Linsys wrt54g not working with Gargoyle 1.5 firmware

[davidp65]

Hi,

I have a linksys wrt54g running vers. 1.1 firmware.

I upgraded the firmware to gargoyle 1.5.1 successfully. I initially get into it ok. I set the time zone, but the time is incorrect. I save settings.

The time is still incorrect. I can't find anyway to set the time.

Ok, the real problem. Any time I change the basic settings or any settings, I get the message saving and rebooting. One of two things happen. My router gets hung up where I have to power off/on multiple times or reset..etc..If I am lucky I get back into the firmware. If not, the unit just hangs. When I do get back into setup, the settings are not saved. It goes back to factory defaults.

I thought this firmware was designed for this router. I have installed Tomato firmware, and it work ok.

I also tried to install winrt in the past, and it behaved worse than Gargoyle.

Is there anything I can do to make this work. I really wanted to use this firmware.

Please help.

Regards

[pbix]

The first thing to try is to reset the parameters to the defaults. You can do this through the System->Backup/Restore GUI page.

If that does not work try going back to v1.4.4.

I have loaded 1.5.1 on my WRT54GL without issues so but have not done extensive testing with it.

[davidp65]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I did some more testing on this.

The main thing I'm trying to do is use the router as a "wireless bridge".

When use the "Default Gateway" option, everything gets saved ok. But, I cannot seem to get access to the Internet, the LAN works ok. I can ping the routher etc. I see the WLAN light on the router working, and all the statistics/status seems ok.

When I set it to "Wireless Bridge" mode and save the settings, I cannot connect to the router any longer. I have to reset the router back to defaults to connect again.

I have other DDWrt routers I setup, and they have no problem in the "Wireless Bridge" mode. Unless I am missing something on the "Wireless Bridge" setup, that doesn't work at all for me. After I set this up, if I could browse for the SSID, I would think I'm making progress. With DDwrt, as soon as I set it in "Wireless Bridge" mode, my computers find the SSID.

If somebody has this working, I'd appreciate any help in setting this up.


Regards,

[DoesItMatter]

davidp65,

What are you trying to accomplish with the Gargoyle firmware?

If I remember correctly, you cannot use any of the QoS or
monitoring/bandwidth features unless the router is the Primary AP

If its just setup as a bridge or some other non-standard config,
I don't believe those options work correctly, if at all.

You'd be better off sticking with a vanilla Backfire build,
or stick with Tomato / DD-WRT for the router.

[mix]

WRT54G v1.1 or WRT54GL v1.1? These are different... I'd also recommend using the 1.4.4 firmware on either of these routers.

[davidp65]

Hi,

Yes, I was just trying to use the router as a "Bridge". I have other ddwrt routers in my house. I wanted to add one more. I like the Gargoyle interface/firmware.

So, you are saying that the "Wireless" Bridge option doesn't work?

The "Wireless Bridge" setup seems pretty basic. I entered the bridge IP and the AP/Gateway IP. When I scan for other wireless SSID's, it finds my AP. I select it. I leave Gargoyle as the broadcast SSID. This all seems pretty basic. The problem occurs when I hit "Save settings", then I can't access the router any longer until I reset the device back to defaults.

In response to what router model I have, it is the non "G" version of the wwrt54g. It is wrt54g V1.1. Will firmware version 1.4 work in the wireless bridge mode?

With regard to Tomato firmware. I like it, but it doesn't give me the option to create a separate SSID in "Bridge" mode. That's why I want to use Gargoyle.

Thanks for the response

Regards

[DoesItMatter]

Hi,

With regard to Tomato firmware. I like it, but it doesn't give me the option to create a separate SSID in "Bridge" mode. That's why I want to use Gargoyle.

Thanks for the response

Regards

See this post:

http://www.gargoyle-router.com/phpbb/vi ... t=20#p9426

To have a separate SSID - you'd need to use Client+AP mode

Remember that you WILL lose 1/2 the bandwidth using the
Client + AP mode because it's sending/receiving both ways plus
it has to split that bandwidth over 2 separate SSID's.

Wireless Bridge = Connect router wirelessly to main AP
then use the LAN ports to connect client computers.

[ispyisail]

http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... nt_ap_mode

[davidp65]

Hi,

I did more testing last night and I have some more information.

First, I am running Gargoyle firmware version 1.5.1.

As suggested earlier, I did the following:
1. Reset the router to factory defaults from the Gargoyle interface.
2. Set the connection settings as follows:
DHCP Wireless
AP+Client (This option only shows up after I set the Internet WAN connect option and save settings.) Otherwise, the wireless mode shows client only.

After I saved the settings and the AP + Client showed up, I configured the AP SSID etc. and saved settings again. The router did get an IP Address from my AP. I tried to find the Gargoyle router from my pc to see if it was broadcasting, but it didn't find it. So, I thought a reboot might be required. I did a reboot from the Gargoyle Sysetm option, and the router got set back to defaults again.

So, I re-configured the connection again, and this time I set the Internet/WAN connect via to "Static" with the IP Address was assigned before.

After configuring it for the second time with a static ip, no reboot, I was able to see the Gargoyle and connect to it. I did have limited connectivity, but that is probably another problem.

It appears that when I power off the router or reboot it, everything gets set back to defaults. Has anybody had this problem before? And, Why doesn't "DHCP Wireless" work?

I will do more testing, but so far things seem unstable.

Thanks for the advice.

Regards

[DoesItMatter]

Try reverting to 1.4.4

You get no benefit using 1.5.1 on the WRT54G

The core of 1.4.4 and 1.5.1 are similar

1.5.1 had extra stuff for 5GHZ and TOR