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Re: [PLUG] wrt54g driving me nuts.
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Doug Crompton wrote:
I'm going to take these out of order...
> This is a WRT54G that is version 2 and the firmware is obviously
> old so it has been on the shelf for awhile. The problem is that
> now for some reason I cannot connect to it for admin setup except
> on the wireless port.
Since you are using stock firmware you can hold the reset button on
the back for 30 sec and it will reset to factory defaults which
should allow you to connect via wired ports, I usually use port 1.
Habit.
> Another example of something that should be easy turning into a
> waste of time.
> I kinda have wanted to get a wrt54 series for firware
> experimentation - such as amateur radio long range
> experimentation.
I spent the weekend doing much the same. I wasted a bunch of time
trying to get OpenWRT set up on a WRT54G V1.1.
> I purchased a WRT54G because of it's upgrade capabilities but it
> seems I either have a bad unit or what I want to do cannot be
> done. At the moment I just need a connection from my exisitng
> wired network to wireless. I thought I could use the wrt54g in a
> dumb mode by just connecting one of it's LAN ports to my existing
> network and with possibly a little setup be on my way. Well it has
> not worked out that way. Is there anyone doing this?
There is, but I've not tried to set it up. The thing to remember is
that the WRT is a WAP54 with a switch added to it.
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