TheUnscented
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I'm also trying to configure my Linksys WRT 160N to be a wireless access point (WAP). I was following the instructions here: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...onvert-a-wireless-router-into-an-access-point (although the writer had a WRT 54G, Windows XP and a different brand LAN router).
I'm trying to make my Linksys WRT 160N a WAP and use my (ostensibly better) Linksys 610N router as the main LAN router. The computer I was using to configure is a laptop running Win7 Home 64 bit.
Both routers have (well, had) 192.168.1.1 as their access IPs. Following the instructions, I disabled the DHCP server on the WAP (160N) and reset the IP to an IP address (specifically, 192.168.1.150) outside the range used by the LAN (specifically, 192.168.1.100 -192.68.1.149).
I plugged both the LAN cable (from LAN) and the WAP cable (other end to the laptop) into LAN ports. Lights came on indicating port is active but no magic. Windows sees the "unknown" wired network but cannot access internet, no IP address is assigned to the laptop and the network map is empty. Pulling the LAN cable and plugging directly into the laptop, I can surf the web and access the LAN router (610N).
Unfortunately, nothing I do can get me access to the 160N router--I would think that entering 192.168.1.150 would bring me to the old 160N router (when physically connected) but no dice. Did I brick the 160N?
I'm trying to make my Linksys WRT 160N a WAP and use my (ostensibly better) Linksys 610N router as the main LAN router. The computer I was using to configure is a laptop running Win7 Home 64 bit.
Both routers have (well, had) 192.168.1.1 as their access IPs. Following the instructions, I disabled the DHCP server on the WAP (160N) and reset the IP to an IP address (specifically, 192.168.1.150) outside the range used by the LAN (specifically, 192.168.1.100 -192.68.1.149).
I plugged both the LAN cable (from LAN) and the WAP cable (other end to the laptop) into LAN ports. Lights came on indicating port is active but no magic. Windows sees the "unknown" wired network but cannot access internet, no IP address is assigned to the laptop and the network map is empty. Pulling the LAN cable and plugging directly into the laptop, I can surf the web and access the LAN router (610N).
Unfortunately, nothing I do can get me access to the 160N router--I would think that entering 192.168.1.150 would bring me to the old 160N router (when physically connected) but no dice. Did I brick the 160N?