Xpirate
05-01-2011, 04:16 PM
I discovered something good for my old router: www.dd-wrt.com (http://www.dd-wrt.com)
I was able to convert my old WRT54G Linksys router into a wireless client bridge with the software from dd-wrt. The original firmware of the router will not work as a wireless bridge. All it will do is broadcast a wireless signal for your laptops.
I upgraded to Uverse and it provides the wireless router, which makes my old one just another piece of unneeded equipment. I was going to hook it up to an unused PC running Linux for wardrivers to connect to and get frustrated with the lack of internet connection. Then I found that dd-wrt will allow this router to extend my Uverse modem.
One of the things I had to do that was not in the on-line instructions is change the IP address of the router. The Uverse router had a range of 192.168.1.6X to 192.168.1.24X. I put (X) because I don't remember the exact numbers. The Linksys router defaulted its IP to 192.168.1.1, so I had to change it to 192.168.1.200.
It's pretty cool. Now I have a little router that I can put anywhere in the house and have four ethernet ports with full internet access.
I was able to convert my old WRT54G Linksys router into a wireless client bridge with the software from dd-wrt. The original firmware of the router will not work as a wireless bridge. All it will do is broadcast a wireless signal for your laptops.
I upgraded to Uverse and it provides the wireless router, which makes my old one just another piece of unneeded equipment. I was going to hook it up to an unused PC running Linux for wardrivers to connect to and get frustrated with the lack of internet connection. Then I found that dd-wrt will allow this router to extend my Uverse modem.
One of the things I had to do that was not in the on-line instructions is change the IP address of the router. The Uverse router had a range of 192.168.1.6X to 192.168.1.24X. I put (X) because I don't remember the exact numbers. The Linksys router defaulted its IP to 192.168.1.1, so I had to change it to 192.168.1.200.
It's pretty cool. Now I have a little router that I can put anywhere in the house and have four ethernet ports with full internet access.