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Comment on Linksys WRT54G, Airport Express, and WDS by Liza

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:19:04 +0000

Took 3 hours, but got this to work as a range extender with an WRT54GS v2. The settings needed for the linksys side are well documented above; here’s what I used on the Airport Utility side:

Wireless tab
-Wireless mode: Participate in a WDS network
-Channel: 11 (same on the linksys router setup side)
-Wireless Security: WEP (Transitional)
-Wireless password: 13 characters, NOT matching at this point what is on the linksys side

WDS tab (shows up once you select “Participate in a WDS network)
-WDS mode: WDS relay
-WDS main: MAC number from linksys router, using the WIRELESS MAC number

Then using the top menu bar, select Base Station -> Equivalent Network Password to generate the 26 character hex equivalent of the 13 character wireless password. Paste this into the wireless password on the linksys router setup side. Make sure you update your wireless password on any other devices.

I HIGHLY recommend reading through all of the comments first before going through the procedure.

Comment on Mixer returns from the paint shop by Cynthia @ Kitchenaid Depot

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:54:42 +0000

Hello, just stopped by doing some research for my Kitchenaid website. Can’t believe the amount of information out there. Not what I was looking for, but cool site. Have a good day.

Comment on Linksys WRT54G, Airport Express, and WDS by Felipe

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:29:03 +0000

Chris, your tip for the new AX with 802n totally worked!!! THat’s ultra great!! Thanks Chris and John!!!

Comment on The Story of my Peppermint Bark by Andrea

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:42:34 +0000

Thank you for the simple recipe! I love Whole Food’s version of this but alas, we have no WF within a 3hr radius. This recipe sounds easy enough that even I can do it.

Comment on Office 2008: How to change the CD key by Matthew Young

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:19 +0000

Thanks. Nothing more obnoxious then dealing with people who are positive that you’ve pirated something because of problems like this. People need to get it through their heads that software pirates don’t HAVE these types of problems. They come up with cracks to deal with it and laugh at sad attempts to create copy protection. Meanwhile, people like me; who paid full price for the product, installed it using the first serial number on the sticker, and then had a co-worker use the same serial number because she didn’t realize it had been used, end up getting screwed and having to jump through all these hoops just to use a product that I paid a hefty fee for. I HAD 3 legit keys, all I wanted was a way to input my second key on one of the systems. God it’s frustrating!

Anyway, your solution did the trick. Thanks a mil!

Comment on Office 2008: How to change the CD key by Brendan

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:25:30 +0000

Thanks very much for this. M$’s own website failed to mention the two files and as you’ve stated, getting rid of only one just restores the other. Cheers.

Comment on Linksys WRT54G, Airport Express, and WDS by Peterk

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:38:34 +0000

I would like to repeat (since it seemed very difficult for me to believe it and caused me several hours of futile tinkering), in order to make AP work with Airtunes & to distribute a wired connection, it is _necessary_ to hook the AP to the Linksys router with a cable when doing the settings. All things being equal, that seeemed to be the decisive part for me.

Thanks, now everything works

Comment on Can’t attach a file in Mail.app? Enter a message first. by Nick

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:26:22 +0000

Yep, cheers! Just encountered this and was about to start losing it.

Comment on Can’t attach a file in Mail.app? Enter a message first. by Scott

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:41:14 +0000

Thank you!! That was driving me crazy! I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t attach this file. (I thought the file was corrupt or something…) But this was the reason.

Comment on Linksys WRT54G, Airport Express, and WDS by Chris

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:41:32 +0000

First of all, thanks to everyone for all of the useful posts. I have been running and APE with a Linksys WRT54G for over two years now and the performance has been excellent. I recently bought a 2nd APE for the upstairs loft and had the same problem with the 13 character WEP password. While the AirPort utility will generate a 26 character hex password based upon the 13 character WEP transitional password, I really didn’t feel like retyping a NEW 26 character password in my router and all my devices. Especially, since my old APE is working fine. So, after a couple of hours of digging through the Apple website, it seems that the new APE is an 802.11 N device and therefore requires a transitional WEP key. However, if you hold down the OPTION key before clicking the radio button 802.11 N is disabled and the selection reverts back to 802.11 b/g and it then allows you to select WEP-128 security and it will accept a 26 character hex password. Everything works great now. I can stream music and connect to the internet in both locations.

Note: The OPTION key works in Mac OS X, I don’t know the corresponding key for Windows, but try the CTRL and ALT keys and see if they have the same outcome.