Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 18:33 Post subject: WRT54G V2.- PROBLEMS and Questions
I have a Linksys WRT54G V 2.0
I am trying to extend my wireless network as a repeater.I went on both youtube for help installing DD-wrt as well as on here. I followed the Peacock statement to the best of my ability.I choose Repeater Bridge wireless mode( since repeater doesnt work) I use WPA2 personal key to go with my primary router( Asus rt-ns66u)
I disabled the firewall
I gave the router/repeater a new SSID
I have the connection type+DCHP disabled
I gave it a new LAN IP address
I choose Router or Gateway in the operating mode
I have tried several different DD-wrt builds including a brainslayer one that is supposed to be stable . as well as both micro and mini build
With any of them IT works amazing- when its working Great range and my streaming video buffers fast! Even better range than my Asus repeater( RT-66u)
But when I try to watch some streaming video on it. such as Netflix, within 5-20 minutes the Wifi signal coming from this router just totally disappears...then it comes back on a minute. I have to either reset it( which gives me another 20 minutes) or it may reset itself.Still its very annoying.
Could this be a router problem ?Not enough Ram? Could this model be have issues anyway? bad capacitors? or could I be doing something wrong in th DD-WRT settings.
I looked everywhere for answers and theres very little info on my router( v2)
Also if it is the router, can anyone find me a cheap one under 20 bucks or so( on amazon marketplace) that is very stable using DD-wrt and it can be used for streaming video without resetting like this does?
is DIR-665 stable without any connection issues as a repeater with DD-WRT?
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:35 Post subject: Re: WRT54G V2.- PROBLEMS and Questions
imajakov wrote:
I have a Linksys WRT54G V 2.0
I am trying to extend my wireless network as a repeater.I went on both youtube for help installing DD-wrt as well as on here. I followed the Peacock statement to the best of my ability.I choose Repeater Bridge wireless mode( since repeater doesnt work) I use WPA2 personal key to go with my primary router( Asus rt-ns66u)
I disabled the firewall
I gave the router/repeater a new SSID
I have the connection type+DCHP disabled
I gave it a new LAN IP address
I choose Router or Gateway in the operating mode
I have tried several different DD-wrt builds including a brainslayer one that is supposed to be stable . as well as both micro and mini build
With any of them IT works amazing- when its working Great range and my streaming video buffers fast! Even better range than my Asus repeater( RT-66u)
But when I try to watch some streaming video on it. such as Netflix, within 5-20 minutes the Wifi signal coming from this router just totally disappears...then it comes back on a minute. I have to either reset it( which gives me another 20 minutes) or it may reset itself.Still its very annoying.
Could this be a router problem ?Not enough Ram? Could this model be have issues anyway? bad capacitors? or could I be doing something wrong in th DD-WRT settings.
I looked everywhere for answers and theres very little info on my router( v2)
Also if it is the router, can anyone find me a cheap one under 20 bucks or so( on amazon marketplace) that is very stable using DD-wrt and it can be used for streaming video without resetting like this does?
is DIR-665 stable without any connection issues as a repeater with DD-WRT?
You don't say what FW build you are running on the V2 unit...but build 14929 std definitely has Repeater mode working...and I never saw any issues with wifi dropping every 20 minutes on that build.
If it truly is the router causing it...then unfortunately you will need to upgrade to a newer router. That old V2 is getting to be 10-12+ years old now. It could also be congestion controll issues...try another TCP congestion control scheme.
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 14:31 Post subject: r14929 build for wrt 54G v2 ?
When you say try 14929 std build, I can only find :-
Downloads › others › eko › BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2 › 2010 › 08-12-10-r14929 for wrt54g2v11-firmware.bin but is this compatible with my wrt 54G ver.2 ?
My wrt 54GS RB is a bit flaky with v24_mini so will test RB on a 54G.[/i]
std - build 9517M Eko