Linksys WRT54GS MAC Address difffers on unit than what is on screen????

Noticed the last number on the admin screen 192.168.1.1 is different
than what is on the bottom of the actual Linksys unit.

Strange.

Guess it does not matter since I am using MAC filtering back to that
box. Hope Range Repeater is the same..... Funny....

Anyone else see this on their router MAC address (underneath unit
versus what is on admin screens)?
Patty

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>Noticed the last number on the admin screen 192.168.1.1 is different
>than what is on the bottom of the actual Linksys unit.
>
>Strange.
>
>Guess it does not matter since I am using MAC filtering back to that
>box. Hope Range Repeater is the same..... Funny....

It doesn't matter because the MAC addresses in question are the one's
on your WRT54GS. You don't filter your own MAC addresses, just those
of the connecting devices.

Your mysterious "range repeater" (whatever make and model that happens
to be) *MIGHT* require a MAC address to operate, but more likely just
requires the common SSID.

>Anyone else see this on their router MAC address (underneath unit
>versus what is on admin screens)?

That's normal. The MAC address of the wireless and ethernet ports are
usually different. Using DD-WRT on a WRT54G v3:

~ # ifconfig | grep HW
br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:10:8C:14:A9
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:10:8C:14:A9
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:10:8C:14:AB
vlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:10:8C:14:A9
vlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:10:8C:14:AA

What the various port names really mean:
http://soapbox.bartsplace.net/articl...50203220950714

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Sorry. Made a mistake. The Linksys WRE54G range extender is the device
that shows the LINK ID on its admin screen when the last digit does not
match that of the WRT54GS.

So in other words the bottom of the WRT54GS has a mac address that lets
say ends in 7.

The WRE54G Range Extender displays what I think is the ID of the
WRT54GS router and its last digit is a "9".

Thanks, Patty

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>Sorry. Made a mistake. The Linksys WRE54G range extender is the device
>that shows the LINK ID on its admin screen when the last digit does not
>match that of the WRT54GS.
>
>So in other words the bottom of the WRT54GS has a mac address that lets
>say ends in 7.

Yeah, that's normal. The ethernet ports have a different MAC address
from the wireless port. I've never bothered to check if the MAC
address on the serial number tag is that of the ethernet ports, or the
wireless port.

>The WRE54G Range Extender displays what I think is the ID of the
>WRT54GS router and its last digit is a "9".

Not a problem. If you're not sure which to use, just:
1. Connect to the WRT54GS via wireless (without the WRE54G). Make
sure your computer is NOT also connected via a wired ethernet
connection.
2. Open a DOS window and run:
Start -> Run -> cmd <enter>
arp -a

You should get a list of MAC address and IP address pairs. The one
next to 192.168.1.1 is your router's MAC address. For example.

arp -a
Interface: 192.168.1.11 on Interface 0x1000003
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.1.1 00-0c-41-71-36-30 dynamic


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Thanks so much
Patty