On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 17:54 -0500, Gil Weber wrote:
On Sat December 17 2005 5:42 pm, lerninlinux@comcast.net wrote:
Just got a Linksys WRT54G and putting it through its paces. PPPoE and switch components work great, but I'm having trouble with wireless. I had been using a 3Com access point, which my ThinkPad and Zaurus could both see without issues, but neither can see the WRT54G. On the ThinkPad, the output of iwconfig shows zeros for the WRT54G's MAC address (i.e. it didn't associate), although kinternet's "wireless connection" dialog and "iwlist scan" show it by ESSID with the correct MAC address. Neither the ThinkPad nor the Zaurus have the access point's MAC address specified. (I normally use 64-bit WEP, but also tried with no encryption.)
What might I have done wrong? I've spent hours twiddling bits on the WRT54G. It's a version 5, and I upgraded to the latest firmware (for that version, it's 1.00.4). The ThinkPad is running SUSE 10.0 and using ipw2100 driver.
We just got the same unit, also version 5. Have not yet tried to set it up. A couple of questions for you if you don't mind:
1) How did you install the latest firmware using SuSE Linux? For the past several Linksys routers we've had there has only been firmware for Windows. How did you load it if it's only available for Windows? (Or is there now firmware for Linux?)
2) I see that there is a sticker over the ports that says to run the installation CD before connecting the router. Again, it's a Windows CD, so what did you do? Ignore the sticker and CD?
3) If you determine that V5 does have Linux compatibility issues please post that to the list. Maybe we can return this one?
Thanks! Gil
I picked a version 5 also. It's terrible, even after updating the firmware. Very unstable; it would lose wireless connections several times a day. I bit the bullet and bought a SonicWall TZ150W and haven't had a hitch since I finished installing it. Googling shows many, many unhappy Version 5 customers, and not because they can't flash the firmware with their own OS. The v5 units simply crash a lot. YMMV, Mark -- _________________________________________________________ A Message From... L. Mark Stone Reliable Networks of Maine, LLC "We manage your network so you can manage your business" 477 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101 Tel: (207) 772-5678 Web: http://www.rnome.com This email was sent from Reliable Networks of Maine LLC. It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you suspect that you were not intended to receive it, please delete it and notify us as soon as possible. Thank you.