Asus WL500G Deluxe Router

[James Kramer]

John,

That is great news.  I think that OpenWrt setup defaults as a bridge.
Did you use the default setup?

Jay

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:11 PM, John Boland <jj.boland-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> openwrt is the greatest thing since sliced bread!
>
> tigerdirect was selling refurb'd linksys routers last summer for $30.
> i picked one up to use for just this purpose.
> i installed openwrt and configured it to run in bridge mode.
> it connected without a problem to my netgear router.
> i used this setup during the summer up in maine.  so, it wasn't just on my
> home gear that i have control over.
> i had to flash the router twice to load openwrt and then configure it, total
> time 20 minutes. i timed it.
> i then had 4 lan connections on the linksys router that bridged wirelessly.
> i even had dhcp from the netgear router.  openwrt has a ton of options and
> configuration settings.
> to the netgear router (or any other that you connect to), the openwrt
> linksys router looks like a regular pc client.
>
> HTH
>
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 3:42 PM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> So, I gather that the OpenWrt in client mode does not act like the
>> wireless setup on my note book where I just scan for local networks
>> and hit the connect button and then add the user id and password?
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Bill Horne <ehorne-zY4eFNvK5D9If6P1QZMOBw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> > James Kramer wrote:
>> >> Is is possible to use an Asus wl-500 G Deluxe router to connect to my
>> >> neighbors wireless router, similar to the way my notebook connects to
>> >> it?  I want to connect my main computer to my neighbors wireless
>> >> network, however I do not have a wireless eithernet card.  I do have
>> >> an old Asus router that support Bridge connections, etc.  It seems
>> >> like I should be able to use it to connect to the access point.  I
>> >> would appreciate any suggestions.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Most manufacturer's limit "Bridge" and "Client" modes to their own
>> > products, so you may need a device
>> > made by the same company as the one your neighbor uses.
>> >
>> > If the Asus has a "client" mode and will work with non-Asus equipment,
>> > it'll probably need the
>> > MAC address for your neighbor's Access Point.
>> >
>> > HTH.
>> >
>> > Bill
>> >
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