Re: [Hampshire] LinkSys WRT54GL Router

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Author: Chris. Aubrey-Smith
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] LinkSys WRT54GL Router
On 26/03/07, Samuel Penn <sam@???> wrote:
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> I've got a WRT54G - not sure what the difference is.



The 'L' is for 'Linux'.

> The setup routine is a mystery: why, for example, does a router operating
> > behind a DSL Bridge/Modem need to know so much detail about the internet
> > connection?
>
> From what I remember, it just needs to know the gateway, DNS server
> and IP address of itself on the wired network. I haven't told mine
> anything about what's on the otherside of the gateway.



That's what I would have expected. However, the 'Basic Setup' presents the
user with a series of menu options, with defaults, before one even gets to
the sub-menu where IP addresses can be entered. So how did you do that?

CAS


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