Well, now back to my original problem. I have two run of the mill routers. I have a LinkSys WRT54G router/WAP that is connected to the cable modem. My shop building is too far away (120+ft) from the Linksys to make an effective wireless connection out here, but I have ethernet running from the Linksys to the shop building. I have an old Netgear WGR614 router/WAP that I can stick on the end of the ethernet cable, and I can establish a network connection, I can get to the internet, etc. That's all cool. The problem I have is that I can't get to our shared drive (Buffalo Link Station NAS), which uses SMB, that has the bulk of our music on it. I could live without it, but it would be nice to have, and still be wireless. So, how do I configure the Netgear to "pass thru" the SMB traffic. I guess I want to set The Netgear up as a bridge, but donot see any way to do that.
Any thoughts on that one?
Thanks, Jim
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Jim Herrmann [email protected] wrote:
Well, now back to my original problem. I have two run of the mill routers. I have a LinkSys WRT54G router/WAP that is connected to the cable modem. My shop building is too far away (120+ft) from the Linksys to make an effective wireless connection out here, but I have ethernet running from the Linksys to the shop building. I have an old Netgear WGR614 router/WAP that I can stick on the end of the ethernet cable, and I can establish a network connection, I can get to the internet, etc. That's all cool. The problem I have is that I can't get to our shared drive (Buffalo Link Station NAS), which uses SMB, that has the bulk of our music on it. I could live without it, but it would be nice to have, and still be wireless. So, how do I configure the Netgear to "pass thru" the SMB traffic. I guess I want to set The Netgear up as a bridge, but donot see any way to do that.
Any thoughts on that one?
You definitely want the WGR614 as a bridge.
This looks useful : http://kbserver.netgear.com/inquira/default.asp?ui_mode=answer&prior_tra...
also
http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=6776
Log in to the WGR614 and turn dhcp serving off. Then set it's ip to something static, inside the subnet the WRT54g provides. Then, move the cable that links it to the WRT to one of the computer ports, and leave the uplink port empty. That's probably the simplest way to solve this, and what I did for a while with another netgear router that didn't have "pass thru" mode or any option to act only as an access point without nat.
CIFS should actually work even through NAT so long as the client is inside, and the server is outside. What won't work is "browsing" the network, as that relies on broadcasted advertisements that the client caches.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 00:06, Jim Herrmann [email protected] wrote:
Well, now back to my original problem. I have two run of the mill routers. I have a LinkSys WRT54G router/WAP that is connected to the cable modem. My shop building is too far away (120+ft) from the Linksys to make an effective wireless connection out here, but I have ethernet running from the Linksys to the shop building. I have an old Netgear WGR614 router/WAP that I can stick on the end of the ethernet cable, and I can establish a network connection, I can get to the internet, etc. That's all cool. The problem I have is that I can't get to our shared drive (Buffalo Link Station NAS), which uses SMB, that has the bulk of our music on it. I could live without it, but it would be nice to have, and still be wireless. So, how do I configure the Netgear to "pass thru" the SMB traffic. I guess I want to set The Netgear up as a bridge, but donot see any way to do that.
Any thoughts on that one?
Thanks, Jim
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This is the solution! Easy deal. Once the solution is revealed, of course. Thanks much to everyone who helped. It's been yet another educational experience.
Peace, Jim
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Billy Crook [email protected] wrote:
Log in to the WGR614 and turn dhcp serving off. Then set it's ip to something static, inside the subnet the WRT54g provides. Then, move the cable that links it to the WRT to one of the computer ports, and leave the uplink port empty. That's probably the simplest way to solve this, and what I did for a while with another netgear router that didn't have "pass thru" mode or any option to act only as an access point without nat.
CIFS should actually work even through NAT so long as the client is inside, and the server is outside. What won't work is "browsing" the network, as that relies on broadcasted advertisements that the client caches.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 00:06, Jim Herrmann [email protected] wrote:
Well, now back to my original problem. I have two run of the mill
routers.
I have a LinkSys WRT54G router/WAP that is connected to the cable modem.
My
shop building is too far away (120+ft) from the Linksys to make an
effective
wireless connection out here, but I have ethernet running from the
Linksys
to the shop building. I have an old Netgear WGR614 router/WAP that I can stick on the end of the ethernet cable, and
I
can establish a network connection, I can get to the internet, etc.
That's
all cool. The problem I have is that I can't get to our shared drive (Buffalo Link Station NAS), which uses SMB, that has the bulk of our
music
on it. I could live without it, but it would be nice to have, and still
be
wireless. So, how do I configure the Netgear to "pass thru" the SMB traffic. I guess I want to set The Netgear up as a bridge, but donot see any way to do that.
Any thoughts on that one?
Thanks, Jim
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On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Jim Herrmann [email protected] wrote:
This is the solution! Easy deal. Once the solution is revealed, of course. Thanks much to everyone who helped. It's been yet another educational experience.
Glad you got your device working. You might try this if you can't leave "well enough" alone.
The following is offered as an FYI and a heads up to someone that might be able to help me with iptables at one of the next meetings.
There is an open source project for these routers. I've just updated the firmware in mine to the one of the latest releases of openWRT. Once installed the router returns a nice little 'logon:' cursor. Telnet in, type 'root' with no password and you are good to go. (Note: After the first login telnet is shut down and ssh is turned on.)
I have the WRT54GL, popular belief is that the L stands for linux because this model had considerably more memory than the 54G's. Jim, yours will likely will run openWRT. see: http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Linksys/WRT54G?highlight=(OpenW...)
the following are a few commands and their responce.
[email protected]'s password: BusyBox v1.11.2 (2009-01-06 07:18:07 CET) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
_______ ________ __ | |.-----.-----.-----.| | | |.----.| |_ | - || _ | -__| || | | || _|| _| |_______|| __|_____|__|__||________||__| |____| |__| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M KAMIKAZE (8.09, r14127) ---------------------------- * 10 oz Vodka Shake well with ice and strain * 10 oz Triple sec mixture into 10 shot glasses. * 10 oz lime juice Salute! --------------------------------------------------- root@OpenWrt:~# root@OpenWrt:/# ls bin etc jffs mnt rom sbin tmp var dev home lib proc root sys usr www
root@OpenWrt:~# ls /etc TZ hotplug.d preinit banner hotplug2-common.rules preinit.arch config hotplug2-init.rules profile crontabs init.d protocols diag.sh inittab rc.common dropbear modules.d rc.d ethers mtab resolv.conf fstab openwrt_version shells functions.sh opkg.conf sysctl.conf group passwd uci-defaults hosts passwd- hosts.local ppp root@OpenWrt:~#
I hope to get to the next LUG meeting and pick the brain of someone that knows about iptables. The following is the contents of the firewall that is included with the installed firmware. I have questions about what is and isn't being let thru. These question can wait till I get to a meeting. Anyway here is the file.
root@OpenWrt:/etc# cat /etc/config/firewall config defaults option syn_flood 1 option input ACCEPT option output ACCEPT # option forward REJECT option forward ACCEPT
config zone option name lan option input ACCEPT option output ACCEPT # option forward REJECT option forward ACCEPT config zone option name wan option input REJECT option output ACCEPT option forward REJECT option masq 1
config forwarding option src lan option dest wan
## Enable this option if you encounter any MTU problems ## e.g. some websites work, others do not, submitting ## forms causes problems, ... # option mtu_fix 1 #EOF root@OpenWrt:/etc# root@OpenWrt:/etc# root@OpenWrt:/etc# root@OpenWrt:/etc#
It is a slick little device, it also has a very nice web interface. People have even attached SD memory cards to the motherboards and use them as various types of little servers.
later Rod H.
The next meeting is a week from today, on Wednesday, February 4th. Bring your router, and your iptables questions. If you have some spare time before then, stare at this chart for a few hours. http://jengelh.medozas.de/images/nf-packet-flow.png It helps, somehow.
I run OpenWRT on several access points, but I only use them for bridging so I can 'roam' easily from wired to wireless, and between APs.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 07:49, rod [email protected] wrote: .....
The following is offered as an FYI and a heads up to someone that might be able to help me with iptables at one of the next meetings.
The next meeting is a week from today, on Wednesday, February 4th.
Geeks - you'd better bring your significant other if you know what's good for you.
Thanks,
Ron Geoffrion 913.488.7664
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You must be confusing the 4th with the 14th.
Brian Kelsay
-----Original Message----- From: Geoffrion, Ron P [IT] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:37 AM Subject: RE: Router Problem
The next meeting is a week from today, on Wednesday, February 4th.
Geeks - you'd better bring your significant other if you know what's good for you.
Thanks,
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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:53, Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO [email protected] wrote:
You must be confusing the 4th with the 14th.
I got it off Google Calendar. The 14th is a Saturday.
Sorry - I misread. Thanks to those who corrected me.
Thanks,
Ron Geoffrion 913.488.7664
-----Original Message----- From: Billy Crook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:01 AM To: Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO Cc: Geoffrion, Ron P [IT]; KCLUG Subject: Re: Router Problem
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:53, Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO [email protected] wrote:
You must be confusing the 4th with the 14th.
I got it off Google Calendar. The 14th is a Saturday.
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That's several days off, innit?
Jon.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Geoffrion, Ron P [IT] [email protected] wrote:
The next meeting is a week from today, on Wednesday, February 4th.
Geeks - you'd better bring your significant other if you know what's good for you.
Thanks,
Ron Geoffrion 913.488.7664
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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Billy Crook [email protected] wrote:
The next meeting is a week from today, on Wednesday, February 4th. Bring your router, and your iptables questions. If you have some spare time before then, stare at this chart for a few hours. http://jengelh.medozas.de/images/nf-packet-flow.png It helps, somehow.
Thanks for that chart
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Arthur Pemberton [email protected] wrote:
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Billy Crook [email protected] wrote:
The next meeting is a week from today, on Wednesday, February 4th. Bring your router, and your iptables questions. If you have some spare time before then, stare at this chart for a few hours.
I plan on being there later tonight, WRT router in hand. Hope bend someone's ear about iptables and to leave satified that the configured firewall is secure for my particular setup.
http://jengelh.medozas.de/images/nf-packet-flow.png It helps,
Thanks for that chart
Yes, thank you.
-Rod H.
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