gdraanen
23-06-2006, 11:08
I am currently running the 'standard' Asus 1.2.3.4 on my WL-HDD.
This works OK, but has some limitations:
== ..... whatever is mentioned on this forum.. probably true (e.g. performance, limitations DHCP, FTP, access control, ..)
== Disk is always spinning (No sleep mode)
== Needs specific wlan 'start sequence' to have predictable behaviour.
When it's used at home, I want it to become effectively a signal-booster:
- I have a sitecom-wlan-ap in the study (2nd floor), wired to my network
- The wired network's gateway is an adsl2 modem to my telco-internet provider (tele2).
- I set the wl-hdd to 'hybrid' and "become an AP if no AP can be found"
- I disable the DHCP (als my adsl2 modem already does DHCP)
- I have to start it =while my sitecom-wlan-ap is switched off=, to let the wl-hdd become an AP.
- Then, when i connect my sitecom-wlan-ap, it 'mates' with the WL-HDD, and my wlan's range has been extended (because wl-hdd is at ground floor)
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However, when I use it 'in the field', I still want it to become an AP, but WITH the DHCP switched ON.
=
The device(s) I use to access the wlan can then always be set to DHCP. At home the get the ip/gateway info from my wired network, in the field they get an ip to access the wl-hdd.
Questions:
1)Is 1.2.3.4 (asus) a subset of 1.2.3.9 (asus) ?
2)Is then 1.1.2.8 (JockYW2001) is a subset of 1.9.2.7-7e (Oleg) ?
3)Does ANY of the versions have the intelligence to -only/automatically- start DHCP when it sees no 'other' AP ?
4)What (pref minimal) version would I need to stop the disk from spinning always ?
5)It seems there's a lot of 'tweaking' involved in the setup of 1.1.2.8 or 1.9.2.7 ..... nobody developed a script for those actions ?
6)Can any of the firmware-updates be done while keeping the user-data on the wl-hdd's internal disk 'safe'. Or is always a re-formatting needed ?
7)Is there a 'comparison' page anywhere between the various firmware versions ?
Thanks for reaction on some of these questions. I'll need some directions and info before I'm ready to start muddling in my WORKING configuration.
Gerard.
This works OK, but has some limitations:
== ..... whatever is mentioned on this forum.. probably true (e.g. performance, limitations DHCP, FTP, access control, ..)
== Disk is always spinning (No sleep mode)
== Needs specific wlan 'start sequence' to have predictable behaviour.
When it's used at home, I want it to become effectively a signal-booster:
- I have a sitecom-wlan-ap in the study (2nd floor), wired to my network
- The wired network's gateway is an adsl2 modem to my telco-internet provider (tele2).
- I set the wl-hdd to 'hybrid' and "become an AP if no AP can be found"
- I disable the DHCP (als my adsl2 modem already does DHCP)
- I have to start it =while my sitecom-wlan-ap is switched off=, to let the wl-hdd become an AP.
- Then, when i connect my sitecom-wlan-ap, it 'mates' with the WL-HDD, and my wlan's range has been extended (because wl-hdd is at ground floor)
=
However, when I use it 'in the field', I still want it to become an AP, but WITH the DHCP switched ON.
=
The device(s) I use to access the wlan can then always be set to DHCP. At home the get the ip/gateway info from my wired network, in the field they get an ip to access the wl-hdd.
Questions:
1)Is 1.2.3.4 (asus) a subset of 1.2.3.9 (asus) ?
2)Is then 1.1.2.8 (JockYW2001) is a subset of 1.9.2.7-7e (Oleg) ?
3)Does ANY of the versions have the intelligence to -only/automatically- start DHCP when it sees no 'other' AP ?
4)What (pref minimal) version would I need to stop the disk from spinning always ?
5)It seems there's a lot of 'tweaking' involved in the setup of 1.1.2.8 or 1.9.2.7 ..... nobody developed a script for those actions ?
6)Can any of the firmware-updates be done while keeping the user-data on the wl-hdd's internal disk 'safe'. Or is always a re-formatting needed ?
7)Is there a 'comparison' page anywhere between the various firmware versions ?
Thanks for reaction on some of these questions. I'll need some directions and info before I'm ready to start muddling in my WORKING configuration.
Gerard.