Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:22 Post subject: I need help with my DD WRT Control Panel Settings!!!!
Okay here is the story. I am very new to DDWRT as I recently got the DDWRT firmware installed on my linksys router. I need it to do two things, and i don't have a clue what to put for the settings. My main computer router is upstairs, and my new DDWRT router is downstairs. The signal isn't that great, so I would like to boost the signal by making it a repeater. Also downstairs, is my Xbox. I would also like to make the router be able to connect to xbox live by plugging in a ethernet cable into one of the ports. If one of you smart people could help me, that would be great!
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:29 Post subject:
I assume you need to connect the 2 routers as wireless....if you can run a cable things will be much faster...but...if you can't.....
Check the wiki for WLAN_Repeater. This will set up one unit as a repeater to talk to the other.
Just keep in mind that you get only half the bandwidth when using repeater mode....so the max you would really get is 27Mbit as opposed to 54Mbit (It will display that you are connected 54Mbit...but don't be fooled.)
You would just plug your XBox into a LAN port of the repeater and it would repeat the signal to the main router.
Any questions...just ask.
redhawk _________________ The only stupid question....is the unasked one.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 14:22 Post subject:
you can also read on the sticky topic about client bridge mode
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 22:34 Post subject: Success!
Success!!! I have gotten it to repeat my wireless signal. I am very pleased with DD WRT. I still have one more question though. Do I still need to keep an Ethernet cord connected to the computer for my repeater to work? Or can I unplug it, move my router to my xbox, and plug an Ethernet cord into that? Will it still repeat my wireless signal? Thanks!
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 11564 Location: Wherever the wind blows- North America
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 13:01 Post subject:
No computer necessary....move the unit plug in the Xbox.
Did you set it up as a repeater or a client bridge?
Ether way...you can talk to it from your main router. On the Administration panel set it up for Web GUI management and leave the default port at 8080 (or anything you will remember)
Then from the main AP unit....you can get to the repeater using the IP that the main AP give to the repeater plus the port number....exa....192.168.1.101:8080 if 192.168.1.101 is the address the main AP gave the repeater.
This way you can administrate the repeater remotely....if you set it up as a client bridge...no need to set up the web GUI management and you can talk to it using the same method above except omit the port number....use just the IP address.
redhawk _________________ The only stupid question....is the unasked one.
