Re:DD-WRT Wireless Bridge instructions 2013/05/12 00:16:12 Just to let others know that might be in a similar situation and come across this. I tried to help bacon269 last night remotely with DD WRT and we didn't have much luck.
May 20, 2012 · Go FIRST to wireless, wireless security and enter the security type and key that matches your primary router. Hit SAVE, (NOT APPLY) Go to the wireless, basic settings page and change the wireless mode to Client Bridge. Your wireless network mode, channel and encryption should be set to the same as the primary router. Mar 18, 2017 · Bridge mode is similar to client mode, in that the wireless radio is busy being a “client” on an existing wireless network, and therefore does not provide additional access point support. However, the LAN on the router behaves exactly as if it was part of the wireless network. Oct 14, 2014 · However, your client router must know the wireless SSID, channel, and password of the host router. The host router you’re connecting to does not have to be a Tomato powered router. With client mode, the primary access point can be any type of router. In ‘Wireless Client’ mode, you can only connect wired devices using the LAN ports on the Client Bridge Mode. Client Bridge mode can be used on the La Fonera to turn it from a router receiving a network connection through it's WAN RJ45 port (from a host router or modem), to a wireless adapter receiving a network connection through it's wireless interface (from a host router).
(It will only see the MAC address of the Client WRT54G's wireless NIC, not the MACs of the machines connected to it via the wired ports, at least not without running in wireless bridge mode or WDS mode) NAT obviously solves that problem, at the IP level, but that would prohibit running things like Windows' file-sharing over the wireless-to
DD-WRT supports client bridge mode. This mode allows you to extend your network via a wireless router. Note, this does not extend the wireless coverage of the master router. The additional wireless router uses the same subset as the master router. May 20, 2012 · Go FIRST to wireless, wireless security and enter the security type and key that matches your primary router. Hit SAVE, (NOT APPLY) Go to the wireless, basic settings page and change the wireless mode to Client Bridge. Your wireless network mode, channel and encryption should be set to the same as the primary router.
Jul 27, 2015 · After reboot, login to DD-WRT (192.168.1.1) again and look upper right; it should show a WAN IP in the range of the wireless network you are bridging. Wireless Client Bridged: Tomato. This assumes Tomato; DD-WRT can be a client AND a repeater (which means you can be a 5GHz client and be an AP for 5GHz clients).
Oct 14, 2014 · However, your client router must know the wireless SSID, channel, and password of the host router. The host router you’re connecting to does not have to be a Tomato powered router. With client mode, the primary access point can be any type of router. In ‘Wireless Client’ mode, you can only connect wired devices using the LAN ports on the Client Bridge Mode. Client Bridge mode can be used on the La Fonera to turn it from a router receiving a network connection through it's WAN RJ45 port (from a host router or modem), to a wireless adapter receiving a network connection through it's wireless interface (from a host router). Convert Cisco Linksys E2000 into a Wireless Bridge using dd-wrt My recent purchase of a refurbished Asus AC66R wireless router has left my previous router, a Cisco Linksys E2000, free to become a wireless bridge to upgrade my ps3 from 2.4GHz G to 5GHz N.