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For those of us who are not keen on the 3rd party firmware development or routers, DD-WRT is a third party developed firmware released under the terms of the GPL for many ieee802.11a/b/g/h/n wireless routers based on a Broadcom or Atheros chip reference design. At this point I am sure a few of you are wondering why you should even care, but the truth is that you should if you believe in tweaking and getting the most from your devices. This includes turning on features such as Client-Bridge mode and overclocking your router (yes your router has a CPU and can be overclocked to improve performance).
So moving forward my situation was very simple. I formerly owned a Xbox 360 and had purchased the ridiculously priced 100 wireless G gaming adapter made by Microsoft. Unfortunately I had sold my Wireless Adapter along with the games when I got rid of my Xbox 360 since I did not expect to be buying another gaming unit and was looking towards alternative media extenders for the living room. This all changed when I received a new Xbox 360 Elite as a gift this year and I was put into my present situation where I need Internet access and I do not want to bring my router and dsl modem next to the Xbox 360.
I did some research on the Internet and found my way to Geeksaresexy.com. I read through the article and realized that I had an extra Linksys WRT54GS v1.0 sitting in a box downstairs since I recently upgrade the wireless network to Wireless N. The Steps are rather simple at first, but I realized that the article and the links provided would not be sufficient and getting my router completely setup as a wireless bridge.
The concept is straight forward, you replace the firmware on your router with the corresponding DD-WRT firmware (check compatibilty and firmware version to install). For those of us who have never replaced the firmware on our routers the first step is gaining access to the http://192.168.1.1connection. You will want disconnect your existing wireless or wired Internet connection on your computer and grab your extra router at this point. Assuming that it is listed as a compatible model from the link above you will go ahead and and run the Ethernet cable into any of the 4 ports on the back from your computer. At this point you can open the web browser on your computer and direct it at http://192.168.1.1then prepare to be asked for your login credentials. If you have never logged into your router before then you will need to fetch the product manual for your router or download it off the manufacturers website.
*linksys routers have a default setting username: blank password: admin
Once you have access to your router you will need to update the firmware with the corresponding DD-WRT firmware
You can download the DD-WRT firmware required by your router here
After you have updated your router to the proper firmware you will need to reconnect to the router after it restarts
username: root
password: admin
* some of the older firmwares do not require a username and just require a password: admin
Now this was the point I realized I need other instructions and those instructions came directly from BrainSlayer the moderator of the firmware and head of DD-WRT. Follow the example his explains step by step and you should have your wireless bridge setup in a matter of 5 to 10 minutes.
At this point your computer should be able to access the Internet using the router in place of a wireless card. All 4 of the ports on the back of your router are now able to have additional devices plugged in and will receive Internet access as well. If you have a Slingbox or a DVR box with an Ethernet port or a media extender, you can plug these devices in as well. Alternatively if you have a laptop and you do not have a wireless card built in then you can also use this new wireless bridge to connect hard wired. Since the Xbox 360 adapter that is sold currently only supports wireless G, creating a Wireless N Bridge through these same steps might become a useful tool in your wireless streaming setup.
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Have you been able to stream video,pictures or music from a pc to the xbox 360? I’m working on getting that to work at the moment. Live works fine. No lag and downloads fast as lightning.
I’m running:
WRT54GL -> Xbox 360
Netgear WGU64 -> Primary Router
I think I may need to do a little playing around with the IP but hadn’t had a chance to try yet.
I usually stream using a windows media center pc and the xbox. Orb.com works, but it is not my personal preference. I prefer to use transcode 360, which works fine after it builds up a small buffer of the video. You are still stuck only being able to fast forward as much as it has transfered so you can’t skip through the entire movie until about 20 minutes of the film have played. The pictures and music works fine with a media center pc and using the media center on the xbox 360.
All the videos that I stream are xvid, downloads.
Thanks for the great article. Keep up the good work.
thanx for some of the input.keep up the good work.
hi i got the some router and i can go on xboxlive but the computer internet goes slow can some hel me make a video or some thing plz help.
thinks 4 time
hi everyone,
I also just acquired an xbox 360 elite to replace the first gen p.o.s. 360 without hdmi support, awww wtf crapsoft, anyways this is the first time I have ever flashed a router and it happened to be a very quick and easy affair with a little reading. I now have the dd-wrt v24 sp1 running on a linksys WRT54G v5.0 CDFB (serial) and I love it, I had an unsuccessful attempt setting up the client mode even after reading the directions, and am also unable to now login to my router which has a flashing green wlan light constantly reminding me that I suck, lol will read more and try again until I win.
ashtioash.. you changed your routers ip address hold the reset button on the back for about 30 sec. then it will be 192.168.1.1 again. the directions told you to change it to 192.168.2.1 or 2.2 or something like that
thanks justin, works on my xbox 360 flawlessly
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Has anyone been able to connect the Linskys router to an AT&T LG 3G card? I have the card and I have the USB female adapter to Ethernet.
Nice. I got dd-wrt installed and running on my Netgear WNR834B V2 in a short time and set it up as a bridge for my son’s XBox. He was whining about just buying the Microsoft wireless adapter but I had to show him the right way to do this kind of thing…
Thanks for the help!
Hi buddy .. good the see you again .. Thanks for your post ..
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