Okay: I am indeed running DD-WRT in Repeater Bridge mode (my wifi cloud is extended) on the new WRT54GL (my secondary). My primary, in the home office, is an older Linksys WRT54G, which now seems to think it is a 54GL due to Linksys firmware, I forget if I got that from the UK site, DSLreports thread here http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17758063
Now that I see just what I was missing, I'd like to get DD-WRT on my primary too. Oh, one thing I did in setting up the bridge, that I think I read afterward was a good idea, was to get the client bridge setup & tested first, and then just switch it to repeater bridge. I had to power cycle the device (and my primary) after that last switch, but haven't had to reset either so far.... until now, I just adjusted a timing setting on my primary, and now need to go reset the secondary again. Now I just gotta figure out how many days the little bridge and webcam can run off the UPS, heh! :) Oh, and fwiw, I never heard of doing the 30-30-30 when it comes to lockups, without trying a power cycle first. Power cycling is SO universal, most of us have a handful of dsl modems we'd rather not remember... Just unplug the cable for 10 seconds or more, depending on your aura, then plug it back in. Much much easier than the 30-30-30, which was the worst tech yoga I've had to perform in years X^/ Ben On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 1:11 PM, dooger watts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ben Barrett wrote: > > If you've got to do the 30-30-30 hard reset procedure daily, something is > VERY wrong. The worst cases I've seen merely required a simple power-cycle, > which still interrupts most tcp sessions. > > That's what I think (very wrong). By power-cycle you mean un/replugging > the DC cable? Ain't tried that yet. > > > BTW, are you saying your device came with DD-WRT installed? I've not seen > that -- even though the 54GL is linux-based, I am not using the stock > firmware (gasp). > > Yes, came with dd-wrt firmware already flashed. Got it from JefaTech: > http://www.jefatech.com/product/WRT54GL-DDWRT/WRT54GL_Wireless_Router_with_DDWRT.html. > (Spent the extra 20 bux over market to get the one-year's support--though so > far I've gotten more juice out of the ddwrt forums). > > > Oh, and, yes, both my antennae are indoors, which is why I have 20% signal > strength (not 20% bandwdith)... I got a few more points by futzing around > with a semi-parabolic mesh screen (a round campfire-cover thing) placed as a > reflector to directionalize about 1/3 of the omni signal.... it could be > better, I might try a smaller deep-frying screen closer to the tip of the > antenna. Only my remote (garage) bridge has this added, but I did raise my > indoor base station up onto the wall near the ceiling. Both stations have > dual antennae, so I could replace one on each and put in a nice pair of > directional tin cans or proper yagis :) > > Was gonna try the cantenna thing--but found a Yagi for so cheap I couldn't > resist. Hope it's kosher to post a snap of wise old Doctor Yagi: > > [image: the man] > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >
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