Airport Extreme and Linksys WRT54G v8 set up in WDS mode not working

Hi, I am trying to set up my Linksys WRT54g v8 router with DD-WRT v8.0.0.6 firmware as a WDS remote to my Airport Extreme Base Station set up as the WDS main, with WPA2 personal encryption, and it appears that they are talking to one another, but when I plug in a mac with ethernet to the Linksys, I can hit the linksys router to program it but it won't go out to the internet and gets a self-assigned IP.

Welcome to the discussions!
Duane posted a list of known WDS compatible devices about 6 weeks ago and the Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS were shown as compatible, but not v5. Your post indicates that you have v8, so this may not be possible.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9745841&#9745841

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I have installed my Airport Extreme and have conencted it directly to a modem. WIFI works fine. However I do not see my LAN network (printer. NAS,..).
Analysis:
Scen#1: When I connect the LAN port of the Airport Extreme to a switch (as input) and connect the other LAN devices also to the switch, those LAN devices do not have access to the internet. Also connecting the iPAD with WIFI to the Airport Extreme I cannot find my LAN printer and other devices.
Scen#2: When I connect the LAN port of the Airport Extreme to a router X (as input) and connect the router X to the same switch, and the LAN devices to the switch, those LAN devices do have access to the internet. Also connecting the iPAD with WIFI to the router X I can find my LAN printer and other devices in the LAN network.
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Your scenario #1 is a correct configuration and should work. It seems as though your Extreme is not acting as a router as I believe you intend.
Most likely, you need to reset your modem. Power it down and let it rest for a few moments. Some need longer than others. Then, I recommend you "hard reset" your Extreme (see below) and configure it again, after the modem has been reset. From then on do not change what is connected to your modem without powering it down first.
Once configured, confirm your Extreme's wireless network works as expected and that your iPad and every other wireless device can load web pages. Then, connect the printer directly to one of the Extreme's LAN ports and confirm that it works as well. After that it should work equally well with a switch between it and the Extreme, as should every other wired device connected to the switch. This assumes your switch is an unmanaged device requiring no specific configuration.
Scenario #2: Having a router connected downstream of another is not a normal configuration, so don't pursue that as a solution. It will only distract you from determining the problem. If you want to repurpose Router X as another device do so only after everything else is working to your satisfaction.
To "hard reset" an AirPort Base Station: make sure it's powered up, then press and hold its tiny reset button and keep it depressed for five to ten seconds, long enough for its LED to flash amber rapidly. Release the reset button. Then, the LED will glow amber steadily for about a minute. Then, it will flash amber, slowly, about once every second or two, waiting for you to configure it with AirPort Utility.

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Re: Airport Extreme IP Address Issue
After hours of trying everything else, this worked!!!
From: Comcast Networking/Router/Wifi Gateway:
Re: Airport Extreme IP Address Issue
11-20-2012 07:11 PM
MyComputerGuyJo:
I just wanted to add what Apple Support walked me through. Worked perfectly. Similar to some of the posts here. This assumes you have finished the setup of the Airport using DHCP to obtain the IP automatically from Comcast and it says the IP is invalid.
Power off\on Sequence
1, Power off Comcast Modem. Remove Battery back up, if it has one. Disconnect the coax cable.
2. Power off Airport Extreme
3. Let both sit for 3 minutes.
4. Reconnect coax cable to Comcast modem and replace battery and power up.
5. Wait a minute or two to make sure the Comcast modem is completely up and then Power on the Airport Extreme.
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Re: Airport Extreme IP Address Issue
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Freyfisher: I had the same problem whenn I switched to the Airport Extreme yesterday. Here is what I did:
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I can't get my AE to find my Linksys WRT54g router. How can I make this work together
Thanks
Pete

Follow the detailed instructions posted in this discussion by David Lovell:
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What i want to know is can i bridge the Airport Extreme base station with a Linksys (WRT54G) wireless router? I live in an apartment and can't run any cables, so can i use my airport as my primary wireless router and connect to it with the Linksys router? Want to use the linksys as a gamming hub near the tv for console lan partys. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks for the updated information.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the AirPort Extreme icon, then click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
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Enter a Wireless Password and Verify Password
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Hello, I'm having some issues since switching to the Airport Extreme.
After a lot of work, I finally was able to get an iMac and two MacBooks connected to the Airport. However, I am unable to connect a Windows XP using a Linksys Adapter (WMP11, which is Wireless B). I have installed new drivers for the card, changed the PCI port of the adapter and more.
I've disabled the WEP and attempted and no success, I've enabled WEP and no success. The problem I'm having is I'm getting a blue screen error whenever I attempt to connect to the airport. Prior to getting the extreme, I had no issues at all connecting, but now I can't connect at all.
I'm able to see the Airport, so when I double click it to connect, I get this error:
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DRIVERIRQL_NOT_LESS_OREQUAL
0x000000001 (0x00000101, 0x000000002, 0x00000000, 0xF8C265B5)
LSIPNDS.sys - Address F8C265B5 base at F8C1E000, Datestamp 3ef91459
=====
This error does not occur any other time. If I disable my wireless card, I have no issues. If my wireless card is enabled, but I don't need it for Internet surfing, no error.
I was able to connect to the Internet when I moved my computer and connected it through one of the ethernet ports on the back of the Extreme to my computer. I checked to see if there were updates, and there wasn't. Everything (as far as I know) is fully updated.
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* iMac
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Hey,
Did you ever have they error message come up before you switched to the new Airport Extreme base station? Becasue if that the case you will probably find that it is the card itself causing the problem.
Also have you enabled the airport extreme to receive signals from b,g and n wireless cards? Yuo might find that the card isn't compatible with the new airport express.
You might like to spend a bit of money to get a g or n wireless card, because with the card you have you won't give the speed out of the network like what you would get out of the other computers.
You might have a faulty memory stick in your computer, the easiest way to check is to shut your ocmputer down and pull out a memory stick, start your computer up and see if you have the error?, do this for every memory stick.
It does sound like a faulty third party device,
Hope the helps,
By the way what type of computer is it?

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Connecting a switch should have nothing to do with the decision to use DHCP or not. An Ethernet switch is smarter than a hub but it does not do IP address assignment like a router.

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If your current backup is critical to you, you may want to consider getting a second USB drive to attach to the Extreme and use your existing one as a backup ... or use TM's multi-backup process to backup to more than one destination drive alternatively.
So, at this point, you may want to make a decision on how you want to go forward to help provide a solution for you.
To directly answer your question, when you go to select a destination for a Time Machine backup, the drive(s) that show up under "Backup Disks" are those that TM already recognizes and has backed up to. Those listed under "Available Disks" are drives (either local or on the network) that TM can back up to.

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I have an AirPort Extreme and a linksys router. What is the best way to get 6-8 wired connections with ac speeds?
Appreciate your assistance.

The answer depends on whether the AirPort Extreme is your main router....or...the Linksys device is your main router.
In either case, the two devices must connect together using a wired Ethernet connection using CAT5e or CAT6 cabling.
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I have a new airport extreme and can't set ip up

Hello, first of all I have to say that I'm from Argentina so forgive my English mistakes.
I recently bought an airport extreme and I can't set it up with the airport utility. I have windows 8, I download the Airport Utility and a message says that an error occurred while trying to access the apple device. The Airport has flashing amber light. And I read the manual in English and Spanish and could not find the solution.
I can access internet but only with this laptop and in unsecured way.
Please, someone can tell me what to do.
Thanks.

Be sure that you've installed Bonjour Print Services for Windows:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999
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How to Set Up Time Capsule With Airport Extreme and Airport Express

Just got a new 1TB Time Capsule. I want it to be the main base station for my network. I already have a network set up with an older Airport Extreme base station and an Airport Express to extend it. I am thinking that rather than setting up the Time Capsule to "join" the old network, the best approach is to disconnect the Airport Extreme and Airport Express and reset them. Then set up the Time Capsule as a brand new network and bring the reset Aiport Extreme and Express onto the new network as if my original network never existed.
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evelK wrote:
Just got a new 1TB Time Capsule. I want it to be the main base station for my network. I already have a network set up with an older Airport Extreme base station and an Airport Express to extend it. I am thinking that rather than setting up the Time Capsule to "join" the old network, the best approach is to disconnect the Airport Extreme and Airport Express and reset them. Then set up the Time Capsule as a brand new network and bring the reset Aiport Extreme and Express onto the new network as if my original network never existed.
Is that the right approach or am I complicating it? Can I just join the Time Capsule to the existing network and still make it the main base station for the network?
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i purchased both the airport extreme and the express. i have cable modem and use a router (to it i have connected vonage phone and an external drive). from the router, i have successfully hooked up my airport extreme.
i now want to hook up my airport express in another room, so i can use it to connect to speakers and listen to music.
when i plug in the airport express, i dont get a connextion (amber light blinking). i have not bought the speakers/system yet, so i dont have any cables hooked to it. could this be the reason as to why i am not getting a connetction?
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AirPort tab
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I have airport extreme and just purchased a D-Link DCS-932L home network camera. D-Link says I need UpNp but the extreme doesn't support this. Can I use port mapping? if so anyone know how to set that up? thanks

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Select Manual Setup.
Verify that Connection Sharing = Share a public IP address is selected on the Internet > Internet Connection tab.
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Click the plus sign to add a new port mapping.
For Service, leave the default; this will change to "Custom" once you start entering port values.
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Click on Update.
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Start your favorite web browser.
Enter either your Public IP address or DDNS-provided Domain Name, followed by a colon and the Public port number that you choose in step 7 of the previous procedure. For example: http://123.123.123.123:8888 or http://www.mydtdnsdomainname.com:8888

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I just took the mini out of the box and hooked it up to the airport extreme through a direct ethernet cable between the two. Can i find the mini and set it up through an existing mac that is also hard wired to the network? Help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your response.. I don't have a monitor nor a wireless keyboard to use on the mac mini...apple salesguy at bb tells me that I can hook up the mini to the ethernet port of my airport extreme and find the mini using finder on my 27 inch mac.
that my regular mac would see everything on the mini and that i can proceed to set everything on the mini through my regular mac...
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The Netgear wireless server has control over what what devices are allowed to connect.
Unless you tell the Netgear what devices you want to allow to connect, it will allow any wireless device to connect as long as it knows the wireless network password.
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