[TriLUG] linksys WRT54G router question

[Alan Dipert]

Greg,
I'm an avid 54G tinkerer.  It's possible to monkey with the Linux that 
the WRT54G is shipped with, but I use OpenWRT.  Though I can't answer 
your second question, I can tell you there exists cron and an optional 
DHCP server.  I can also tell you that there may exist an OpenWRT 
package for software that does what you need it to do.  If there isn't, 
and you'd like to get your hands dirty, you can start cross-compiling 
just about any Linux software for your router once you've got a working 
firmware.

I've dealt with the most with OpenWRT, a minimal Linux install that 
uses the multi-binary 'busybox', the 2.4 kernel, and the 'ipkg' 
packaging system.  It's pretty incredible, but lacks as comprehensive 
an HTTP interface as the stuff Linksys has on there by default.  
However, you seem pretty comfortable with the command line so you'll be 
happy to know that once your firmware is upgraded you can telnet in, 
install SSH, kill telnet, SSH in, and run whatever the hell you want.

Pertinent link: http://www.openwrt.org/

BTW, this is my first time posting.  I'm in Fayetteville and hope to 
make it up for a meeting next month.  Good luck with the router.

Alan

On Jan 1, 2005, at 6:38 PM, gregbrown at mindspring.com wrote:

> I know there are several people who have this router because it is 
> running a hackable, modifiable version of linux.  So I have a couple 
> questions for you:
>
> 1. can you run cron jobs, like 'init 6' or 'shutdown -r now"?
> 2. can you configure it to only associate with other linksys devices 
> such as access points?  The linksys WAP54G access points that I have 
> deployed down at the outer banks can be configured to only associate 
> with other linksys access points and I have created a high-speed 
> wireless "backbone" that connects lower speed 802.11b access points 
> which are configured to allow anyone to associate with them.  I need 
> to install another "segment" on the network on the sound-side of the 
> campground and I'd like to go ahead and route that segment if I can, 
> but the big requirement is to have the WRT54G router only associate 
> with the existing backbone using WAP54G access points?  Is this 
> possible?
> 3. Does the WRT54G have a DHCP server built-in?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Greg
>
>
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