WRT54G in client mode

The level of support is fairly limited with the broadcom chipset as you have to used propritary drivers without source. So they can do a few flakey things.

On top of that they arent the most senstive chipsets.

I dont think the radio changed that much between versions
http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware its just a broadcom intergrated radio

so your question should really be: which version of wrt54g run OpenWRT

and I think the current choice is the WRT54GL which is designed for open firmware

but I would be happy to be corrected

here are docs on how to do client mode

http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Configuration#head-7126c5958e237d603674b3a9739c9d23bdfdb293

http://wiki.openwrt.org/ClientModeHowto

http://martybugs.net/wireless/openwrt/client.cgi

for a bridge
http://woz.gs/wifi/openwrtbridge.html

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Sorry, that was a confusing post

To run in client mode you need to replace the firmware on the wrt54g with OpenWRT or DD-WRT

so you need a version that supports OpenWRT

once OpenWRT or DD-WRT is installed you can use it in client mode sucessfully, regardless of the version of hardware, as they all use the same wireless hardware so the driver is common to all wrt54g hardware revisions

There is a client on the ridleyton AP with over 12 months of solid connection using a OpenWRT hardware revision 1.1 in client mode at a distance of around 1km, with partial los.

so it can work with any version you can flash to OpenWRT or DD-WRT firmwares

the following links will tell you about compatibility

http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Linksys/WRT54G?highlight=%28CategoryModel%29

http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Linksys/WRT54GL?highlight=%28CategoryModel%29

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

sam

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Thanks for the reply would the WAP54G be a better option.

I have been looking at whats available here http://whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=h_models

if it can run openwrt it will be no problem
i think the wap is a cut down lesser version of the wrt
its the wrt, minus all the routing functions

it looks like it is on http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware
so it should work

version 1 and 1.1 use minipci broadacom radios, might be able to put in a more powerful card :D
but the later revisions use the same broadacom integrated radio the wrt uses so i cant see it being an issue

- should work

for any distance link (>3km) i would thoroughly recommend a more powerful radio

my 2c :)

Seabird

for any distance link (>3km) i would thoroughly recommend a more powerful radio

Ok what is on offer as far as more powerful units that will do the job?

I dont know if I can do what I want within Airstream or weather I need to setup my own wifi to create a private connection between myself and my daughters house over a distance of 4.5km

Hi Hawk, I have one of these little guys and it works a trea as an AP.

However, I have had a number of problems with it as a client.
I could not get it to associate with the AP unless it was very close or had a strong signal. ie, no help while waiving a
21dBi grid at AP and expecting to get your wrt to associate.

I was running OpenWRT RC5.

I believe that RC6 and Kamakaze have better support in
client mode...

My R100 on the other hand works a lot better =)
Also the R100s are better in 802.11b adhoc mode =D

cheers,

Kim
~ I've made my WRT54G an AP for local access ...
R100s to be links

Just thinking about it, maybe the WRT54GL is a better device?

http://www.shopbot.com.au/p-19292.html

They are still available, where as the WRT54G is EOL.

Some stats;
http://whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=h_view&model_id=452