Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:55 Post subject: AP mode only
I have a Linksys that I would like to use an Access Point only. my main router is an Asus. The Asus is obstructed by too many walls to get decent signal for my laptop so I’ve disabled the wireless on the Asus.
So my question is do I need to do anything to the main router (Asus) and what is the easiest & best way to configure the Linksys as an AP only. The Asus is using the 192.168.1.1 range so should I assigned an it another range such as 192.168.0.1 for the AP, or does it stay in the same scope? any other info that you feel would be helpful would be greatly appreciated
I'm actually hitting higher UL & DL speeds with my new laptop connecting to the AP than my wired desktop. It's only slightly beating the desktop but just the fact the wireless is edging out my desktop is pretty amazing to me.
I just got the laptop last month and there was something flaky with the TrendNET AP so I replaced it with the Linksys WRT300N (flashed with dd-wrt). The Linksys is just humming along nicely plus no more disconnects, the TrendNET is history!
I run some tests and i get the wifi performance 20Mb/s. The LAN port performance i get 25Mb/s.
No reason you shouldn't get >80 Mb/s on LAN with that. How are you testing, and what build you using? And at least overclock it to 250; no reason not to unless its operating in an engine compartment. _________________ #NAT/SFE/CTF: limited speed w/ DD#Repeater issues#DD-WRT info: FAQ, Builds, Types, Modes, Changes, Demo#
OPNsense x64 5050e ITX|DD: DIR-810L, 2*EA6900@1GHz, R6300v1, RT-N66U@663, WNDR4000@533, E1500@353,
WRT54G{Lv1.1,Sv6}@250|FreshTomato: F7D8302@532|OpenWRT: F9K1119v1, RT-ACRH13, R6220, WNDR3700v4
I think the problem here is a failure to explain what "the LAN port performance i get 25Mb/s" really means. That's pretty vague.
Agreed,
eibgrad wrote:
I was assuming wireless to internet vs. wired to internet.
after re-reading it, your assumption is (as always) probably right. My in-laws were running my GL (@250 MHz) last year as a NAT gateway router, and it could do at least 35 Mb/s on LAN, maybe even 50 (75 Mb service). Don't recall now since I changed their setup a couple times since then. Many beers ago... _________________ #NAT/SFE/CTF: limited speed w/ DD#Repeater issues#DD-WRT info: FAQ, Builds, Types, Modes, Changes, Demo#
OPNsense x64 5050e ITX|DD: DIR-810L, 2*EA6900@1GHz, R6300v1, RT-N66U@663, WNDR4000@533, E1500@353,
WRT54G{Lv1.1,Sv6}@250|FreshTomato: F7D8302@532|OpenWRT: F9K1119v1, RT-ACRH13, R6220, WNDR3700v4
i done more testing. With wrt54gl AP mode DD-WRT v24-sp2 (11/02/09) std (SVN revision 13064M VINT Eko)
I get the LAN-LAN performance between main-router LAN-port and my wrt54gl LAN-port above 80Mb/s. This is OK.
My problem is wrt54gl LAN-port performance to main-routerLAN-port->internet-gateway-modem, that is 25Mb/s. The same as it would be processed from wrt54gl CPU. This i don get?
My problem is wrt54gl LAN-port performance to main-routerLAN-port->internet-gateway-modem, that is 25Mb/s. The same as it would be processed from wrt54gl CPU. This i don get?
is there a an build for wrt54g v3.1 or tp-wr740n v4.23 with the hw nat
Not in DD; but accelerated NAT (there is no h/w involved regardless) is in both OEM and Tomato-based firmware. However, it only applies when NAT is used, which means not in AP mode, as the firewall (which does NAT) is disabled.
plavko61 wrote:
or a OEM firmware that can do AP MODE?
AP mode can be setup even when there isn't an option for it. It simply means disabling DHCP, firewall, and WAN (and optionally setting the port to LAN mode); then setting a static IP with the Gateway and DNS addresses pointing (set) to your gateway IP (e.g. 192.168.1.1). _________________ #NAT/SFE/CTF: limited speed w/ DD#Repeater issues#DD-WRT info: FAQ, Builds, Types, Modes, Changes, Demo#
OPNsense x64 5050e ITX|DD: DIR-810L, 2*EA6900@1GHz, R6300v1, RT-N66U@663, WNDR4000@533, E1500@353,
WRT54G{Lv1.1,Sv6}@250|FreshTomato: F7D8302@532|OpenWRT: F9K1119v1, RT-ACRH13, R6220, WNDR3700v4
