Hi,
I have just purchased a WHR-G300N with the plan to extend my WLAN range of WBMR-HP-GN. After several hours of fiddling and reading I can't get it working.
Is there a way to config my WHR-G300N so that it could do what I want? If not would another Buffalo modem type solve my problem easily if I decide to update the ADSL modem?
With best regards,
Jussi, Finland
A minor detail to add: The exact model is WHR-G300N V2 if that makes any difference.
You could most likely do it if the WHR-G300N v2 was running dd-wrt.
But before you go flashing dd-wrt to this unit let me get this straight though, you are basically wanting to use the WHR-G300N as a repeater? Linking it to the WBMR-HP-GN? via wireless or wired?
Hi,
Thanks for your input buddee. My goal is to have the WHR-G300N V2 as a wireless repeater. I have a desktop computer in the end of the building which currently has a weak connection with the WBMR-HP-GN. Out of curiosity I did test the connection with a cable and found out that it works instantly. Connecting the WHR this way would not help me at all and that is why I am lending your brains.
So the answer to your question: the WHR-G300N would be a repeater with wireless connection to WBMR-HP-GN and also it would need to offer the internet connection wirelessly onwards to my computer.
Your proposal of flashing the WHR-G300N looks good. I have seen discussions about this but wouldn't this be a 3rd party software which voids the warranty once installed on my Buffalo? At least this is how I understood it and that is why I wanted to hear if there is another way of accomplish what I am after. Well in any case this will not be a problem for me if it solves the problem. So please any links or input is highly appreciated and I am naturally keen on giving more information about my system if that is needed.
Yes, flashing dd-wrt to that particular unit will most likely void the warranty, i am not sure if you could do it with the 'user friendly' firmware either as i have not used the friendly firmware enough to know what it can do. I will say this though, if the friendly firmware has WDS in it, which from what i read it does, you could link the routers together with WDS, i just dont know how to do it with the friendly firmware.
To my knowledge there is no firmware update available for the WBMR-HP-GN that would give the WDS option. I need to start looking at the dd-wrt next.
dd-wrt could do it, and the WHR-G300N v2 is supported by dd-wrt, but word of warning, not only will it probably void your warranty, its hard to revert back to stock firmware should you not like using dd-wrt. so if you do it, its gonna be a semi-permanant thing. but with dd-wrt you have more modes for linking. You could then use client mode on the WHR-G300N and link that into the AP.
Ok, well noted. Thanks for your help.