Help to configure home network WL500gP V2 and Motorola VIP1200

[zzverobboy]

Hello.

I have at home WL500gP (oleg fw 1.9.2.7-7g) and I have configured it to Corbina VPN connection. 3PC's use this Internet connection via Wireless successful.

Now I have bought WL500gp V2 (have just upgraded firmware to 1.9.2.7-d-r1000) and Motorola VIP1200 - iptv receiver.

So now I want to configure WL500gp V2 connect to the WL500gP to get Internet and share it to users and connect motorola to this Router.

Is it possible? Help me to configure all together.

In the future I want to connect USB printer HP LaserJet P1005 and USB HDD Western Digital 320 Gb to the WL500gp V2

Thank you! You can answer in Russian and English.

Можно отвечать и по Русски, если нужно задать вопрос по русски, я задам.

[EdP]

Thank you! You can answer in Russian and English.

No I can't, trust me, I can only answer in English ;)

Tell us if you would like to create a wireless bridge (the 2 routers connected via WLAN, creating one logical network) or if you plan to connect these routers via a network cable.

[zzverobboy]

Want to create a wireless bridge

[EdP]

Should not be a problem; check out the topics on Wireless Bridge (aka WDS).

[zzverobboy]

Have a problem with configuring BRIDGE.

WL500g.Premium - 1.9.2.7-d-r1000
Operation Mode : Home Gateway

Wireless - Interface:
SSID : homekv62
Channel: 11
Wireless Mode: Auto 52g Protection (dis)
Authentication Method: WPA -Personal
WPA Encryption: TKIP
WPA Pre-Shared Key: xxxxxxxxx

Wireless - Bridge:
AP Mode: Hybrid
Channel: 11
Connect to APs in Remote Bridge List? Yes
Allow anonymous? No
MAC Address : xxxxxxxxxxx ( mac of the another ASUS router)

Wireless - Advanced
Extended Mode: AP or WDS

IP Config - WAN & LAN
WAN Connection Type: PPTP
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LAN IP Setting
Host Name: WL500gp
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

IP Config - DHCP Server
Enable the DHCP Server? Yes
IP Pool Starting Address:192.168.1.100
IP Pool Ending Address:192.168.1.199
Default Gateway:0.0.0.0
DNS Server 2:192.168.1.1
Enable Manual Assignment? Yes
Manually Assigned IP List: All -- mac -- ip -- of my home devices
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Then I configured WL500gpv2

Firmware Release: 1.9.2.7-d-r1000
Operation Mode : Access Point

Wireless - Interface:
SSID : homekv62
Channel: 11
Wireless Mode: Auto 52g Protection (dis)
Authentication Method: WPA -Personal
WPA Encryption: TKIP
WPA Pre-Shared Key: xxxxxxxxx

Wireless - Bridge:
AP Mode: Hybrid
Channel: 11
Connect to APs in Remote Bridge List? Yes
Allow anonymous? No
MAC Address : xxxxxxxxxxx ( mac of the another ASUS (WL500gp router)

Wireless - Advanced
Extended Mode: Ethernet Bridge

IP Config - LAN
LAN IP Setting
Host Name: WL500gp1
Get IP Automatically? No
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:192.168.1.1
DNS Server:192.168.1.1

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What I`ve got at WL500gp v2:

Status & Log - Wireless - Status & Log - 11g Intrface:

Mode: Ethernet Bridge
Channel: 11
Status: Connected to homekv62
AP: xxxxxxxx
Signal: -52dBm

Is it ok?

When I try to connect My NoteBook to the Lan port 1 (via cable) I didn`t get an IP settings automatically, I type IP manually then I can connect to the Router but only to it (192.168.1.2) not 192.168.1.1.

What is the problem?

[EdP]

There is a slight misconfiguration if you ask me: you've configured 192.168.1.1 as Accesspoint, yet you have made it the default gateway for 192.168.1.2; I think that may be inconsistent. [Edit: my mistake, you have Gateway mode, perhaps you should try Gateway mode for 192.168.1.2 as well].

In addition, the 2 routers seem to be disconnected. Can you check if you have entered the correct settings for WDS? You must specify the exact same SSID, channel#, encryption protocol & key in both routers. You must also specify the correct LAN MAC addresses of each router.

It's probably also best for now to disable the MAC address filter, first get the WDS to work, then add layers of complexity if you wish to do so.

P.S. in case you hadn't seen it yet, this WDS Howto (http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=12652) should be helpful.

[zzverobboy]

I changed the Bridge settings from [AP Mode: Hybrid] to [AP Mode: AP only] on the both devices and now it`s work fine!

Also I connected HP LaserJet 1005 Printer and it`s work good too.

Now I want to connect HDD and install BTorrent client.

Should I format HD to Fat32 or another format?

What is the best Btorrent client with Web interface?

[EdP]

OK well done.

If you're going to download stuff to that disk it may very well be a movie, so you'll need a filesystem that can handle files larger than 4GB, so I'd recommend that you use ext3 filesystem and install an ext2 utility on your pc to be able to read/write the disk from Windows if needed. If you plan to only access it via the network, then you won't need such a utility.

P.S. I can't tell you which BT client to use, I don't use BT.