My final step is failing (2 wireless routers with powerlines between)

Hello...
I'm running two WRT54GS routers two PLK200 powerline adapters.
What I'm trying to do is extend my network range with powerlines and then install the other router to allow internet access and file sharing.
So far so good... my modem is up and running and my first WRT54GS is up and running.... I then installed and setup the powerlines... good there as well. When I connect my PC directly to the extended powerline I have net access... but when I attach my other WRT54GS I get no access. Inside the router settings, the router can ID my cable internet provider... but it doesn't give any internet access.
I'm not a guru when it comes to networks so I'm assuming there are some IP/DNS type settings I need to change in my far router... or internet router... or both.
Any tips will be very appreciated,
thanks!!

Oh, and also wondering about possible suggestions... when I tested ping through the powerlines it was around 130ms.... kinda high. Is there any way to reduce this... or would doing an extended wireless network without the powerlines be faster/better??
I'll be doing internet gaming on both ends of the network so ping is a little important... I'll also be sharing videos between both ends... as well as HD content.
any thoughts on this as well?... thanks.

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Need help configuring: 2 wireless routers with 2 different SSID's on one network

Hello everyone:
I've been reading around on the forum trying to find the answer to this question, but have not found any clear cut answer that satisfies all my requirements. A more in-depth explanatiion.
I have 1 IP address coming in via cable modem. I want to configure two wireless routers (one secured with WPA-TKIP, and one unsecured--a "guest network" if you will) each with different SSID's. The secured network would be for my server, home PC's, IP webcams, DynDNS updating; while having an unsecured wireless router that friends and family can access. Ideally, I do not want anyone who accesses the unsecured wireless router to be able to get access into my secured network.
Can someone please tell me if this is possible. I think it is based on some posts I have already seen, but specific details about how to do it would be appreciated. Additionally, my DynDNS has to still be able to update with my ISP's IP so that I can access my server and home webcams.
EQUIPMENT
2 - WRT54G
1 - EZXS55W
1 - WVC200
1 - WVC54GC
(all of my stuff --webcam, server, dyndns, etc -- is working currently on my secured network. I just need to add the unsecured network)
I know this is a lot, but I would appreciate any help. THANKS.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You must have the main WRT54G router connected to the modem. Set up the secured wireless network on the main router. Connect all your wireless computers or devices to the main secured wireless network.
Let's consider the IP address of the main router is 192.168.1.1.
Now connect only one computer to the Port 1 on second wireless router.
Open the setup page of the second wireless router. Change the wireless settings, SSID, unsecured.
Change the IP address of the second router to 192.168.2.1. Save the settings.
Connect the cable from the Ethernet port on the main router to the Internet port on second wireless router.
Power cycle the second wireless router.
Now the guest computers connected to the second wireless unsecured wireless network will be able to access the Internet only. They will not able to see the computers or devices connected to the first wireless router.

Compatible wireless routers with AT&T Uverse

Hi, I am presently stuck with the Motorola NVG router which does not support 5GHz wireless, 1 Gbps ethernet, 802.11ac, or (and probably the one thing you can't work around) configurable QoS- stadnard features for modern wireless routers. I was wondering if it was possible to replace my current modem which is clearly selectected to be the cheapest thing possible that barely does the job with a device with those features that would still work with my U-Verse internet connection as well as my U-Verse TV PVR. I am not talking about a second router to create a DMZ or bridgeing the network, I am talking about a complete replacement of this distasteful hardware that we are issed. My inter-LAN performance is terrible with the limited 20Mbps DL/1.5Mbps UL in my building, I need to employ QoS so that I can make use of these incredibly limited connections. Are there any options?

hinder90 wrote:
Hi, I am presently stuck with the Motorola NVG route... I was wondering if it was possible to replace my current modem ... with a device with those features that would still work with my U-Verse internet connection as well as my U-Verse TV PVR. I am not talking about a second router to create a DMZ or bridgeing the network, I am talking about a complete replacement of this distasteful hardware that we are issed. ...
Are there any options?
No.

Wireless Routers With PCMCIA Slot

Does Linksys make any wireless routers beside the WRT543G-ST that have a slot for a PCMCIA Card?

I think dibbler is right because I do not recall ever seeing one with the PCMCIA slot. Although it would be cool if they did that to support some of the wireless broad band cards that are available now. That would be a awesome security measure to keep your teenage kids from getting on-line after hours or when you are not home to monitor them. Simply take the card out and take it with you.
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Multiple wireless routers with Macintosh OSX - Does not work

I work for Spokane Public Library system as an IT Specialist. At all of our branches, we use multiple WRT54G wireless devices to serve our patrons. We are having notable trouble with Macintosh clients who can get connected to the wireless network but cannot obtain a DHCP address and thus cannot surf the web. We have the WRT54G devices configured with unique SSID's and no wireless protection; basically an open network.
Will having both of the WRT54G's set to the same channel pose a problem? Do Macs on OSX have an issue with the Linksys implementation of DHCP that you know of?
We have verified this problem at all branches; including the use of my laptop which is a MacBook Pro running OSX 10.4.10.
There are other posts on this forum with similar issues and no responses.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Woot!

Share internet with a neighbour (2 wireless routers with switch?)

Hi All,
I want to ask for your help, if there are better options for sharing Internet:
Today:
The Internet is today shared like this: cable->modem->1. WRT320N router-> 2. WRT320N router (LAN port to LAN port).
It is working pretty OK but as the first router (connected to the Internet) is not in my house I can not restart it if needed (my neighbour is not always at home...)
Preferred solution
I want to connect both routers to the internet separately, means both routers are connected direct to the Internet and not thru each other.
Solution?
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Should I use the LAN to LAN ports in this case as well or LAN to WAN?
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Can I use ALL functions on both routers?
Thanks if you share your ideas.
Regs,
ZZs

Whether this works or not depends on your ISP. Most ISP only allow you to have a single active internet connection through a single modem/line. Thus, before you try this I would check with your ISP how many devices you are allowed to connect directly to the internet connection. If it's only one then you have to buy another internet contract for the second connection.
If you ISP allows this the basic setup would be:
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Does Linksys even HAVE wireless routers w/VoIP-FXO capabilities anymore?

For the past year and a half, I've used a SPA3102 with Broadvoice. It was brutally hard to get working (mostly due to Broadvoice's awful instructions), but once I got it set up, it worked flawlessly. At least, until the bolt of lightning destroyed it on Sunday (along with the PLE-200 powerline ethernet adapter it was connected to).
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Need a new wireless router with switching

I would like to purchase a new wireless router with 4 port switch. I have an Intel iMac with 2 pc's and have spent hours trying to configure my existing Linksys router to work properly and need to make a change. I have not been able to use iChat with Powerbook users and have had other problems as well and have given up...
The recommended router list on the iChat website does not specifically mention wireless routers with 4 port switching...
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Type admin as User ID and Password.
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Creation of WDS fails on final step - unable to update settings

Hey Ya'll -
I've setup my WDS several times in the past and it's always worked flawlessly. For whatever reason, it quit working recently, and I decided to do a hard reset on my routers and re-create the WDS. I have two Airport Extreme Base Stations.
I've followed the instructions for creating a WDS to the letter. It does everything exactly right until the final step ... after it says "WDS created succesfully" - I click OK, and it says:
1) rejoining this base station's network
2) writing base station configuration ...
It hangs up here, and after about 5 minutes, it finally unlocks (spinning colored beach ball) and says "the airport admin utility was unable to update the settings of the selected base station".
Both base stations are in range right here on my desk. I've tried this 4 times now, and it crashes in the same place everytime.
If I run Airport Admin Utility on each router separately, to change the password, rename the router, etc., it connects easily, writes the configuration, and exits properly. I've done several tests (changing the name of the router, mostly) and I've even tried doing the manual WDS creation, but it does not work.
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I would suggest going to
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During the final step of installing after download, I get an error - The Installer encountered an error that caused installation to fail.

During the final step of installing after download, I get an error - The Installer encountered an error that caused installation to fail.

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Final Step of Grid Installer - Cluster VerificationUtility failed

Hi,
In the final step of my grid installer, I am getting an error :
When I executed the below command, this is my output:
[oracle@falcen6a grid]$ ./runcluvfy.sh stage -post crsinst -n falcen6a,falcen6b -verbose
Performing post-checks for cluster services setup
Checking node reachability...
Check: Node reachability from node "falcen6a"
Destination Node Reachable? falcen6a yes
falcen6b yes
Result: Node reachability check passed from node "falcen6a"
Checking user equivalence...
Check: User equivalence for user "oracle"
Node Name Comment
falcen6b passed
falcen6a passed
Result: User equivalence check passed for user "oracle"
Checking time zone consistency...
Time zone consistency check passed.
Checking Cluster manager integrity...
Checking CSS daemon...
Node Name Status
falcen6b running
falcen6a running
Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services appear to be online.
Cluster manager integrity check passed
UDev attributes check for OCR locations started...
Result: UDev attributes check passed for OCR locations
UDev attributes check for Voting Disk locations started...
Result: UDev attributes check passed for Voting Disk locations
Check default user file creation mask
Node Name Available Required Comment
falcen6b 0022 0022 passed
falcen6a 0022 0022 passed
Result: Default user file creation mask check passed
Checking cluster integrity...
Cluster is divided into 2 partitions
Partition 1 consists of the following members:
Node Name falcen6b
Partition 2 consists of the following members:
Node Name falcen6a
Cluster integrity check failed. Cluster is divided into 2 partition(s).
Checking OCR integrity...
Checking the absence of a non-clustered configuration...
All nodes free of non-clustered, local-only configurations
ERROR:
PRVF-4193 : Asm is not running on the following nodes. Proceeding with the remaining nodes.
Checking OCR config file "/etc/oracle/ocr.loc"...
OCR config file "/etc/oracle/ocr.loc" check successful
ERROR:
PRVF-4195 : Disk group for ocr location "+DATA" not available on the following nodes:
Checking size of the OCR location "+DATA" ...
Size check for OCR location "+DATA" successful...
OCR integrity check failed
Checking CRS integrity...
ERROR:
PRVF-5316 : Failed to retrieve version of CRS installed on node "falcen6b"
The Oracle clusterware is healthy on node "falcen6b"
The Oracle clusterware is healthy on node "falcen6a"
CRS integrity check failed
Checking node application existence...
Checking existence of VIP node application
Node Name Required Status Comment
falcen6b yes unknown failed
falcen6a yes unknown failed
Result: Check failed.
Checking existence of ONS node application
Node Name Required Status Comment falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no online passed
Result: Check ignored.
Checking existence of GSD node application
Node Name Required Status Comment falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no does not exist ignored
Result: Check ignored.
Checking existence of EONS node application
Node Name Required Status Comment falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no online passed
Result: Check ignored.
Checking existence of NETWORK node application
Node Name Required Status Comment falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no online passed
Result: Check ignored.
Checking Single Client Access Name (SCAN)...
SCAN VIP name Node Running? ListenerName Port Running?
falcen6-scan unknown false LISTENER 1521 false
WARNING:
PRVF-5056 : Scan Listener "LISTENER" not running
Checking name resolution setup for "falcen6-scan"...
SCAN Name IP Address Status Comment falcen6-scan 192.168.100.210 passed
falcen6-scan 192.168.100.208 passed
falcen6-scan 192.168.100.209 passed
Verification of SCAN VIP and Listener setup failed
OCR detected on ASM. Running ACFS Integrity checks...
Starting check to see if ASM is running on all cluster nodes...
PRVF-5137 : Failure while checking ASM status on node "falcen6b"
Starting Disk Groups check to see if at least one Disk Group configured...
Disk Group Check passed. At least one Disk Group configured
Task ACFS Integrity check failed
Checking Oracle Cluster Voting Disk configuration...
Oracle Cluster Voting Disk configuration check passed
Checking to make sure user "oracle" is not in "root" group
Node Name Status Comment falcen6b does not exist passed
falcen6a does not exist passed
Result: User "oracle" is not part of "root" group. Check passed
Checking if Clusterware is installed on all nodes...
Check of Clusterware install passed
Checking if CTSS Resource is running on all nodes...
Check: CTSS Resource running on all nodes
Node Name Status falcen6b passed
falcen6a passed
Result: CTSS resource check passed
Querying CTSS for time offset on all nodes...
Result: Query of CTSS for time offset passed
Check CTSS state started...
Check: CTSS state
Node Name State
falcen6b Observer
falcen6a Observer
CTSS is in Observer state. Switching over to clock synchronization checks using NTP
Starting Clock synchronization checks using Network Time Protocol(NTP)...
NTP Configuration file check started...
The NTP configuration file "/etc/ntp.conf" is available on all nodes
NTP Configuration file check passed
Checking daemon liveness...
Check: Liveness for "ntpd"
Node Name Running?
falcen6b yes
falcen6a yes
Result: Liveness check passed for "ntpd"
Checking NTP daemon command line for slewing option "-x"
Check: NTP daemon command line
Node Name Slewing Option Set? falcen6b yes
falcen6a yes
Result:
NTP daemon slewing option check passed
Checking NTP daemon's boot time configuration, in file "/etc/sysconfig/ntpd", for slewing option "-x"
Check: NTP daemon's boot time configuration
Node Name Slewing Option Set? falcen6b yes
falcen6a yes
Result:
NTP daemon's boot time configuration check for slewing option passed
NTP common Time Server Check started...
NTP Time Server "133.243.236.19" is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
NTP Time Server "133.243.236.18" is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
NTP Time Server "210.173.160.86" is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
NTP Time Server ".LOCL." is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
Check of common NTP Time Server passed
Clock time offset check from NTP Time Server started...
Checking on nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]"...
Check: Clock time offset from NTP Time Server
Time Server: 133.243.236.19
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status falcen6b 15.332 passed
falcen6a -1.503 passed
Time Server "133.243.236.19" has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Time Server: 133.243.236.18
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status falcen6b 15.115 passed
falcen6a -1.614 passed
Time Server "133.243.236.18" has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Time Server: 210.173.160.86
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status falcen6b 15.219 passed
falcen6a -1.527 passed
Time Server "210.173.160.86" has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Time Server: .LOCL.
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status falcen6b 0.0 passed
falcen6a 0.0 passed
Time Server ".LOCL." has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Clock time offset check passed
Result: Clock synchronization check using Network Time Protocol(NTP) passed
Oracle Cluster Time Synchronization Services check passed
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[oracle@falcen6a grid]$
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Status of Oracle Cluster Registry is as follows :
Version : 3
Total space (kbytes) : 262120
Used space (kbytes) : 2204
Available space (kbytes) : 259916
ID : 960988220
Device/File Name : +DATA
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Device/File not configured
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Status of Oracle Cluster Registry is as follows :
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Total space (kbytes) : 262120
Used space (kbytes) : 2056
Available space (kbytes) : 260064
ID : 1720050235
Device/File Name : +DATA
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Device/File not configured
Device/File not configured
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