wrt54gl question

Dist · 31 Dec 2007 at 15:46

I just recieved my WRT54GL router today and would like to know if i realy need to run the cd before using it? I dont plan on using it as a router just quite yet, i was going to connect it to my switch and then configure it with tomato firmware while my netgear router still allows me to continue web browsing while im doing this.

Also, if the firmware is linux, does that mean i can run any linux program on it? assuming the router has sufficient space remaining after tomato install, could i put irsii or bitchx on the router to run as a IRC bouncer for me? as both are capable of running on linux.

Dist · 31 Dec 2007 at 16:49

wij said:
I wouldn't plug it into a network that already has a router presumably running DHCP on it, will give you all sorts of trouble if they are trying to run in the same range.

Just plug your PC straight into the router and configure it from there, will save you a lot of hassle in the long run.

the default linksys ip is 192.168.1.1 so i assume it uses the range 192.168.1.1 - 254 where as my current network uses 192.168.0.1 - 254, so the ranges are different.

Also my pc only has 1 ethernet port, so plugging it directly in to my pc wont be an option as i need it running, which is why i was planning to connect it to my switch, then once i turn it on, connect to it and disable DHCP.

Dist · 1 Jan 2008 at 13:21

well i managed to configure the router to use 192.168.0.10 so its on the same range as my current network, and dhcp is disabled. I should add that configuring it can be slightly annoying, because once you saved changes to the IP, its no longer possible to access it without a reset (since it gives you a .1.x ip when you start up with it connected, and once the router becomes .0.x, you can no longer access it with a .1.x ip).

Now its just a matter of me finding a decent firmward to put on it, and hopefully some sort of irc client

Dist · 2 Jan 2008 at 00:08

Avalon said:
Why would you want an irc client on your router ?

so i can use it as a bouncer, to log chat and stay connected to irc without my pc having to be on.

Dist · 2 Jan 2008 at 13:19

there isnt seperate programs specificaly to act as a client and specificaly act as a BNC. The programs that can act as BNCs are the same as any other irc client, just with the ability to proxy incomming connections. take bitchx for example, thats a IRC client which can be used as a BNC. So yes i want to run a BNC service, and to do that i have to install an irc client that can do this.