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Linksys DD-WRT WRT54G-TM network configuration as a WIFI repeater

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  • #1 9690829
    core2quad
    Level 15  
    Hello. I am trying to configure this router to connect to my original router wirelessly and pass the signal on wirelessly as well. I am able to connect both routers wirelessly together, but the signal is only transmitted over the cable. I can't set it up to send a signal wirelessly. Do you have any experience in this field?
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  • #2 9692037
    mbo
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    What operating mode have you set?

    There must be a reapater or WDS for clients to work wirelessly.
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  • #3 9693915
    core2quad
    Level 15  
    So far I was set to Client bridge. I also tried on the repeater but I do not know how to set it. I do not see any network as I set up the repeater to connect to it.

    EDIT:

    I was able to set the router as I wanted and it works brilliantly. Here is the tutorial I used:
    http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge

    I changed some data, e.g. ip routers according to my own needs and this is how it all looks the same:

    My primary router is a regular NETGEAR AP wrg614v6 with WPA Personal TKIP encryption.

    It's quite old but works fine. Thanks for your interest in my post.
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  • #4 9697745
    core2quad
    Level 15  
    I only have one problem. I have the second router, i.e. the repeater, set to 192.168.2.2 and when I set everything to a closed browser, I usually can't enter the router anymore. I have to hard reset him and set everything up from scratch. Why is this happening?
  • #5 9705192
    mbo
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    Set him an IP of the same class as Netgear has, just outside his DHCP scope.
  • #6 9742540
    core2quad
    Level 15  
    mbo wrote:
    Set him an IP of the same class as Netgear has, but outside the scope of his DHCP.


    And you could explain what IP means from the same class as netgear and beyond the scope of its DHCP because you wrote too generally. Will you give an example?

    Netgear has the standard
    192.168.1.1
    255.255.255.0
  • #7 10353584
    blazej_w
    Level 11  
    core2quad wrote:
    So far I was set to Client bridge. I also tried on the repeater but I do not know how to set it. I do not see any network as I set up the repeater to connect to it.

    EDIT:

    I was able to set the router as I wanted and it works brilliantly. Here is the tutorial I used:
    http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge

    I changed some data, e.g. ip routers according to my own needs and this is how it all looks the same:

    My primary router is a regular NETGEAR AP wrg614v6 with WPA Personal TKIP encryption.

    It's quite old but works fine. Thanks for your interest in my post.

    The problem in this configuration may appear with access to the DHCP server if we have two ddwrt in Repeater Bridge mode, for example:
    livebox via the cable connected to it wl-5460 via wifi to wrt-54gl (dd-wrt Repeater Bridge) and via wifi to wap54g (dd-wrt Repeater Bridge).
    At the end, as everything is properly configured, no device will get an ip address from the dhcp server which in my case is livebox.
    Static ip will flicker with no problem.
    I relied on the instructions from the dd-wrt wiki, but you also need to configure it.
    wrt54gl-> wirles-> Advanced Settings -> DTIM Interval here you need to enter a number, say 2-> click SAVE
    and the most important
    wrt54gl-> Administration-> Management-> Routing we do DISABLE
    Click on SAVE and APPLY SETTINGS. We do the same configuration on wap54g and everything should run smoothly.
    Maybe someone will need this info.
  • #8 11634129
    cough
    Level 9  
    And does anyone know how to make a working repeater, but that the computers connected to it take dhcp from it and not from the "main" router?

    The network looks like the edimax router, net goes from it, then wrt54gl and computers connect to it, everything works interent only that computers are assigned dhcp from edimax and all are visible there, but I want computers to receive dhcp from wrt54gl and dhcp in edimax assigned only ip linksysowi.
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  • #9 11802443
    frijerz
    Level 12  
    Hmm, I set up the WRT54G in a much simpler way and it works OK. At the beginning I set the WIRELESS / BASIC SETTINGS mode CLIENT (so that it is easy to check the connection via the cable) or immediately REPEATER (but not REPEATER BRIDGE). Then STATUS / WIRELESS / SITE SURVEY mark the selected network. I go back to BASIC in WIRELESS where I have already chosen Physical Interface, adds Virtual Interface, then in WIRELESS SECURITY gives the necessary settings and that's basically it. Oh, it's still worth changing the IP. When I set it to REPEATER BRIDGE, the Internet works, but then I can not get to the repater settings, neither via the cable nor via wifi. Inter I had to do a hard reset and change the settings again. Once I tried to change from ADVANCED WIRELESS SETTINGS Preamble to short, and TX Power to max, but I didn't notice any improvement, so now I go on these minimal settlements.

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around configuring a Linksys WRT54G-TM router with DD-WRT firmware to function as a wireless repeater. The user initially faced challenges in transmitting the signal wirelessly after successfully connecting the routers. Responses highlighted the importance of setting the correct operating mode, such as Repeater or Repeater Bridge, and ensuring the IP address of the repeater is within the same subnet as the primary router but outside its DHCP range. A tutorial from the DD-WRT wiki was referenced for successful configuration. Additional issues included difficulties accessing the repeater's settings after configuration changes, which required hard resets. Suggestions included adjusting DHCP settings and ensuring proper wireless settings for optimal performance.
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