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This will not work, since the main router will just forward it to the WAN internet because it's not really aware of the client router's subnet the devices attached to the wrt54g. On my D-Link DI there is no way to teach the router that it has a client router with its own separate subnet, which all datagrams addressed to So to enable computers attached to the main router to connect to computers attached to the client router, I have to add a rouing table entry to each of the computers on the main subnet.
For example, in my case the main router DI is The wrt54g is Also the wrt54g gets a dynamic IP from the DI which is So I can always access the wrt54g using this address e. PC-1 , assuming remote administration is enabled on the wrt54g, like I suggested in the steps above.
If your main router is also a wrt54g, you could try adding this entry on the main router, and it should then route request to connect to the client subnet correctly, for all its attached PCs. VirtualLarry No Lifer. Aug 25, 52, 7, Sorry, I replied to the other thread, without seeing this one first. Last I knew this wasn't currently possible, but was being worked on.
The D-Link is one of them. Has this changed? WEP is easily crackable. Why not use "Router" mode, and set up the subnets and routes? It's really cool that you got that all working, I admit. In fact the main router d-link di in my case treats the client router as just another wireless client with an address on it network usually assigned via dhcp. The client router wrt54g translates between that address and the computer attached to it on its own client network this is NAT, you know.
So using this NAT, the wireless link between the main router and the client router is shared by all the PCs attached to the client router. As I said, the main router does not know or care about this, just like your ISP doesn't know how many computers share the address it assigns to your home. I'm not sure what router mode does, maybe it doesn't do NAT?
Theoretically, I guess it could be possible to set this up as a single network, that is the PCs attached to the main router and and PCs attached to the wrt54g to be in the same netwrok, and possibly even use only one DHCP server. In that case, the second router wrt54g will not have to perform NAT. But I'm not sure that there's any addvantage to doing it this way single network compared to my client network solution.
And it's not clear if this could actually be done using any available firmware. I do know that some people got WDS mode to work, but this requires two programmable routers like the wrt54g. My solution should work with any other router. Maybe other configurations could also work, but I think my solution works quite well. Nov 21, 19, 1, Thanks for the reply user Hope I got the caps right this time.
It will only see the MAC address of the Client WRT54G's wireless NIC, not the MACs of the machines connected to it via the wired ports, at least not without running in wireless bridge mode or WDS mode NAT obviously solves that problem, at the IP level, but that would prohibit running things like Windows' file-sharing over the wireless-to-wireless link between machines connected to the two wireless routers.
Something that I would want to do, if I could get it working. I wish WiFi just simply worked , like Fast Ethernet does and has for years. However, you wrote: So to enable computers attached to the main router to connect to computers attached to the client router, I have to add a rouing table entry to each of the computers on the main subnet.
Well, first of all NAT is enabled in the client network, since the machines in that network have a different network address the prefix then the network address of the main router. And second, it is working, as I can ping, ssh, sftp, VNC, http, and even use freeNX remote X-windows between the machines in the two networks in both directions.
I agree that normally it's not possible for outside packets to be directed to PCs behind a NAT router, but I guess it doesn't apply for this special "client" mode. I think that allows requests for the NATted addresses to be forwarded by the wrt54g to the PCs in its network without doing any translation. So to route a packet from the a computer e. PC-1 in the main network attached to the D-link di , to a computer e. PC-2 in the client network attached to the wrt , all I have to do is tell the PC-1 to send the packet to the wrt54g, using the wrt54g address on the main network.
My complete network setup is like this: Main network: PC-1 Originally posted by: VirtualLarry Thanks for the reply user Originally posted by: user Well, first of all NAT is enabled in the client network, since the machines in that network have a different network address the prefix then the network address of the main router. Originally posted by: user As you can see the wrt54g has an address on both networks thanks to NAT , but it forwards requests addressed directly to computers in its network without doing any translation.
Second, wrt54g is operating in a special "client mode" which is not AP mode - these are two different modes you can choose between with this firmware. Lastly, DHCP is completely optional - you could set up the same configuration by specyfing static addresses for each computer. Ok, now for the clear and simple explanation. The main router is the default gateway for all the devices attached to it, wether wired or wireless.
That means that any packet addressed outside the local network All the devices attached to the main router have addresses in this private local network, including the client router wrt54g - its address is Things work pretty much the same way in the client's router private network the wrt54g and its attached devices - all have addresses If the Software is software or firmware embedded in a Product, you must stop using the Product. All provisions of this Agreement except for Section 1 and the limited warranty in Section 12 the first paragraph will survive termination.
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The WET54G's square plastic case shows a subtle departure from the company's typical, rounded corporate look. About a quarter of the size of the typical access point, this small, light bridge fits easily into a bookcase or behind a computer, but it's good-looking enough to blend into most rooms. The bridge doesn't require special software on the connected equipment; it's treated like a wireless length of Ethernet cable.
The WET54G's exterior elements are straightforward. A recessed Reset button on the back panel returns the device to its default settings if problems arise. The removable antenna swivels degrees and at a variety of angles to fine-tune the signal.
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