[olug] Override Default Route on a LinksysWRT54G?

Shannon ridgid at gmail.com
Mon Mar 24 04:32:04 UTC 2008


On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 8:51 PM, Kevin <sharpestmarble at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, from what I'm reading, the WRT's IP is set static. It also doesn't
> hand out IPs, right?
>
> If this is true, then I would disable routing on the WRT and turn it
> into a bridge/switch. IIRC, a home router will block broadcasts that
> DHCP relies on. If that's what your problem is.
>
> If you can get to the BEFS wired router just fine, then I would alter
> the WRT's default gateway to be 192.168.1.1; that's the next upstream
> point for just about all webpages etc that it's going to need; you
> shouldn't have any valid connections going the other way,
>
> On 3/23/08, Dave Thacker <dthacker9 at cox.net> wrote:
> > I'm having a senior moment.   Here's what I'm after:
> >
> >  Cox Cable and the Internet
> >                      |
> >                      |
> >  Linksys BEFSR41 (Router)
> >  192.168.1.1
> >  DHCP Served Here!
> >                      |
> >                      |
> >  Linksys Wireless WRT54G  (Access Point)
> >  192.168.1.2---------------------My Laptop
> >  No DHCP
> >
> >  I thought I had this running at one point.
> >  On the wireless router I've
> >  -set the ip
> >  -disabled DHCP
> >
> >  On the advance routing page I've set
> >  -Operating Mode=router
> >  -RIP=disabled
> >
> >
> >  The WRT54G shows a default route to 192.168.1.0 using gateway
> 192.168.1.2 and
> >  netmask 255.255.255.0.   I don't seem to be able to delete it.
> >
> >  Do I have to move the wireless to 192.168.2 and serve DHCP on that
> segment
> >  too?
> >
> >  Any ideas?
> >  Dave
> >
> >
> >
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