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Subject :Don't throw away the routers that won't do the mesh...
2012-03-31- 14:49:04
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| NT5LA |
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Ok, so I had a router that I bought at a pawn shop for 5 bucks, I'd hoped it would be a mesh router but alas it was not. So what to do with it now, I already have a router for my computers (internet) that works fine. hummmm............. So I made it a secure mesh AP. Quite simple really. you log into it locally and set up the wireless password, name, channel # (7 or higher), etc. Then go to the main setup screen and change the IP to 172.27.0.6 and disable DHCP. You can then use a network cable between a lan port of the secure AP and a lan port of the Mesh node you wish to access with your wireless card. On your computer laptop whatever scan for wireless networks find your AP and connect to it and BANG your on the Mesh. This solved my problem of using the HSMM-MESH AP since it was not secure and I didn't want just anybody to be able to access the mesh.
Hope this helps someone. Andrew NT5LA
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Subject :Re:Don't throw away the routers that won't do the mesh...
2014-02-27- 09:49:08
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This is an old posting but I thought I'd chime in by saying I followed this instruction and it worked perfectly with a Linksys WAP11 I had laying around. It is too cool to be able to see/control/use mesh devices with a tablet or smartphone that only has a standard wifi link. Thanks NT5LA.
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Subject :Re:Don't throw away the routers that won't do the mesh...
2014-03-01- 22:43:29
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Hi mark,
I am curious if you meant in your post that you were able to convert a Linksys WAP11 into a MESH node? If so which firmware did you use?
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Subject :Re:Don't throw away the routers that won't do the mesh...
2014-03-02- 15:41:44
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No, just using the WAP11 as a standard wifi input to a mesh node. Set the WAP11 up to channel 11 to get it as far away from channel 1 as possible. No provision (that I see) to turn down the power on the WAP11 but it doesn't seem to interfere with the mesh node a few feet away. It's convenient to play with the system with a tablet instead of a hardwired PC. |
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Subject :Re:Don't throw away the routers that won't do the mesh...
2014-03-05- 13:55:39
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| wx5u |
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Quite a few of the routers that won't do BBHN will do a version of DDWRT. DDWRT has some nice capabilities and avoids some of the BIG security holes in most factory firmware. With DDRWT, you often have more control, more geek things to tinker with, and some useful functions like wireless client, wireless repeater, wireless bridge, etc.
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I'm not part of the development team, so take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm also easily confused.
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Subject :Re:Re:Don't throw away the routers that won't do the mesh...
2014-03-05- 22:10:40
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| KH2SR |
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Any chance this DDWRT firmware would allow a wifi router to act as a repeater which would automatically connect to any open (no password) wifi hotspots within range and allow my iPhone/iPad/laptop to connect to it through said wifi repeater? This kind of capability would really come in handy on road trips with a wifi repeater connected to a nice gain omni antenna on a car roof!
[wx5u 2014-03-05- 13:55:39]: Quite a few of the routers that won't do BBHN will do a version of DDWRT. DDWRT has some nice capabilities and avoids some of the BIG security holes in most factory firmware. With DDRWT, you often have more control, more geek things to tinker with, and some useful functions like wireless client, wireless repeater, wireless bridge, etc.
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Subject :Don't throw away the routers that won't do the mesh...
2014-03-06- 14:56:42
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| wx5u |
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I haven't done it, but from the description, it sounds like the DDWRT has the modes to do this kind of thing. I have my doubts it will synch up fast enough to get useful connections if you're driving down the road. Unfortunately, unsecured wifi connections are getting more and more scarce, too.
[KH2SR 2014-03-05- 22:10:40]: Any chance this DDWRT firmware would allow a wifi router to act as a repeater which would automatically connect to any open (no password) wifi hotspots within range and allow my iPhone/iPad/laptop to connect to it through said wifi repeater? This kind of capability would really come in handy on road trips with a wifi repeater connected to a nice gain omni antenna on a car roof!
[wx5u 2014-03-05- 13:55:39]: Quite a few of the routers that won't do BBHN will do a version of DDWRT. DDWRT has some nice capabilities and avoids some of the BIG security holes in most factory firmware. With DDRWT, you often have more control, more geek things to tinker with, and some useful functions like wireless client, wireless repeater, wireless bridge, etc.
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I'm not part of the development team, so take what I say with a grain of salt. I'm also easily confused.
Check out the free Wireless Networking Book |
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