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Topic: WRT54G v2 client (I think)

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Post #1
johnnycakessea
26 Feb 2006, 21:23

I have a DSL line w/static IP addresses assigned by my ISP. I'd like to take one of those static IP addresses and connect it to a WRT54G v2 box, which would then be an AP and DHCP server for a couple wireless and wired clients. I have heard that OpenWrt is a much more stable and reliable solution than using the Linksys firmware, but I still have a lot to learn!

Questions:

1) Can you use the WAN port on the device while plugged into an Ethernet switch, rather than directly into a DSL router? So if I want to statically assign an address to the WAN port, can I do that?
2) If I can do #1, can I then run both wired and wireless clients (same subnet is fine) using a DHCP server on the Linksys box?

Thanks in advance for answering what are probably simple questions to many of you.

John

Post #2
johnnycakessea
26 Feb 2006, 21:27

I should add that ideally I want to be able to port-forward from the outside address through the WRT54G to a Web server running on the LAN.

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