2013-03-04 - Re: [GRASE-Hotspot] dd-wrt as wireless router (Daniel Anggrianto)

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From: Bob Hunt <bo***2@gmail.com>
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UTC Datetime: 2013-03-04 16:39:18 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:39:18 +1100

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Hi Daniel,

Tim wrote>

>
> It sounds like you are doing Layer 3 routing on the dd-wrt. You need to do
> Layer 2 routing only. This means no ip address and dhcp on dd-wrt for that
> interface. Also known as a "bridge". I've not got my dd-wrt device handy at
> the moment so can't give you any guidance as to the right settings.
>
> You'll know it's setup right because the client will have an ip address in
> the 10.1.0.x range.
>

Layer 2 routing is also easy to do on wireless routers (including with
ddwrt) simply by using only the lan ports on the router, and not the wan
port.

Cheers,

Bob

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