Hello Everyone,
Well, the day I (and I'm sure others) have been waiting for after months of
research has finally paid off. I have successfully setup standalone repeating with 2
RG-1000s and a $99 firmware upgrade. Yes, standalone repeating! :-) If you are
interested in how I did this, continue reading. Total cost of my standalone repeating
setup, $237=$69*2+$99.
In summary, what the KarlNet firmware does is allow one of the RG-1000s to act
as a DHCP client on the wireless interface and a DHCP Server on the Ethernet
interface. Then connected via cross-over cable (eliminates the need for a hub) is the
2nd RG-1000 (standard firmware) which is acting like a normal AP, except bridging all
traffic. Now, all I need is to make it run off batteries or solar to make it truly
portable.
I'll try to post something on the website explaining this as well.
Enjoy,
-Ben
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Standalone Repeating with RG-1000s
** Ingredients **
- Two RG-1000s
- an Ethernet cross-over cable
- KarlNet Firmware SE-4505, SEC Series for the RG (a.k.a. SEC-4505)
** Detailed Firmware Config Instructions for Standalone Repeating **
- Tested with KarlNet Firmware SEC-4505 v4.02
- All the configurations below are for the configurator provided by KarlNet which is
used to configured KarlNet firmware which is uploaded to your RG-1000.
** General Setup **
[x] Enable Bridging
[x] Enable Outgoing NAT
[x] Enable DHCP Server
** Interface Setup **
1 Ethernet [ ] [x]
2 802.11b [x] [x] Setup 2 (click on) ->
-> 802.11b Setup
WaveLAN Network Name: ANY (or wireless network you are trying to repeat)
** IP Setup **
Obtain an IP address from DHCP server
using Interface 2 802.11b
** SNMP Setup **
CHANGE ALL THE PASSWORDS!!!
** Outgoing NAT Setup **
Public IP Address (don't set)
Private IP Address 10.0.1.1
Inhibit NAT from the interfaces (unhighlight both using Ctrl key)
** DHCP Server Setup **
Set a Starting and Ending Address Range
Default Router Address 10.0.1.1 (set same as above in Outing NAT)
Lease Life : 30 minutes
Leave Domain Name Info Empty (other wireless network will provide)
Enable DHCP Server on Interface : 1 Ethernet
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