Configure WRT54GL to extend Time Capsule

[Kyle76]

I have set up a home network with Time Capsule as the primary router. I would like to use my WRTG54GL to connect to the network via ethernet and extend it for wireless access at the opposite end of my house. I changed the settings to disable the DHCP server, I named the network the same as the Time Capsule and duplicated security mode and password. I can connect with my laptop, but it initially connects with full internet access, but after about 10 seconds, I can see Airport searching for a network. It reconnects, but for about 45 seconds I have no internet access and then access returns and works fine. On my iPad, however, although it shows I am connected to the network, there is no signal indicator at the top of the screen, and all connectivity seems to be through 3G -- not the network. I assume there is a setting on the Linksys that needs changing, but I can't figure out what it is.

 

[Emerald]

did you match the IP of the Linksys to the IP scheme of the Time Capsule?

if your Gateway is 192.168.1.1, set the Linksys' LAN IP to 192.168.1.253

 

[Kyle76]

No, I didn't change any IP settings.

 

[Kyle76]

Most setup instructions I've read say the two routers cannot have the same IP address.

 

[Emerald]

not the same but they have to be on the same IP scheme.

Time Capsule IP 192.168.1.1
Linksys IP 192.168.1.253

 

[Kyle76]

Time Capsule is 10.0.1.1. Linksys is 192.168.1.1. Are you saying change Linksys to 10.0.1.X?

 

[Emerald]

yep change it to 10.0.1.253

 

[Kyle76]

Thanks. What about the Gateway/Router setting on the Linksys? Also, do I use the Internet port or a regular numbered port on the Linksys? If I change the IP, is that what I will use to access the Linksys settings page?

 

[Emerald]

Just ignore the Gateway/Router setting.

Use one of the regular numbered port on the Linksys.

Yes that what will be the IP you use to access the Linksys settings page from then on.

 

[Kyle76]

OK, I plugged the ethernet cable into a numbered port on the router, and things are much better. I've tried going to 192.168.1.1 to change the IP settings, but I can't access the router at all through that address. Things, do, however seem to be working fine for my laptop and iPads.

 

[Kyle76]

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