Who can help me get a Client Bridge Working WRT54G, DD-WRT

Lord Banshee

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Sep 8, 2004
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Who can help me get a Client Bridge Working with a WRT54G using DD-WRT v23

My main router (that has the internet connection) is a belkin 125 wireless G.

I have tired every single how-to i found on the internet and i can not get it working at all. To me it seems that the WRT54G can not or will not connect to the belkin after everything is done and said.

for example i have tired these (but also some others online)
http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?title=Wireless_Bridge
http://forum.bsr-clan.de/viewtopic.php?t=1750&highlight=bridge#11522

Anybody willing to help me out it would be great.

this is how i want it to work

legend:
-> = wired
** = wireless
... = same as above or below

......................... -> laptop1
internet -> Belkin ** WRT54G ** computer1
........................................... -> computer2

anyhelp?
 

skyking

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Nov 21, 2001
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In the basic setup, set the WAN port as disabled, set a static IP for the LAN, and set the gateway and dns as the IP of the belkin. turn off DHCP server, and save those settings.
In the wireless tab, set the mode as client, and put in the same SSID as the belkin.
Save that setting.
go to the status tab.
click on the wireless sub-tab.
click on survey.
a different window will open up.
You'll see the belkin in there, with signal strength, MAC address, etc.
there is a button next to it on the right, "join".
click that. confirm, and it will take you back to the basic wireless settings, and you save that again too.
That should do it:)
 

Lord Banshee

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That did not work either, also casue my Cisco button/LED to light up amber.
my main router the belkin IP is 192.168.1.1, SSID = Banshee

in my WRT
Setup/Basic Setup Tab
-Wireless Steup
---Internet Connection Type = Disabled
---STP = Disabled
-Network Setup
---Local IP Address = 192.168.1.2
---Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0
---Gateway = 192.168.1.1
---Local DNS = 192.168.1.1
-NetworkAddressServerSetting(DHCP)
---DHCP Type = DHCP Server
---DHCP Server = Disabled

Wireless/Basic Tab
-Wireless
---Wireless Mode = Client (also tired Client Bridge)
---Wireless Network Mode = Mixed
---Wireless Network Name (SSID) = Banshee


I am tring to get the wired Connection(WRT) to work first. If i set the computer to DHCP as you would think that the belkin will give it an IP it never finds one. If i set and IP manually it only connects to the WRT with no internet.

ALso right now i am not useing any security to get this to work but once it is working i am using mac filtering.

any more help?
Thanks