Bridge 2 AP with router(client) mode

We live on a farm in Hawaii with a guest cottage. A1 has internet
access and would like to share with A2 (cottage) location. I have a
Linksys wrt54g in A1 location. Location A2 is ~1000 feet away. A2
has a SMCwebt-g set in client mode with a 19dbi external antenna. The
connection to the PC via 1 single CAT connection is great. However,
when I connect the SMC to a SMC(barricade) HUB I can only get 1 PC to
aquire an IP number from A1 location (and connect to the internet). I
have the SMCwebt-g connected to the LAN port on the barricade. Is it
possible to connect more than 1 PC to a router running in the clinet
mode at location A2?

(E-Mail Removed) hath wroth:

>We live on a farm in Hawaii with a guest cottage. A1 has internet
>access and would like to share with A2 (cottage) location. I have a
>Linksys wrt54g in A1 location. Location A2 is ~1000 feet away. A2
>has a SMCwebt-g set in client mode with a 19dbi external antenna. The
>connection to the PC via 1 single CAT connection is great. However,
>when I connect the SMC to a SMC(barricade) HUB I can only get 1 PC to
>aquire an IP number from A1 location (and connect to the internet). I
>have the SMCwebt-g connected to the LAN port on the barricade. Is it
>possible to connect more than 1 PC to a router running in the clinet
>mode at location A2?

Probably not. Some wireless client mode bridges will bridge more than
one MAC address, while some will not. I'm not familiar with the
SMCwebt-g so I guess I get to RTFM for you:
<http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN%5FUSA&ci d=5&scid=31&pid=1474>
No clue on the client mode in the data sheet. Are you running the
latest firmware?

Try assigning a static IP address to the PC that doesn't work. It
just might be a DHCP server problem in the WRT54G. I don't think it
will work, but it's worth a few minutes trying it.

Ah, SMCwebt-g has WDS mode. That will work. If you happen to have a
hardware version of the WRT54G that supports alternative firmware such
as:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com>
which adds WDS mode.
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/WDS_Linked_router_network>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System>
This will allow the SBCwebt-g to simulaneously act as a repeater for
wireless connections, and as a client bridge for wired ethernet
connections. The catch is that the SMCwebt-g is not listed as a
tested product which implies that it might not work or that it may not
support WPA encryption, only WEP (which is useless for security). The
SMCwebt-g data sheet claims it supports WPA encryption in bridging
mode, so it just might work.

Maybe it would be better if you just purchase a wireless bridge that
is known to handle more than one MAC address. See list at:
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wireless_Ethernet_Bridges>
I didn't create the list and I'm finding problems with some bridges
and specific firmware versions. For example, DLink DWL-2100AP+ has
problems with more than one MAC address in the last 2 firmware
releases.

Oh curses. The SMCwebt-g is listed above as handling multiple MAC
addresses. Yet, you've demonstrated that it doesn't work. What
version firmware are you running? It's also possible that the problem
is at the WRT54G end. Which hardware version and which firmware
release?

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Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On Aug 1, 1:24 pm, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> sa...@alohawebsite.com hath wroth:
>
> >We live on a farm in Hawaii with a guest cottage. A1 has internet
> >access and would like to share with A2 (cottage) location. I have a
> >Linksys wrt54g in A1 location. Location A2 is ~1000 feet away. A2
> >has a SMCwebt-g set in client mode with a 19dbi external antenna. The
> >connection to the PC via 1 single CAT connection is great. However,
> >when I connect the SMC to a SMC(barricade) HUB I can only get 1 PC to
> >aquire an IP number from A1 location (and connect to the internet). I
> >have the SMCwebt-g connected to the LAN port on the barricade. Is it
> >possible to connect more than 1 PC to a router running in the clinet
> >mode at location A2?
>
> Probably not. Some wireless client mode bridges will bridge more than
> one MAC address, while some will not. I'm not familiar with the
> SMCwebt-g so I guess I get to RTFM for you:
> <http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN%5FUSA&ci ...>
> No clue on the client mode in the data sheet. Are you running the
> latest firmware?
>
> Try assigning a static IP address to the PC that doesn't work. It
> just might be a DHCP server problem in the WRT54G. I don't think it
> will work, but it's worth a few minutes trying it.
>
> Ah, SMCwebt-g has WDS mode. That will work. If you happen to have a
> hardware version of the WRT54G that supports alternative firmware such
> as:
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com>
> which adds WDS mode.
> <http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/WDS_Linked_router_network>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System>
> This will allow the SBCwebt-g to simulaneously act as a repeater for
> wireless connections, and as a client bridge for wired ethernet
> connections. The catch is that the SMCwebt-g is not listed as a
> tested product which implies that it might not work or that it may not
> support WPA encryption, only WEP (which is useless for security). The
> SMCwebt-g data sheet claims it supports WPA encryption in bridging
> mode, so it just might work.
>
> Maybe it would be better if you just purchase a wireless bridge that
> is known to handle more than one MAC address. See list at:
> <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wireless_Ethernet_Bridges>
> I didn't create the list and I'm finding problems with some bridges
> and specific firmware versions. For example, DLink DWL-2100AP+ has
> problems with more than one MAC address in the last 2 firmware
> releases.
>
> Oh curses. The SMCwebt-g is listed above as handling multiple MAC
> addresses. Yet, you've demonstrated that it doesn't work. What
> version firmware are you running? It's also possible that the problem
> is at the WRT54G end. Which hardware version and which firmware
> release?
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann je...@cruzio.com
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060http://802.11junk.com
> Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

the WRT54G has a frimware ver v1.00.9 (may 2006)

the SMCwebt-g has a firmware runtime code v1.03 (sept 2005)

The SMCwebt-g has 3 modes. I have not tried to switch to the
"repeater" mode. Not sure if this would solve my problem?

I have tried several times to put in a static IP address but this will
not work. However, 2 pc's can access the smcwebt-g rounter if I plug
in the static IP address of the SMCwebt-g router (which is different
than the WRT54g) in each PC thru the SMC(barricade) HUB.

I also have a linksys wrt55ag which is what I would like to
eventually use behind the SMCwebt-g rounter once I figure out how to
get several pc's to work thru the SMCwebt-g rounter.