The WTRT54GS is a router but I don't want it to route: I'd like the four Ethernet ports to act just like a dumb hub and the wifi to be an extension of the subnet the WAN port is connected to. I picked up the Linksys AP "WAP11" which does the job fine but I've got these WTRT54GS routers I can't use. What bugs me is the router is more expensive but can't do a simple feature like disabling the routing.
Disable DHCP on it, set it with the Default Gateway of your local router, set it in the same IP network, it should work just like a switch/AP.
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Duane :)
Can't be done. Needs to choose either "router" mode or "gateway" mode.
I'm currently doing this successfully by configuring the "Internet" settings of the WRT54GS with a fictitious address on an unused private subnet, and then simply not plugging anything into the Internet (external) port.
For example, I use the 172.29.0.0/24 address range on my home LAN (i.e., every piece of equipment I have at home uses an IP address starting with 172.29.0). I chose 172.29.1.0/24 as the "fake" network for configuring the Internet side of my WRT54GS. I set the "Internet" side to use the static IP address 172.29.1.251, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and with a (nonexistent) gateway address of 172.29.1.2.
Rich Wales snipped-for-privacy@richw.org
Nice! I love these kinds of tricks!
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