Re: What happened to Wireless A?


Jeff Liebermann wrote:
rjones@xxxxxxxxxxxx hath wroth:

Does anybody have any advice/opinions on what I should do? I could
keep using my almost-working Linksys WRT55AG ...

I've had my share of entertainment value on behalf of the WRT55AG v2.
The big problem was that it would not bridge packets from the 2.4GHz
side to the 5.8GHz side. This is normally not a problem, but the
owner insisted that it was a requirement for whatever they were doing.
4 hours of tinkering and about 30 mins wasted with support didn't fix
this problem, much less get any admission from support whether it was
suppose to work in the first place.

I cut my losses and sold them a matching 2.4GHz only WRT54G v1.1 with
DD-WRT. I disabled 2.4GHz operation in the WRT55AG and set it up as
an access point (DHCP server off). I ran a CAT5 cable between the LAN
ports on the WRT54G and the WRT55AG. The result was a functional dual
band system.

I have also considered whether a 2-router setup might solve some of my
problems. I certainly have enough linksys routers lying around to give
it a try, so maybe I'll try something along those lines.

Thanks,
Randy

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