Impossible to use a Linksys WRT54G as a Wireless Repeater with a Motorola NVG589?
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So here's the setup:
Upstairs - AT&T Motorola NVG589 (which I believe is a combination modem+router) and whatever other AT&T stuff is necessary for cable TV (irrelevant)
Downstairs - A desktop that is wired to the Linksys (that has no internet connection) there is no coaxial port in the basement, therefore no modem/router can be set up downstairs, and there is no way to directly connect the two routers (way too far away).
The primary goal is to allow the desktop to connect to the internet. My first assumption was to set up the Linksys as a repeater, then I could not only hook up the desktop and get internet, but also, the WiFi signal from upstairs was pretty meh for other devices, and this would improve on that as well. Win-Win.
Now here's the problem:
I've been googling for the past few hours, and there doesn't seem to be a way to do this with these two routers. It's apparently pretty easy to set up this sort of repeater/access point situation with two linksys routers, but when it comes to this motorola and this linksys, nothing helpful/appropriate comes up. I get a lot of solutions for doing this sort of thing with the linksys hardwired to the motorola, but that's definitely not what I want.
So, please, is there any way to accomplish this? Or is there a different/better way to get internet access to the desktop?
You'll need to install DD WRT for this, [URL="http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge"]but I believe this is what you want[/URL], yes?
[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;49341300]You'll need to install DD WRT for this, [URL="http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge"]but I believe this is what you want[/URL], yes?[/QUOTE]
Yes! This looks exactly like what I'm trying to set up. When I was googling and things regarding dd-wrt popped up, they were very old and talked of this as a beta feature so I wasnt sure if it would've worked. Time to start on this. Thank you!
So this is the first chance I've had to sit down and start working on all of this, and in the garage (hooked up to a TV that's been moved) I found an at&t U-verse Wireless TV Receiver. If you're unfamiliar with it (like I was when I found it), it's a cable box that, instead of needing to be hooked up directly to a modem/coax port in the wall, it can wirelessly connect to the modem/main cable box, and then hook up to a TV and voila, you've got wireless cable TV.
Now, there's an internet port on the back of the receiver, and lo and behold, if you plug in an ethernet cable and hook it up to a computer, you get internet access! So this can solve my desktop issue, but not the poor wireless signal for all my other devices. Logically, and with a little bit of tweaking, couldn't I connect a router to the wireless receiver and make that work? I've tried it, but simply plugging in the ethernet cable doesn't work. I'm assuming I'd have to mess with some settings on the router, but I just don't know what.
Should I make a new thread for this?
[editline]18th December 2015[/editline]
This is what the receiver is. I dunno if it'll help at all.
[url]http://www.att.com/Common/about_us/pdf/uverse_wireless_receiver.pdf[/url]
Turn the DHCP server off. If that doesn't work, try plugging it into the LAN 1 port. You may want to try with DD WRT installed.
Also, IIRC, WRT54G was the first router to run DD-WRT circa ~2005, hence why any talks about it would be old. DD-WRT itself has up to date beta versions, however.
By the way, what hardware revision is your WRT54G?
I'll try your suggestions in a second. And it appears to be v5.
[editline]19th December 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;49348041]Turn the DHCP server off. If that doesn't work, try plugging it into the LAN 1 port. You may want to try with DD WRT installed.
Also, IIRC, WRT54G was the first router to run DD-WRT circa ~2005, hence why any talks about it would be old. DD-WRT itself has up to date beta versions, however.
By the way, what hardware revision is your WRT54G?[/QUOTE]
Holy shit. I don't know why, but turning the DHCP server off and plugging it into the LAN 1 port worked.
You are amazing, and I don't understand why this works (if you can explain that'd be neat, but I can live without it).
Now, the wifi works this way, does that mean I'll be able to hook up my desktop as well, and it'll still work?
Also, what's your Steam wishlist, I seriously feel obligated to get you something
That's the basic setup for a wired repeater. You turn DHCP off because that's already being handled by the main router. Not quite sure why some (but not all) repeater setups require the LAN 1 port, though.
You should be able to hook up your desktop as well. No worries about the Steam wishlist m8, enjoy your extended WiFi :v:
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