Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:11 Post subject: Mac cannot connect running linksys as repeater
I have a Linksys WRT54G v2.0 w/ DD-WRT v24-sp1 (07/27/08 ) acting as a repeater
I'm connected to my "repeater" wirelessly that is getting the internet (also wirelessly) from a nearby network that i don't have physical access to. I can connect fine with the windows laptop, but the Mac will connect but will not get internet wirelessly. The weird thing is, the mac will connect to my router wirelessly, and I can view the html configuration pages on my (now-hacked) linksys, I can make changes and everything just as I do on the windows machine, but the mac can't connect to the internet..UNLESS, i physically plug it in to the router, then the mac has internet via my repeater of the nearby shared linksys. My windows laptop has internet wirelessly. Oh, and I connected to the other shared network that someone is putting off, and it's the same problem...the mac is the only thing that won't connect wirelessly, but will connect via cable. This seems more like a problem with the mac, but at the same time it doesn't seem like a problem with the mac. So what's the difference in connecting the mac through a physical cable or wirelessly? wireless = nothing, wired = internet. ??? Thanks guys!
edit: the mac can connect to the shared network that my router is running as a repeater on..BUT, it doesn't get internet this way either. i heard something about the earlier linksys firmware on the wireless routers not being able to connect to macs and an upgrade is needed. If this is the case I thought I could get around it by setting my router up as a repeater, but I guess i was wrong. everything was fine until my internet was shut off and i tried to connect to the neighbors with the mac.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 13:18 Post subject:
It's SP1 in bridged mode. DHCP does not work properly with SP1. Upgrade to 11296. Path is in the peacock thread sticky. _________________ Warning: I'm "out of my element!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYJ7zZ9BRw&NR=1
i just tried changing the mtu to 1450, and then 1300. neither one worked.
just tried changing "wireless mode" to repeater bridge instead, and it brought down the internet to my windows machine. and so i don't have to take a screen shot of all of the ddwrt settings, i configured everything based off of this..http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Universal_Wireless_Repeater
so i could use it as a repeater and split off the internet in my house.
Mac TCP/IP settings:
Configure IPv4 "using DHCP"
IP Address "192.168.7.114"
Subnet Mask "255.255.255.0"
Router "192.168.7.1"
DNS Servers "128.171.3.13 128.171.1.1"
donny, will 11296 work with my wrt54g? I just upgraded to the most recent version for my model i could find last night hoping that would fix it. So this will fix it?
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 5266 Location: CENTRAL Midnowhere
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 19:32 Post subject:
11296 will work on that router. I believe you need NEWD. Check the peacock thread and do a corerev to be sure.
I would not install SP1 on my neighbour's dog's router, (that barks all night) given how good 11296 has performed. _________________ Warning: I'm "out of my element!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYJ7zZ9BRw&NR=1
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 19:44 Post subject:
match417 wrote:
i just tried changing the mtu to 1450, and then 1300. neither one worked.
just tried changing "wireless mode" to repeater bridge instead, and it brought down the internet to my windows machine. and so i don't have to take a screen shot of all of the ddwrt settings, i configured everything based off of this..http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Universal_Wireless_Repeater
so i could use it as a repeater and split off the internet in my house.
Mac TCP/IP settings:
Configure IPv4 "using DHCP"
IP Address "192.168.7.114"
Subnet Mask "255.255.255.0"
Router "192.168.7.1"
DNS Servers "128.171.3.13 128.171.1.1"
donny, will 11296 work with my wrt54g? I just upgraded to the most recent version for my model i could find last night hoping that would fix it. So this will fix it?
where did those dns servers come from. Are they hard coded into the repeater....if so...set your repeater GW and DNS addresses to 0.0.0.0.....let the host AP assign DNS.
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 5266 Location: CENTRAL Midnowhere
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 22:05 Post subject:
match417 wrote:
Donny wrote:
You use the terminal program...
yeah, just like unix, but the problem is finding the terminal program
It's in the utilities folder, which is in applications, in the user account of the hard drive. _________________ Warning: I'm "out of my element!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYJ7zZ9BRw&NR=1
11296 will work on that router. I believe you need NEWD. Check the peacock thread and do a corerev to be sure.
I would not install SP1 on my neighbour's dog's router, (that barks all night) given how good 11296 has performed.
so do i install the "mega" one? there are a lot of 11296 NEWD ones, and I don't know which one is for me, some say asus and other brands and I know it's none of those, but there isn't one that says linksys or broadcom or wrt54g
Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 5266 Location: CENTRAL Midnowhere
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:18 Post subject:
match417 wrote:
Donny wrote:
11296 will work on that router. I believe you need NEWD. Check the peacock thread and do a corerev to be sure.
I would not install SP1 on my neighbour's dog's router, (that barks all night) given how good 11296 has performed.
so do i install the "mega" one? there are a lot of 11296 NEWD ones, and I don't know which one is for me, some say asus and other brands and I know it's none of those, but there isn't one that says linksys or broadcom or wrt54g
Build is dependant on flash size. READ the peacock thread. Only put micro on 2mb flash routers. _________________ Warning: I'm "out of my element!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYJ7zZ9BRw&NR=1
