Linksys WTR54GS (travel router) connection Problems
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From: Justin on 25 Jun 2010 19:37 I have a Linksys WTR54GS travel router. I am trying to use it to share a wireless connection to three other machines also using 802.11g. For the most part it works, but if one of the shared machines starts a filetransfer or something that takes alot of bandwidth (youtube, skype) the internet connection quits. We still have wireless connectivity so I don't tink it is a channel issue. I tried setting the machine's MTU to 1,200 with no difference. Remember, I am trying to share a wireless connection, I do not have access to an ethernet port. The connection craps out when I'm using alot of bandwidth - file transfers, Youtube - but normal browsing seems to be OK. The ISP is not throttling the connection since I can transfer huge files without a problem when I remove the router. It is not interference since I can sit in the same room without the router and still download from the source AP. Somebody in another group said I should change my station preamble to long - but I can't find the setting to do that.
From: John Navas on 26 Jun 2010 00:25 On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:37:13 -0400, in <justin-B2FC55.19371325062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote: >I have a Linksys WTR54GS travel router. I am trying to use it to share >a wireless connection to three other machines also using 802.11g. >For the most part it works, but if one of the shared machines starts a >filetransfer or something that takes alot of bandwidth (youtube, skype) >the internet connection quits. We still have wireless connectivity so I >don't tink it is a channel issue. >I tried setting the machine's MTU to 1,200 with no difference. >Remember, I am trying to share a wireless connection, I do not have >access to an ethernet port. >The connection craps out when I'm using alot of bandwidth - file >transfers, Youtube - but normal browsing seems to be OK. >The ISP is not throttling the connection since I can transfer huge files >without a problem when I remove the router. >It is not interference since I can sit in the same room without the >router and still download from the source AP. >Somebody in another group said I should change my station preamble to >long - but I can't find the setting to do that. I suspect the router is falling over from the load. Make sure you're running the latest firmware. If you are, then consider another router. Apple Airport Express is recommended. -- Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> John FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
From: Justin on 26 Jun 2010 08:49 In article <480b26pho1o7605e090rias6tfsoosimga(a)4ax.com>, John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:37:13 -0400, in > <justin-B2FC55.19371325062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, Justin > <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote: > > >I have a Linksys WTR54GS travel router. I am trying to use it to share > >a wireless connection to three other machines also using 802.11g. > >For the most part it works, but if one of the shared machines starts a > >filetransfer or something that takes alot of bandwidth (youtube, skype) > >the internet connection quits. We still have wireless connectivity so I > >don't tink it is a channel issue. > >I tried setting the machine's MTU to 1,200 with no difference. > >Remember, I am trying to share a wireless connection, I do not have > >access to an ethernet port. > >The connection craps out when I'm using alot of bandwidth - file > >transfers, Youtube - but normal browsing seems to be OK. > >The ISP is not throttling the connection since I can transfer huge files > >without a problem when I remove the router. > >It is not interference since I can sit in the same room without the > >router and still download from the source AP. > >Somebody in another group said I should change my station preamble to > >long - but I can't find the setting to do that. > > I suspect the router is falling over from the load. > Make sure you're running the latest firmware. > If you are, then consider another router. > Apple Airport Express is recommended. Can the Airport Express share an already wireless connection? That's my problem. I do not have access to ethernet ports at every hotel/motel my team stays at. I need to be able to share the *wireless* connection provided by the hotel.
From: ps56k on 26 Jun 2010 10:47 "Justin" <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote in message news:justin-EE9FB0.08493326062010(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> >I have a Linksys WTR54GS travel router. I am trying to use it to share >> >a wireless connection to three other machines also using 802.11g. > That's my problem. I do not have access to ethernet ports at every > hotel/motel my team stays at. I need to be able to share the *wireless* > connection provided by the hotel. So - you are using the 54GS to connect to the hotel WiFi or avail Ethernet port, and then share that connection via the 54GS Ethernet ports..... What are the other devices that don't have WiFi support ? Wouldn't it be easier overall to create a WiFi solution for the other devices with PCMCIA or USB WiFi cards ?
From: Justin on 26 Jun 2010 15:52
On 06/26/2010 10:47 AM, ps56k wrote: > "Justin"<justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote in message > news:justin-EE9FB0.08493326062010(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> >>>> I have a Linksys WTR54GS travel router. I am trying to use it to share >>>> a wireless connection to three other machines also using 802.11g. >> That's my problem. I do not have access to ethernet ports at every >> hotel/motel my team stays at. I need to be able to share the *wireless* >> connection provided by the hotel. > > So - you are using the 54GS to connect to the hotel WiFi or avail Ethernet > port, > and then share that connection via the 54GS Ethernet ports..... We are sharing the hotel's wireless connection via the GS to three or four other machines also wirelessly. The only thing the hotel router would see is the GS. There are no ethernet ports in the equation at all - unfortunately. Most of the hotels we stay at are historic and for some reason they don't like drilling holes through walls to wire each room with an RJ45 port. > > What are the other devices that don't have WiFi support ? > > Wouldn't it be easier overall to create a WiFi solution for the other > devices > with PCMCIA or USB WiFi cards ? > > Thats what I thought at first, but then we would have to have another laptop constantly on. A device like the wtr54gs seems like a much simpler solution. |