Anyone tried DD-WRT hack to create client bridge access point?

polkatese
polkatese Posts: 6,767
edited August 2009 in The Clubhouse
I am planning of installing DD-WRT mod to flash a Linksys WRT54G2 so that I can have it sitting in my entertainment center. With more and more gears having RJ-45 connection (i.e. consoles, Processor, Bluray player, DirecTV DVR), I thought it is time to have a client bridge setup close to the center.

Has anyone did one? my only concern is to brick the AP, but hopefully I'll do enough research beforehand as to prevent this.

Any feedback?
I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • wizzy
    wizzy Posts: 867
    edited August 2009
    I did it, piece of cake.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited August 2009
    Yup - it's pretty easy.

    I have 6 WRT54G's in a mesh repeater bridge setup.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited August 2009
    Cool, I'll ping you guys if I run into problem. My primary is WRT54GS, and WRT54G2 should be here tomorrow.

    Thanks.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited August 2009
    That's cool I need to look in to getting a couple of these.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited August 2009
    Anyone have a link explaining what this is all about? I have a few extra routers, and if it's something cool that i would have a use for, i'd like to make use of them.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited August 2009
    In essence, you are flashing your router to act like a "client bridge", to talk to the primary wireless router (that is connected to the internet through modem, dsl, etc.), and allows you to connect clients (xbox360, DVR, etc.) via wires (RJ45) to this router.

    www.dd-wrt.com

    http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/hardware.html
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited August 2009
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Anyone have a link explaining what this is all about? I have a few extra routers, and if it's something cool that i would have a use for, i'd like to make use of them.

    Only certain routers qualify as hackable. They will include Linksys, some Buffalo, some Intel. Basically having a linux kernel.

    google dd-wrt and their wiki.
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  • unclepauly
    unclepauly Posts: 65
    edited August 2009
    polkatese wrote: »
    In essence, you are flashing your router to act like a "client bridge", to talk to the primary wireless router (that is connected to the internet through modem, dsl, etc.), and allows you to connect clients (xbox360, DVR, etc.) via wires (RJ45) to this router.

    www.dd-wrt.com

    http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/hardware.html

    Wouldn't that work with just one router? Unless you have more clients than the router has ports? I'm googling as you read this.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited August 2009
    Buncha f*kin geeks...
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2009
    DD-WRT is cool lot's of options :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited August 2009
    unclepauly wrote: »
    Wouldn't that work with just one router? Unless you have more clients than the router has ports? I'm googling as you read this.

    The biggest benefit for me is to be able to have secondary client bridges around the house without having to run RJ-45 wires....
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • wizzy
    wizzy Posts: 867
    edited August 2009
    unclepauly wrote: »
    Wouldn't that work with just one router? Unless you have more clients than the router has ports? I'm googling as you read this.

    It would work, if all your devices were sitting next to your router or you had your entire house hard wired and jacked up to go back to your router/switches.

    If you have equipment not sitting next to your router, and you don't want to run wires (lazy, concrete slab, rental, condo, unconnected structure, guest house on your property, etc), that is where people will use a wireless bridge.

    W
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited August 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Buncha f*kin geeks...
    Yeah, and we're good at it. :p
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited August 2009
    ok. Just finished installing the new WRT54G2. Flashed the firmware, it wasn't as clean as I hope for, but at the end, it works. I hooked it up to a DTV DVR HR20-700 to test it out. So far, I am able to activate On-Demand, and queue an HD movie to see how long will it takes to download one.

    Question: has anyone hook up their BD players to the internet, to do BD Live interactivity? worth anything?
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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