Superhub + WRT54GL Question

rscosworth · 14 Mar 2013 at 22:22

Guys,

I have my superhub on virgin media providing my wifi for my house (i fine it stable and without issue and its also faster than my WRT54GL)

Connected to the ethernet port is my WRT54GL running Tomato which in turn then connects to another WRT54GL (in another location)

Superhub 192.168.0.1
WRT54GL1 192.168.1.1
WRT54GL2 192.168.1.2

GL1 and GL2 both connect to the internet without issues, they cannot however access any network shares or printers which are hung off the superhub.

I have tried changing the network on GL1/GL2to 192.168.0.2/3 and pointing the DNS/Gateway to 192.168.0.1 but does not want to play.

Any ideas? Its not hugely important as anything connected to GL1 and GL2 can see the outside world, but would be nice for them to be able to access network shares and printers.

Thanks

sicount · 15 Mar 2013 at 19:17

See if changing these settings help on your Tomato access points:

Basic > Internet > WAN > WAN / Internet - Type = Disabled
Advanced > Routing > Miscellaneous - Mode = Router

rscosworth · 15 Mar 2013 at 19:36

Thanks but just gave that a try to no avail.

It is not hugely important, just a nice to have.

MrZen · 18 Mar 2013 at 09:21

So your setup is three routers interconnnected? starting with superhub, then the GL1 anf finally GL2?

rscosworth · 18 Mar 2013 at 10:05

Suberhub to GL1 is ethernet
GL1 to GL2 is WDS (wireless distribution service)

hope that makes sense?

MrZen · 19 Mar 2013 at 08:56

So your set-up is so that you have connectivity all around your house?
eg, Superhub, connects to GL1 through ethernet into another room which in turn the GL1 connects to the GL2 wirelessly allowing a full connection all over?

rscosworth · 19 Mar 2013 at 09:33

MrZen said:
So your set-up is so that you have connectivity all around your house?
eg, Superhub, connects to GL1 through ethernet into another room which in turn the GL1 connects to the GL2 wirelessly allowing a full connection all over?

Yes that's correct

Frosty81 · 19 Mar 2013 at 14:04

You could try and put the superhub into modem only mode and make GL1 the router. Then hang your devices from that?

Although I found that my old WRT54GL could not max out my 60meg connection when it was set-up like this.

rscosworth · 19 Mar 2013 at 14:05

Frosty81 said:
You could try and put the superhub into modem only mode and make GL1 the router. Then hang your devices from that?

Although I found that my old WRT54GL could not max out my 60meg connection when it was set-up like this.

Yup, exactly the issue I have.

Basically GL1 doesn't get used at all, but does provide the connection to GL2

Fasted I could get it to use was about 35mb on my 60mb vm

Frosty81 · 19 Mar 2013 at 14:33

In the end it forced me to sell my trusty old WRT and buy a ASUS RT-N16 which luckily still runs tomato, it flies along now.

MrZen · 19 Mar 2013 at 14:40

What i would do, is get rid of both GL1/2 and swap them for either a switch/repeater for internet throughout your house.. this way you cant get any issues with them talking to each other and should be able to access files/printers that hang off of your superhub.

sicount · 19 Mar 2013 at 18:23

rscosworth said:
Fasted I could get it to use was about 35mb on my 60mb vm

Have you tried running Tomato RAF? There's a build that supposedly guarantees WAN-LAN 80Mb throughput:

Tomato RAF 1.28.121006. This version guarantees WAN-LAN 80Mb throughput. For WRT54G/GS/GL. Dated, February 20th, 2011

http://victek.is-a-geek.com/tomatoen.html