Posts tagged linksys
Pimping out your Linksys WRT54G
Jan 17th
So you have yourself a normal off the shelf wrt54g wireless router and you’d like to get more out of it, well here’s some work I’ve done to mine and it’s not too hard and the benefit’s are WELL worth the effort!
What I’ve done is installed the awesome DD-WRT firmware, installed a heat-sink, adjustable cooling fan, potentiometer, and switch to adjust or stop the fan when the noise is not wanted. (really it was more for fun as the heat-sink alone does most of the work allowing you to overclock your router’s processor)
Also it’s been very stable since the upgrades and I am really quite happy with it! And for less then $30.00 worth of parts and some time and effort it’s a bad ass VERY capable router!
Here’s some pic’s of the work involved.
Your soldering point's for your main 12 volt power supply
Added Heat-Sink
Basic connections for the fan, light, potentiometer and switch
Router Guts!
Just prior to final assembly
Running and working a treat!
Top View of router running!
All of the part’s were available at my local Radio Shack including the heat sink (however I did need to trim it down using a dremel) thermal paste, wire, switches, light’s, potentiometer and fan for around $30 bucks. So for under a bill you too can have a pimping router that should run nice and stable, and fast for several years. Worthy? Absolutely! Nerdy, probably more then your router! If you’ve done any good mods to your router please feel free to post them in the comments and don’t forget to give me a thumbs up!
Getting the Linksys WPSM54G Working on Linux and Windows 7!
Dec 13th
First off this post is more for my own remembrance then informational and is aimed at the more advanced user then just putting in the disk and following the directions (which will work just fine if you are running Windows Vista but not 7) however I was having issues getting this to work on linux as well as logging in to the web interface where this will mostly be taking place.
First before you can get to it wirelessly you will need to set up the Print Server. Attach it to your Router directly (wired). (I recommend anything running DD-WRT as I’ll be using this in my descriptions to follow. More on this in a bit.) After it’s attached Power it on.
Once the light’s turn green, head on over to your browser and login to your routers interface and head on over to the “Status” Tab.
Find and click on the “LAN” Sub-Tab and look for your Linksys Print Server and make note of it’s IP. (Mine is named LKEED64C don’t ask me why and for this walkthroughs sake we’ll assume it’s on IP 192.168.0.555)
Now that you’ve found the IP go ahead and open another tab in your browser (ctrl+t) and browse to the web interface at [codesyntax lang="text"]
http://192.168.0.555
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This will bring up the first page asking for your password. The default username is blank and the password is “admin” Please for god’s sake, CHANGE THE DEFAULT PASSWORD!!!
After you’ve changed the password go to the “Protocol” page and set your IP to be static. (special note to those running DD-WRT if your network is mostly dynamically assigned the IP’s if you set your server’s IP out of the normal range it will remain static and you don’t have to worry about collisions if another device takes it) Go ahead and set it for your network. In my example the IP would be 192.168.0.555 Netmask would be : 255.255.255.0 and Gateway would be the router at IP 192.168.0.1 and then click Save.
Now click the wireless tab and set your SSID to whatever your’s is, click save then do the same for your security tab. I won’t be of much help posting my info here as you should already know that information.
Now you can disconnect the power to the linksys print server and the Ethernet cable, move it to wherever your printer is located, and hook up the printer then power back on the print server.
Your Print Server is now ready to be put into action!
Now to get your Linux-Mint, Ubuntu, Debian or such laptop out and let’s get it printing!
Open your Menu and go to Administration>Printing. Select New>Printer. Once the Select Device window pop’s up, Select “Other” and in the “Enter device URI” window enter in this: [codesyntax lang="text"]
ipp://192.168.0.555/ipp/P1
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You should then be asked what type of printer is attached for CUPS to install the proper drivers, and then you should be able to print a test page! Your Linux install can now print wirelessly anywhere!
Now for Windows 7 users getting connected to the printer. First off, I recommend having already hooked up the printer to your system beforehand and have the proper drivers for your printer already installed it just makes things easier.
Click your start menu and select Printers and Devices. Then right click inside the window and select Add a new printer, then Select Networked Printer. It will start scanning for attached networked printers, but it doesn’t find mine so I just click stop and select the “The printer that I want isn’t listed.”
Select the radio button that says”Add a printer using TCP/IP blah blah blah” and click Next.
For the Hostname enter in your Print Server’s IP of 192.168.0.555 and click Next.
Let it query the Printer for drivers automatically.
The Additional Port Information needed window should pop up just keep it selected at “Generic Network Card” and click Next. Select your printer from the drivers list and click next, if you have already installed them just keep the one’s you have (it says it’s recommended anyways)
Then just name your printer (I like to add “(NETWORKED)” to the end of mine to keep it easily identifiable) and you should be able to print a test page to confirm that everything works! (I have it set as the default printer. It’s up to you if you choose to do the same)
And now you should be able to print from both new OS’s using the Linksys WPSM54G wirelessly! Phew!
