Re: [Hampshire] LinkSys WRT54GL Router

On Monday 26 March 2007 20:12, Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote:
> On 26/03/07, Samuel Penn <sam@???> wrote:
> > I've got a WRT54G - not sure what the difference is.
>
> The 'L' is for 'Linux'.

Okay, not sure if that makes a difference.

> > 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?

When I connect to it with the web browser, I get the Basic Setup
screen, as so:

http://www.glendale.org.uk/~sam/wrt54g.jpg

I select "Static IP" (other options are DHCP, PPTP, PPPoE etc)
and fill in the details. 192.168.161.* is my wired network, and
192.168.1.* is my wireless network.

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