[olug] Override Default Route on a LinksysWRT54G?

Dave Thacker dthacker9 at cox.net
Mon Mar 24 12:14:19 UTC 2008


On Sunday 23 March 2008 23:39:24 Shannon wrote:
> 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?.
>

Both sides are connected via plan LAN port.  
> have you tried reseting the wrt54g to default?

Nope, but I might do that tonight.

What I'm seeing is
-The laptop can connect via wireless to 192.168.1.2 and run the web interface
-It can't get out to the internet because the brain dead WRT54G thinks the 
default route to 192.168.1.0 is 192.168.1.2


Dave

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