[olug] Override Default Route on a LinksysWRT54G?

Shannon ridgid at gmail.com
Mon Mar 24 04:39:24 UTC 2008


I think that depends on how you are connecting the wrt54g to the BEFSR41. is
it connected up via the WAN port or a lan port?.

have you tried reseting the wrt54g to default?

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Shannon <ridgid at gmail.com> wrote:

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>
> 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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