On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:40:34 -0500, "Bill Kearney"
wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote:

If this is true, the short answer is: You got the wrong box.

No, if he's got a WRT54GS he can load the dd-wrt firmware on it and use it
as a client just fine. I know, that's exactly what I've got in my boat.

Yes, noticed he had the GS version (though I understand there is now
workarounds for almost all version of the WRT54G, even the latest
one). But I think for most people purchasing a device already
configures for use as a Wireless Client is more straight forward then
reflashing. In any case, he will need to get two boxes, right? But
you are right, he could purchase either another WRT54GS and re-flash
the open firmware, or just purchase a Wireless Client.


I have used this setup a few times on Viking Star, but once it is all
set up and attached to a remote WiFi, I have not found a way to get
back into the Wireless Client (I am using a DWL2100AP) without
disconnecting the Ethernet cable from the WRT54GS and plugging it back
into the Laptop.

I do it all the time without disconnecting anything. The on-boat network is
always on the same wifi SSID; conveniently called "boat" on our vessel. So
the laptops aboard always stay connected to the same network. I just surf
to the shore-link device, also always on a fixed IP address as part of the
"boat" network, and use that to pick an on-shore SSID. Works well.


Do you give your shore-link / wireless client device an fixed IP
address within your 'boats' IP range? That is what I am doing and
works great. Can talk to the DWL2100AP no problem. Search for a
network and select it as appropriate. But what I have found is that
once I connect to a shore based station, unless that station happens
to use the same IP range as the IP address assigned to my shore-link
device I can no longer access it. If the shore based IP range is
within the fixed IP address of my shore-link box, then I can continue
to reach it no problem.... Are you able to continue to communicate
with your shore-link no matter what the shore base station uses for
its IP ranges?


This is an area where my knowledge runs out :-)

-al-