Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 15:24 Post subject: fonera as Repeater and AP (Range Expander)
Hi everybody, here www.blogin.it/fonera4.php I put a script that transforms La Fonera (with it's original firmware) as a repeater and access point, functionality also known as Range Expander.
I hope it will be usefull for you, enjoy it and improve my script.
(sorry for my poor english)
That's very interesting reading to me. Do you know any resources describing repeater set up for openwrt? I can not find any well described repeater configuration.
Thank you. _________________ wrt54g v2.0 repeater - dd-wrt v24 Beta (03/23/07) std
still have concerns .
so there is no way to run Fonera as repeater by any frmware ? (execpting bash scripts like ponte2) _________________ there are 10 classes of people: who understand binary and who don't
Fon Router:
Wireless page set the mode to client... and the ssid to that of the main router... then click add virtual ssid and set that to anything you want.
Under wireless security have it mimic your main router for the physical device...
Under security tab disable firewall for fon router...
Then under basic setup tab, i have dhcp for internet connection type.. under the routers ip for me my main routers ip is (10.10.10.11) on my fon router i set it to (10.10.11.11) same last octect but different 3rd octect.. i don't know how this matters as yet... then i use the same subnet mask..
Save everything as i go along... if you get disconnected for any reason you can set you main nic card to a static ip, and connect to the fon router through the rj cable.. and continue working... but after you've done all that the fon router will grab an ip from the main router then it will start broadcasting it's ssid...
I have not been able to get the main fon port to act as a normal port with this setup... if you know how or anyone else please let me know :)
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 22:48 Post subject: Re: fonera as Repeater and AP (Range Expander)
ansanto wrote:
Hi everybody, here www.blogin.it/fonera4.php I put a script that transforms La Fonera (with it's original firmware) as a repeater and access point, functionality also known as Range Expander.
I hope it will be usefull for you, enjoy it and improve my script.
(sorry for my poor english)
--
ansanto
Lol man your english is fine and i dont care if it totaly sucked soon as i seen repeater aka range expander thats more than enough english for me to jump up and down
What is related to "not found"? maybe the file /etc/ponte2.conf ?
Remenber that the command
Code:
./ponte2
must be used from the same directory where both ponte2 and ponte2.conf are located (tipically fonera's /etc).
...tell me more, I dont have no sgnalling from users about the error "not found" _________________ there are 10 classes of people: who understand binary and who don't
What is related to "not found"? maybe the file /etc/ponte2.conf ?
Remenber that the command
Code:
./ponte2
must be used from the same directory where both ponte2 and ponte2.conf are located (tipically fonera's /etc).
...tell me more, I dont have no sgnalling from users about the error "not found"
Ponte2 and onte2 conf in etc directory. Ran ./ponte2 came up stateing ponte2 was not found. Right now ponte is running on it though.
now the script permits a bridge between ath0 and eth1 and brings up a third virtual AP (ath2) in monitor mode. _________________ there are 10 classes of people: who understand binary and who don't
now the script permits a bridge between ath0 and eth1 and brings up a third virtual AP (ath2) in monitor mode.
Got my FON r2 today, unlocked SSH permanently. Installed Ponte2 from your site (today's version), but I just don't know how to configure it properly: I go to the Ponte2 configuration webpage, tried every configuration, but I can't extend my primary network, nor enter the status page, or monitor page, or acess FON by ethernet, once I put the script running. After this I have to cut power from FON to reboot it...
Can you help me to configure it properly?
HOST AP:
DHCP: 192.168.200.1-100
SSID: "CASA-FASC"
Open network (even turned off MAC control)
Can you give me step by step configuration? I just can't get it working!
Fon Router:
Wireless page set the mode to client... and the ssid to that of the main router... then click add virtual ssid and set that to anything you want.
Under wireless security have it mimic your main router for the physical device...
Under security tab disable firewall for fon router...
Then under basic setup tab, i have dhcp for internet connection type.. under the routers ip for me my main routers ip is (10.10.10.11) on my fon router i set it to (10.10.11.11) same last octect but different 3rd octect.. i don't know how this matters as yet... then i use the same subnet mask..
Save everything as i go along... if you get disconnected for any reason you can set you main nic card to a static ip, and connect to the fon router through the rj cable.. and continue working... but after you've done all that the fon router will grab an ip from the main router then it will start broadcasting it's ssid...
I have not been able to get the main fon port to act as a normal port with this setup... if you know how or anyone else please let me know :)
Hope this helps you
Thanks for this tuto, but I haven't understood all your explanations.
could you be more precise, please ?
