pretty much, I’d like to make my own wireless router so I don’t have to spend much money…
is it possible to do this by simple means? (Ex; I heard someone mention something about using a soup can as part of the device)
pretty much I’m not asking for a driver, nor am I asking how I can configure a wireless router… I don’t have a wireless router, I am asking how can I physically make one?
thanks!
Sounds like a load of old ‘broth’ to me.
With WiFi routers as cheap as they are, I doubt if it’s worth your while, especially as you would have to get a WNIC capable of operating as an AP, which would probably cost more than the mass-produced router. If all you want is some fun then flash an open source WiFi distro like DDWRT or OpenWRT on an off-the-shelf router. Or go back to soup cans and string.
ken yap wrote:
> With WiFi routers as cheap as they are, I doubt if it’s worth your
> while, especially as you would have to get a WNIC capable of operating
> as an AP, which would probably cost more than the mass-produced router.
> If all you want is some fun then flash an open source WiFi distro like
> DDWRT or OpenWRT on an off-the-shelf router. Or go back to soup cans and
> string.
It would be false economy to use your computer to become an AP, but most of the
modern wireless drivers can do the job. Go to the article at
http://forums.opensuse.org/network-internet/wireless/410475-how-setup-access-point.html
and you will see what needs to be done to get started. Note: The article does
not cover setting up a firewall, or any of the nice things that a commercial AP
will provide.
Larry
OK, so building one is out of the question… so I found a friend who had one and am currently borrowing it…
however I can’t seem to configure it properly, any help?
Well, unfortunately my crystal ball is out of order today so I can’t guess which make and model of wireless router you have. 
But usually they are configured by going to a web page served by the router. Details depend on the model of the router. After you have found the model name, google is your friend for locating the documentation.
so I wouldn’t configure it in yast then…? alright, see the thing is the router doesn’t natively support connecting to wireless networks (according to Cisco linksys) but they said it could do so if configured properly. (configured with an unsupported firmware)
So how would I go about configuring this in Yast?
the model number is WRT54G v5 it’s made by Cisco and Linksys, and it’a a wireless-G broadband router.
I’d like to set it up manually so I can use it to access the free highspeed wireless around here…
cliff-s wrote:
>
> So how would I go about configuring this in Yast?
>
> the model number is WRT54G v5 it’s made by Cisco and Linksys, and it’a
> a wireless-G broadband router.
>
> I’d like to set it up manually so I can use it to access the free
> highspeed wireless around here…
You are somewhat confused. An AP is used to set up a wireless network. What you
need is a wireless network interface or a wireless bridge. As Linksys told you,
you would need different software for the WRT54G to work as a bridge, but I
would not recommend it for you. When installing such software, it is very easy
to brick the device. In addition, the V5 is not very capable.
If you want a bridge, the Linksys WET54G is such a device.
Do you have a wireless interface? If so, what do you have?
well I have an ethernet port builtinto my motherboard, and it has been reporting some sort of wireless connection at times (through kinternet) but I never could track it down…
anyways a bit of an update, my friend told me he attached a ‘cantenna’ to th erouter (which is apperently this big cilynder thing I had been pointing it up) and that I am to point that at a spot I think there might be a person with highspeed wired internet who has a wireless card ETC.
anyways, theres only one problem, the only way I have to scan for wireless services is to use Kinternet, but I can’t get kinternet to see the router…
I have the device plugged into my ethernet port and tried to set it up in yast as a wireless ethernet card, giving it the IP of the router. but kinternet isn’t seeing it…
how can I configure it in yast?
cliff-s wrote:
> well I have an ethernet port builtinto my motherboard, and it has been
> reporting some sort of wireless connection at times (through kinternet)
> but I never could track it down…
>
> anyways a bit of an update, my friend told me he attached a ‘cantenna’
> to th erouter (which is apperently this big cilynder thing I had been
> pointing it up) and that I am to point that at a spot I think there
> might be a person with highspeed wired internet who has a wireless card
> ETC.
>
> anyways, theres only one problem, the only way I have to scan for
> wireless services is to use Kinternet, but I can’t get kinternet to see
> the router…
>
> I have the device plugged into my ethernet port and tried to set it up
> in yast as a wireless ethernet card, giving it the IP of the router.
> but kinternet isn’t seeing it…
>
> how can I configure it in yast?
The fact that you have an ethernet port does not matter. You need a wireless
device capable of becoming a station. The WRT54G cannot do this. I know, I have
two of them - one is even a V5 like the one you are using. As I said before, you
either need a wireless network device or you need a wireless bridge.
I don’t know what you are seeing with Kinternet, but if you post the output of
the command
/usr/sbin/iwlist scan
then we will be able to see if you have any wireless devices.
As to the cantenna, that is a way to strengthen a weak signal. The standard
antennas have a 360 degree distribution - the cantenna concentrates this in a
particular direction.
You need a wireless card in your PC to see the router. Or if the router have ethernet ports, a direct ethernet cable (ask for a point to point cable in your local electronics shop) going from the ethernet port (it must be eth-out or something like that) to the PC will probably work.
alright, well don’t worry about that now as appearently I’ve broken it…
I could use some help fixing it; I was on it’s web browser based configuration page and one of the pages had 2 DHCP buttons at the bottom I clicked one and now I can’t access the configuration pages at all… I’ve tried resetting it… but it isn’t allowing me to access it still…
it’s very important that I can check the device it self from with-in suse to find it’s IP address, how can I do this?
as in; I broke it HELP!
cliff-s wrote:
>
> it’s very important that I can check the device it self from with-in
> suse to find it’s IP address, how can I do this?
>
> as in; I broke it HELP!
If you really misconfigured it, you need to reset it to the factory settings. Do
that by disconnecting the power, pressing and holding the little reset button,
and plug in the power while holding the reset button down for AT LEAST 30
SECONDS. Then unplug the power and plug it back in. At this point, the password
will be restored to “admin” and it will have all the factory settings.
The only way to check the device settings is to point your browser to
192.168.1.1 and log into it. YaST CANNOT control it anymore than YaST can
control any other external computer.
You really need to do some reading regarding network setup and management. I do
not know where to tell you to start.