SpeedBooster WRT54GS droping internet at access point

Ive had this model for a few months and its worked fine with no drops with WEP security setup, i share my dsl line with another pc with a netgear adapter. Recently however only one pc can use the line at a time, as soon as i turn on my main pc(at POST)(with modem and router attached) the line disconnects on on the other pc and the adapter cannot get signal again( internet works fine on main pc). So basically i can't use the internet on both pc simultaneously. This is obviously the point of having a wireless router so any help would be appreciated. I have tried reseting the router to default settings and disableing zonealarm and norton on both pc. Ran antivirus and adaware on both as well. Was considering either and restoration and if that doesnt work a complete reformat of main pc as i think it may be a program recently installed that is interrupting the signal. Any ideas?

Its not possible to setup your Linksys Router in an Access point mode... To make your computers go online wirelessly through the Linksys Router your Router should be Hardwired to your Modem or to your Office Physically..

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How do I configure WRT54G as a wireless access point?

Ater a whole series of problems related to Vista, a WAP54G, Airport xpress, wireless printers, etc. plus at least three hours on the phone with Linksys tech support acessing my computer remotely and still not fixing the problems, I dumped my WRT54GC for a Belkin-N router. I set it up over the weekend and slowly regained internet access, then the pinter, then the Airports.
I still would like to have an access point because my signal strength even with the new N router is too weak downstairs to allow my PS3 to connect to it. I cannot figure out how to configure the WAP54G to make it work. I want to take a shot with the WRT54GC. From what I've read, I should be able to do it.
I can get into the router (referring to the Linksys) no problem. I can reconfigure it to an extent, changing the IP address to the recommended 192.168.1.2. I do this by running an ethernet cable from my PC to the router. Howver, after changing the IP address in the router I can't get into it any more using the new IP address. When I attach teh Linksys router to the Belkin I can't get in either.
Both the Linksys and the Belkin use 192.168.1.1 as the default IP address for each device.
I would like to know what settings I need to change i nteh WRT54G to turn it ino an access point -- an extenson of my existing network with teh Belkin router attached to the Comcast modem. I have looked at various how-to's and they all seem to assume I am connecting the two routers with an ethernet cable. If it's not clear at this point, I'd like to connect them wirelessly.
Thanks.

Thanks so much for the reply.
I was working with it all last night and somethign strange happened. After reading some other info on the internets, I changed the IP address on the WRT to 192.168.2.1. It updated, I then ran the wire from the Belkin to the WRT, I typed in 192.168.2.1, it took me to the Linksys setup page, but when I clicked "wireless" in the WRT setup, it took me to the Belkin setup page. How in the world did that happen?
Armed with tis new info, I did a hard reset on the WRT -- assuming it would change the WRT back to 192.168.1.1 -- got into the setup, turned off DHCP, left the IP as .1.1, and then wired it again into the Belkin. I can now get into the setup of either one.
Here's the thing: I don't want the two routers wired together. I want to move the WRT downstairs so a PS3 can pick up the signal. I want the WRT to wirelessly relay that signal to the Belkin to get the PS3 onto the net. I can't run a wire from the Belkin to the WRT.
I've read conflicting reports about whether the WRT can do this. Other sites suggest adding 3rd party firmware to add that functionality but that will definitely push the bounds of my abilities and likely exceed them. So, can the WRT even function in this way?
Inre the WAP, I don' know why but my ability to access the setup menu via 192.168.1.245 is very hit or miss -- much miss than hit. It makes no sense unless there is a bad connection somewhere because I hard reset, wire it to my laptop, put in the IP, and time out 19 times out of 20. I've got the MAC address for the router, and I think I know I want it to function as a repeater, but I've not been able to get that working right eihter.
Thanks for any further reply.

Wrt54g as a wireless access point

alright i recently changed around my configuration with my wrt54g wireless router. I have made it into an access point which i was unaware is better. Im kinda new to the networking deal though it is what i want to do as a career and access points are new to me. so to the point of this post... when i make it an access point instead of the router i cannot access the admin setup page anymore. I know that when its the DHCP server you type in the default gateway that your given and the admin page pops up... well when its just an access point the gateway is from your router box not the linksys. so how if at all possible am i able to access the setup for the linksys if say i wanted to change the SSID of my network? i appreciate any help
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It depends. If you have another gateway router then you should assign a LAN IP address inside the gateway router LAN. For instance, if your gateway router uses 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 then you could assign a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0, turn off the DHCP server and do the LAN-LAN connection.
If you only have a simple modem and the computers make a direct connection to your ISP then you have to set up a static IP address temporarily. Assuming you did not change the LAN IP address of the WRT from 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 you would assign a static IP address 192.168.1.2 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 on the computer. With this static IP address the computer can access http://192.168.1.1/ After that you change the computer back to DHCP (Retrieve IP address automatically).

Using a WRT54G as a wireless access point with a WRT610N gateway router

I have just replaced my WRT54G gateway router with a WRT610N and everything is fine. However, I want to know if it is possible for me to use the old WRT54G as an access point/wireless bridge on a different floor to the gateway.. that is I want the WRT54G to connect wirelessly as a router to the WRT610N gateway router (not cabling them on the LAN ports) and then I want to use its LAN ports on the WRT54G for local cabled devices rather than use it as a wireless extender. I have read various post but most seem to suggest cabling between the routers.
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With Linksys firmware: no. Not possible. A Linksys wireless router won't operate as bridge. It won't connect wireless to other devices. You have to run a cable
With 3rd party firmware like dd-wrt or tomato: you can configure the router as wireless bridge or repeater. Please check the documentation of the 3rd party firmware to find out if your router model and version is compatible. Please remember, that a bridge or repeater with the WRT54G will slow down your whole wireless network.

How to configure wrt54g router as an access point when connected to a 3Com switch

I'm trying to use my linksys router as an access point to keep from having to make more network drops. I can't figure out which IP address/gateway to use on my router to get it to communicate with my switch. The 3Com switch address is 10.1.10.250, gateway is 10.1.10.1, netmask is 255,255,255,0.The linksys router has been reset to defaults.
I know that it can be done but I'm having the hardest time making it work.

For the DD-WRT firmware, you can try this link .
For the price of your Acess Point you can try this link .

Stop Dropped Wi-Fi on Linksys WRT54G Version 5 & 6 Access Points

Me and my partner have been having a heck of a time with our Macbooks and our Linksys WRT54G V5 router. Mine drops every 5 minutes. His doesn't drop unless we are both using it at the same time. We've tried EVERYTHING short of throwing the router away.
What happened is that Linksys stopped using Linux in their routers (to save cost?) and there are lots of bugs in their proprietary OS.
See http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32726
What is the solution? Reflash the router with a Linux based firmware. We did this last night and the network is solid as a rock.
THERE ARE RISKS!!! You could reduce your router to a brick if you interrupt the flash process. Please read all of the information before you decide to do this.
For those who are fed up (instructions):
http://www.bitsum.com/openwiking/owbase/ow.asp?WRT54G5%5FCFE
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John has a pretty interesting observation. I recently reploaced my older WRT54G v1.1 with a V5 router and started having connectivity problems. I had no clue what was going on, my cable modem would constantly drop its signal, my xbox 360 couldn't hold a valid connection and I had all sorts of problems with my OSX boxes. I read this thread recently and decided to replace the v5 with my older router and hmmmm... suddenly my connection issues aren't issues anymore. (BTW I had recently already replaced my airport preferences so that isn't it)
Its only been a couple of days but it appears that my issues are gone. My next step is to replace my v5 firmware with either the Sveasoft firmware or the DD-WRT firmware and reconnect it.
This could be the solution to my problem, not sure what to say about the rest of you....
Cheers,
peter

WRT54G as an access point

Dear Sir, When I can find instructions how to configure the WRT54G as an ordinary access point for wireless equipment (notebooks, etc.) Is it technically possible to work without DHCP but assign my local static network addresses to wireless card device (for example: 10.0.0.2 to 00:21:29:81:6C:AD, 10.0.0.5 to 00:22:29:81:6C:BB, etc.) Best regards, Piotr

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Turning wrt54g into a access point

Need to know how to turn a wrt54g v8 into a access point and to connect to a a existing network.

If you want to turn your WRT54G into a wireless access point for wireless clients then follow these instructions.
If you want to turn your WRT54G into a wireless bridge (connecting two separated wireds LAN through a wireless link) or a wireless repeater (extending the wireless coverage of an other access point) this is not possible. Linksys WRTs do not connect to other access points with stock firmware.
You can try to install 3rd party firmware like dd-wrt. dd-wrt adds bridging and repeating capabilities.

Motorola V525 UK Vodafone Internet Access Point

Hi guys
I have a Midlet that makes an HttpConnection to a servlet to get some String data. It works perfectly well through the emulators, but not on my phone. Having read the forums I can see that this is probably because I have a WAP access point for my GPRS connection on the mobile. I rang Vodafone to ask them about how to set up an Internet access point via TCP/IP, but they were next to useless. So anyone know how to set up an Internet APN for Vodafone on a Motorola V525 ?!?
Thanks
K
ps. If you know another way to get data from a server that doesn't involve an HttpConnection, that would be great also.

Hi Killuminati.
The settings you need are for the Vodafone Internet APN, as below:
Access Point (APN) address : internet
Username : web
Password: web
(note that these are all case sensitive)
You may also need to explicitly set the DNS server (I can't remember if you actually need to do this or not):
DNS Server: 212.183.137.012
Ok, now that may be enough for it to work. If you are still having problems however, then you need to phone Vodafone, as we've found that some people need to get access to the Internet access point explictly turned on for their account.
This can be tricky, and has taken us from between 5 mins, and 2 days to get sorted out, depending on whether the person on the end of the phone knows what they're talking about or not!
Explain to them (slowly!) that you need to have access to the Internet GPRS Access point turned on for your phone (explain if necessary that you already have access to the WAP Access point but that is different.
Once you find someone that actually understands what you're talking about, it should then be a 5 minute job for them to activate it for your account. You then turn your phone off & back on, and you should then be up & running (after ensuring your phone is set up to use the Internet Access Point instead of the WAP one of course).
Hope that's of help.
Cheers,
Neal.

Access point Nokia messaging.

I have a N97 mini.
How to delete access points in Nokia messaging? I have the latest version. I have Internet as access point. I have set Internet to ask before connecting as I want to use wi/fi when possible. Despite that Messaging connects with 3G without asking. In messaging there are access points I would like to erase. Is that possible? Can I setup messaging to ask before connecting?

create a new destination in connectivity settings, copy your wifi access point to it. and set messaging to use that.
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N97 access point options

Is it possible to set my n97 so that whenever it is in the range of my home wireless network it uses that for access instead of 3G network? e.g. for when it checks email or uses facebook etc? I was reading about the access groups in the manual but it didn't seem to want to do what I was trying to achieve.

you need to ensure that each of the widgets or applications are set to use "internet" group as the means of connection, if this is the group where you have set all your access points.
I have a further question petrib in relation the Messaging built in application. I have managed to get MfE working and it correctly uses the "Internet" group to access packet data, and correctly switches between my wifi and 3G conections. Excellent!
BUT in default messaging where I have added my gmail account there is no option to select "Internet" under Access Point in Use. The only available options are "Default connection", my home wifi name or my 3G internet connection. If I select default connection, then my gmail account will only try to connect to wifi and not switch to 3G when out of range.
Why can't I select the Internet group for my default email account but I can for my MfE account? grrrrrr

Access Points and Destinations

Hi,
I love the destinations feature of the N8, and like the idea of it switching to WLAN automatically. However, when apps (some/most) need to go online, they still bring up the list of individual accesspoints and not the destinatinos!
What's the point then, although some apps (world traveler IIRC) brings up the destinations instead of individual accesspoints. Is there anything I can do about this?

it takes a bit of getting used to moving from the access point lists to the destinations list they use now.
a couple of points i would suggest that are useful is that
1 many applications will inherit the settings specified in the browser or the 'default' setting in the destinations menu
2 you can add destinations and copy access points to them, if say you want some things to use wifi and an internet cell access point in that order, but you want something else to only only the internet cell access point you can add it to a new destination.
3 some apps that bring up the destinations list allow you to select access points from the options menu.
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WRT54G ver. 6 Connected to access point and internet, but cannot access the web

I can connect to the access point and it shows that I an connected to the internet. However when I open a bowser it says page cannot be displayed! Signal is very good to excellent. Also, I have been using it all day and it was working fine, until I shutdown. When I booted back up it stopped working. The internet is working! I have XBOX Live working right now. Just not the computer. Any Help would be appreciated.
WRT54G ver. 6
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Hi... it seems that your Wireless adapter on does get a IP address or DNS no after reboot. Try assigning a Static IP address and DNS on the Wireless Adapter. Also try to update the drivers for that wireless adapter.

Can WRT54G be setup as a Wireless Access Point?

Does anyone know how to setup a router (WRT54G) to connect to other routers using a wireless connection and function as either a wireless access point or another router using the main router for it's internet and network connection?

you cannot get the WRT to connect wireless to any device as it is an access point.
However this same thing will work wired. All you need to do is change the LAN ip of the WRT to 192.168.1.50 from 192.168.1.1 and disable the DHCP on the WRT.
Connect both devices LAN to LAN , do not use the internet port of the WRT.

Using WRT54G as a access point.

I have two WRT54G's and have the internet connected to one of them. I am trying to use the second as an access point, but I haven't been able to figure out how to connect them. I dont have the option of running a cable. Anyone know how to get it to work?
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