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Wirelessly bridging Netopia 2247 and/or Belkin F5D7633 and/or Linksys WRT54GS

  • 02-07-2010 11:04PM
    #1
    rash0001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 291 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Is it possible to wirelessly bridge two of the above three routers? I basically want to use either the Netopia 2247 or Belkin F5D7633 as a modem router to connect to the internet via DSL, I will have that connected to a Desktop PC downstairs and I have another 2 desktop PCs in a single room upstairs so I want to use another router upstairs and I don't want to use any cables between down and up.

    Both the Netopia and Belkin have a bridging option but I couldn't get it to work. The Netopia only has an enable/disable bridging option.

    I once bridged the non-wireless eircom modem with the WRT54GS but that was with a cable...


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,614 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    rash0001 wrote: »
    Hi,

    Is it possible to wirelessly bridge two of the above three routers? I basically want to use either the Netopia 2247 or Belkin F5D7633 as a modem router to connect to the internet via DSL, I will have that connected to a Desktop PC downstairs and I have another 2 desktop PCs in a single room upstairs so I want to use another router upstairs and I don't want to use any cables between down and up.

    Both the Netopia and Belkin have a bridging option but I couldn't get it to work. The Netopia only has an enable/disable bridging option.

    I once bridged the non-wireless eircom modem with the WRT54GS but that was with a cable...

    Install DD-WRT or OpenWRT (and almost certainly other firmwares) and you can use the WRT54GS to client bridge or use WDS to connect to any other wifi router.


  • #3
    rash0001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 291 ✭✭rash0001


    Spear wrote: »
    Install DD-WRT or OpenWRT (and almost certainly other firmwares) and you can use the WRT54GS to client bridge or use WDS to connect to any other wifi router.

    Is there any other way? The WRT54GS is Version 5 and it looks difficult and risky. So I want to know if I can do it without having to change the firmware.


  • #4
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,614 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    rash0001 wrote: »
    Is there any other way? The WRT54GS is Version 5 and it looks difficult and risky. So I want to know if I can do it without having to change the firmware.

    The WRT54GS v5 should support WDS under the plain firmware, but the other routers may not.


  • #5
    rash0001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 291 ✭✭rash0001


    Spear wrote: »
    The WRT54GS v5 should support WDS under the plain firmware, but the other routers may not.

    Can you give me a general overview of what need to be done to set up WDS on any router which supports it?


  • #6
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,614 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    rash0001 wrote: »
    Can you give me a general overview of what need to be done to set up WDS on any router which supports it?

    There's a guide here

    http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47118

    But it's much simpler with something like DDWRT:

    Set_WDS_Fon.JPG


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