALLY enjoy working with this wrt54g, i feel it is a solid router. This really sucks if i have to go and return this now and hookup a third router.

Man, isn't there any firmware or something that will get the wpa to work? I've gotten fond of this router.

Originally posted by: JackBurton

this will be for an office. security is important. does wep suck that bad?

thanks

Let me put it to you this way, it can now be cracked in under a minute. I wouldn't trust it for home use and DEFINITELY not for a business. If you want some serious wireless security on a budget, get one of these and install this on your XP machines. Next configure your AP and client to use WPA2 and you've got some pretty DAMN good security going there on a budget. If you don't want to go to WPA2, I'd AT LEAST implement WPA.

 

[skyking]

I'm hoping they'll get the WPA thing going soon.
For my usage, WEP or nothing is fine. I am so far out in the sticks, someone hanging around within leeching rage will get shot by one of the neighbors

 

[JackBurton]

I bought the wrt54G thinking i would get better quality, and my signal did improve, and i find it more reliable than the airtel, but since it doesnt use wpa, i guess the move resulted in less security.

I REALLY enjoy working with this wrt54g, i feel it is a solid router. This really sucks if i have to go and return this now and hookup a third router.

Man, isn't there any firmware or something that will get the wpa to work? I've gotten fond of this router.

Let me be clear. The WRT54G does support WPA, it's just doesn't support it if you set it up as a wireless repeater.

Cable/DSL modem===>WRT54G===>WRT54G===>Wireless Client
(No WPA support with this configuration)

But the WRT54G does support WPA using it by itself.

 

[jbaggins]

I see. Hmm, wonder if there is a way around this. JackBurton, do you think i can buy ONE linksys router that supports wpa, and combine it with a wrt54g used as an access point, and THEN will wpa work? i'm on a budget and these wrt54g's are fairly economical.

Or, what if I was to use the WRT54G as my main router, and then my cheapie Airtel router as an access point?

Originally posted by: JackBurton

I bought the wrt54G thinking i would get better quality, and my signal did improve, and i find it more reliable than the airtel, but since it doesnt use wpa, i guess the move resulted in less security.

I REALLY enjoy working with this wrt54g, i feel it is a solid router. This really sucks if i have to go and return this now and hookup a third router.

Man, isn't there any firmware or something that will get the wpa to work? I've gotten fond of this router.

Let me be clear. The WRT54G does support WPA, it's just doesn't support it if you set it up as a wireless repeater.

Cable/DSL modem===>WRT54G===>WRT54G===>Wireless Client
(No WPA support with this configuration)

But the WRT54G does support WPA using it by itself.

 

[JackBurton]

I see. Hmm, wonder if there is a way around this. JackBurton, do you think i can buy ONE linksys router that supports wpa, and combine it with a wrt54g used as an access point, and THEN will wpa work? i'm on a budget and these wrt54g's are fairly economical.

Or, what if I was to use the WRT54G as my main router, and then my cheapie Airtel router as an access point?

If you need two AP to cover a large area, I do this instead of repeatign a wireless signal:

Cable/DSL=>WRT54G (w/ DHCP enabled)<----(wired network)---->WRT54G (w/ DHCP disabled)

In this diagram, both APs (WRT54G) work independantly (I'd set one to channel 1 and the other to channel 11) and will both support WPA. The only downside to this, is that you'll have to run cable from one Linksys router to the other. But, you'll have great coverage. You can set up your wireless clients to connect to either AP. They will then be able to connect to the AP with the strongest signal.