Asus WL500G Deluxe Router

[John Boland]

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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