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1365029 2014-01-12 10:56:00 wiki.aa.org.uk

i have 2 of these and would like to have them function as a switch/accesspoints.


i have a dynalink rta1320v6 modem connected to the WAN port on a pfsense firewall.

i have a netcomm NP805N router as my sole access point and would like to supplement its range by running an ethernet cable to each of the tg582N routers.


IS THIS POSSIBLE?
Mirddes (10)
1365030 2014-01-12 11:18:00 i also have a netcomm nb304n which i would be delighted to give the same treatment. this however has a runaway powerbrick. 12v/1.5A. (ITS MIA) Mirddes (10)
1365031 2014-01-12 11:45:00 forums.whirlpool.net.au

this post looks most helpful

however; i am clueless as to teh telnets


stuff like this www.speedguide.net makes me happy as it confirms past knowledge

ive done this with another router in the past. a netgear back in 2008; worked reasonably well. these are however different beasts with their adsl modems and almost free status.
Mirddes (10)
1365032 2014-01-12 22:12:00 What they're talking about is changing the DHCP server settings in the Technicolor router. AFAIK these routers do not support what you're wanting to do. You're better off getting a dedicated access point for the job.

I know the NB304N most certainly does not.
Chilling_Silence (9)
1365033 2014-01-12 23:22:00 What they're talking about is changing the DHCP server settings in the Technicolor router. AFAIK these routers do not support what you're wanting to do. You're better off getting a dedicated access point for the job.

I know the NB304N most certainly does not.


dhcp disabled = access point

are you absolutely certian disable of the dhcp is impossible?
Mirddes (10)
1365034 2014-01-12 23:38:00 it seems dhcp on the nb304n is trivial to disable

media.netcomm.com.au

now for those technicolors
Mirddes (10)
1365035 2014-01-12 23:42:00 telecom documentation makes this also seem trivial. they even document how to do it over telnet.

help.telecom.co.nz
Mirddes (10)
1365036 2014-01-12 23:45:00 dhcp disabled = access point

are you absolutely certian disable of the dhcp is impossible?

Sort of. DHCP disabled means just that: DHCP is disabled, and it expects another DHCP server to be on the LAN there or for you to statically assign all IP addresses.

It will still do it's damned best to route *everything* out its WAN port (DSL) even if it's not up, as far as I'm aware, as the bridging of WiFi -> LAN broke when DHCP was disabled. It was about 18 months ago though, who knows, they may have fixed that.
Chilling_Silence (9)
1365037 2014-01-13 00:10:00 seems illogical to route between wlan and lan as thats all the same subnet.

pfsense has a really good dhcp server.

the document details that usb file/printer sharing breaks when dhcp is disabled. but can be reimplmented when dhcp is reenabled with a new pool. - not that this feature matters



WHOA

"np805n dd-wrt" google suggest these search terms. could be quite promising --- some wireless meshing would be very nice indeed.
www.dd-wrt.com


GOTTA BUILD A NEW INTERNET TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS>>> if i can do it anyone can and we can all join forces for communal internet
Mirddes (10)
1365038 2014-01-13 01:20:00 anyhow, cable to the neighbour reaches from my laundry to his laundry.

a router at each end should provide decent backyard coverage.
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