[MLB-WIRELESS] File sharing over 2 x WRT with WEP

[Guy Weymouth]

Hi all,

I¹ve begun configuring my 4 node wireless setup and have simply started with
two Linksys WRT54G¹s with Alchemy firmware and will expand to the 4
locations once I nail down the process for two.

The main Linksys will connect into an existing network which has an internet
router, etc so all it needs to do is get an IP address from the existing
network. The existing network therefore plugs into the WAN port on the
Linksys.

I want that main Linksys to point to the other location where there is no
internet. So the second location¹s Linksys needs to be configured with DHCP
server enabled so if the link between the second and first location is lost,
both locations¹ workstations will still be able to obtain IP addresses and
print to the local printer, etc.

So, I¹ve configured as follows and it does work, but the problem is listed
after the configuration:

Router 1 - Main
Internet Connection Type: Auto Configuration - DHCP
Internal IP: 192.168.20.1
Gateway: 192.168.20.1
No DHCP server
SSID and Router Name: Main
Set up as AP
Uses WDS pointing to the Mac Address of Second router
remote admin enabled (because rest of network (192.168.1.x) connects to
linksys via WAN port)

Router 2 - Second
Internet Connection Type: Disable
Internal IP: 192.168.20.2
Gateway: 192.168.20.1
DHCP (range from .100 to .150)
SSID and Router Name: Second
Set up as AP
Uses WDS pointing to the Mac Address of Main router

Problems:
- I can't file share with wireless security enabled. If I turn on WEP or WPA
Pre-shared key, I try to connect over standard file sharing and it just
doesn¹t connect. I can get net access and ping between locations so they are
talking... It just doesn¹t like file sharing. Why so?

- If I physically plug into the ³Main² router, it gives me an IP address
(192.168.20.x ­ provided by the Second router) but gives me a gateway of
192.168.20.2 (and it should be .20.1). This results in an inability to get
web access because the gateway is wrong. How do I fix that?

I¹ve spend the entire day working on this and it¹s killing me!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Guy
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