Wireless Ethernet Bridge - Why no external access?

[rockplough]

Hello all. Rather than take up paragraphs explaining my problem, I made a drawing. The Zoom AP+4 is running in 'wireless client' mode, and it's DHCP server is disabled. The modem/router/DHCP server is a Linksys WAG200G. DHCP range is set to 192.168.1.100 upwards.

Zoom support are beyond useless, so I throw it to the AnandTech crowd. Any idea why I can't access any external IP from behind the Zoom AP+4?

Thanks in advance for any responses. 🙂

 

[tonyyy]

Are you getting the right DNS from your router?

 

[rockplough]

Yeah the DNS is correct. I can't access anything external at all, whether it be hostname or IP address. For example I can't ping my internet provider's DNS IP.

 

[her209]

Can you ping 192.168.1.1?

EDIT: Never mind. Just saw that it can.

 

[her209]

BTW, I have a similar setup with a Linksys WRT54G running stock firmware and a Linksys WRT54GL running DD-WRT in client bridge mode.

 

[bobdole369]

The Zoom AP+4 is running in 'wireless client' mode

Yes, but is it capable of doing the layer 2 stuff (MAC addresses)?

Often wireless "bridge" devices will only pass a single MAC through (the MAC of the device connected to its port.) FOr instance - the 3com workgroup - wireless bridge can handle up to 16 MAC addresses. Another version of the same type of device, only 1.

 

[bobdole369]

Hmmm so can you use 192.168.1.10 and ping 192.168.1.101?

 

[JackMDS]

I would suspect the Zoom thingie (I do not like the call them Wireless Router) is the problem.

This cost $30 and it works when used with DD-WRT.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-026-_-Product

Do you reallly thing that ISPs give Routers from the goodness of their Heart?

After all if this time people do not get it The Modem/Router combos exists for one purpose. To reduce costly Support call to ISPs concerning authentication and keeping the connection alive.

Thus these units are "cheappos" that Do Not provide any thing but rock bottom communication.

 

[rockplough]

None of the hardware came from my ISP. Anyway, I was sure it was set up right. Lo and behold when I got home last night it was all working quite happily. Thanks all for your replies though.