Linksys Wag54gs

[Tisa]

SoI have an ADSL modem/router device (linksys wag54gs) and I don't like it's outdated software.

I also have archer C7 v5 with latest OpenWRT installed. Is it possible to configure these two devices so that wag54gs acts like a 'transparent' modem ?

I know how to setup what seems to be called 'double NAT', where Archer is just plugged to wag54gs LAN socket. This gives me internet access, but I'd like to use OpenWRT's features directly (like port forwarding, static IPs and DDNS...).

I switched WAN interface to PPPoA but it won't allow me to commit because PPP-MOD-PPPoA package is not installed, and there is no such package available with opkg.

Please, give any tips.

Below are screenshots of OpenWRT and modem confiig pages.

thanks

To elaborate, my point, you will need to either terminate the ppp-tunnel on the modem using pppoa or you will need to use say pppoe and terminate the tunnel on the openwrt device.

Which ISP and country are we talking about here? At least in the UK, I believe, endusers can use either pppoa or pppoe and the head-end will automatically do the right thing.

According to -article?articleNum=159333#Poland you might have a chance with using PPPoE on the OpenWrt router, but that is not guranteed. (PPPoA has a tiny bit less per-packet-overhead than PPPoE, but overall you will very likely not even be able to measure that small difference easily). Unfortunaltelly google translate does not work with the orange.pl website and the polish orange forums, so I can not find any more specific infornation and/or success stories of users switching to pppoe.

The wag54g comes in a standard linksys case, the same as the rest of the linksys line, which are nicely stackable, if you have more than one item.To see how to take the case apart check read these Instructions. The first step is to get the front of the case off.Which shows that like most wireless kit, it is just a pcmcia card attached to a base board. The LEDs at the top of the picture are at the front of the case, with the rear power/adsl sockets at the bottom of the picture.And now with the pcmcia card removed.The external antenna is attached to the pcmcia card with a simple push on connector. As with many wireless cards there are two antenna connectors. usually one transmits and receives, while the other just receives, acting as a diversity antenna to improve reception. Some access points connect both points to external antenna, others connect the transmit/receive to an external antenna, and the diversity one to a small internal antenna. This linksys does not appear to use the diversity antenna point at all.As with other linksys wireless kit, the wag54g has a magnets on the antenna cable.Some of the above images are clickable to open larger pictures, showing more detail.

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