I'm attempting to connect an Xbox 360 console to a Linksys WRT54GL router (wirelessly), using a TP-Link TL-WA500G wireless access point. I've had this working in the past, but I didn't make a note of the configuration unfortunately. The Internet connection is connected to the router.
The device hasn't been used for several months. During this time, I installed Tomato firmware onto the WRT54GL router, however I have since completely restored the router to factory defaults, by reinstalling the default firmware and performing a hard reset.
Having reset the device, I was surprised to see that the Tomato favicon is still displayed when accessing the router's admin webapp. I can't remember what the default favicon looks like, but I'm guessing it's not a tomato! If anyone could shed some light about this, I'd be grateful.
But more importantly, what am I missing here? I've tried disabling wireless security on both the router and access point. Am I right in using the same SSID on both devices?
If the device can be used to connect an Xbox to the Internet, then presumably it can be used to connect a PC to the Internet. Is this correct, and if so, what mode should the access point be set to? Client? I access point is unable to connect to the Internet when connected to PC in client mode.
The Xbox' network diagnostic tool says: Network Connected, Internet: Not Connected, Xbox LIVE: Not Connected. I've no idea how to troubleshoot this problem further. Any help would be very much appreciated.
The configuration of each device is listed below:
Linksys WRT54GL configuration:
Firmware Version: 4.30.15 build 2, Dec. 8, 2010
Hardware Version: 1.1
Language: English
Internet Connection Type: Automatic Configuration DHCP
Router Name: WRT54GL
MTU: Auto
Local IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server: Enable
Starting IP Address: 192.168.1.100
Maximum Number of DHCP Users: 50
IP Address Range: 192.168.1.100 to 49
Client Lease Time: 0 minutes (0 means one day)
Static DNS 1: 0.0.0.0
Static DNS 2: 0.0.0.0
Static DNS 3: 0.0.0.0
WINS: 0.0.0.0
Time Zone: (GMT) England
Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes: Enable
DDNS Service: Disable
MAC Address Clone: Disable
Operating Mode: Gateway
Wireless Network Mode: Mixed
Wireless Network Name (SSID): viper
Wireless Channel: 6 - 2.437 GHz
Security Mode: WPA2 Personal
WPA Algorithms: TKIP+AES
WPA Shared Key: mypsk
Group Key Renewal: 3600 seconds
Wireless MAC Filter: Disable
Authentication Type: Auto
Basic Rate: Default
Transmission Rate: Auto
CTS Protection Mode: Disable
Frame Burst: Disable
Beacon Interval: 100
DTIM Interval: 1
Fragmentation Threshold: 2346
RTS Threshold: 2347
AP Isolation: Off
SecureEasySetup: Enable
Firewall Protection: Enable
Block Anonymous Internet Requests: Enable
Filter Multicast: Enable
Filter Internet NAT Redirection: Disable
Filter IDENT (Port 113): Enable
IPSec Passthrough: Enable
PPTP Passthrough: Enable
L2TP Passthrough: Enable
Internet Access Policy: Disable
Single Port Forward, Port Range Forward, Port Triggering, DMZ, QoS: Disable
Local Router Access: mypasswd
Access Server: HTTP and HTTPS
Wireless Access Web: Enable
Remote Management: Disable
UPnP: Enable
Allow Users to Configure: Enable
Allow Users to Disable Internet Access: Disable
Log: Disable
TP-Link TL-WA500G configuration:
Firmware Version: 4.2.3 Build 090707 Rel.37067n
Hardware Version: WA500G v1 0815311C
LAN Type: Static IP
IP Address: 192.168.1.106
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (Linksys WRT54GL router)
SSID: viper
Region: United Kingdom
Channel: 6
Mode: 54Mbps (802.11g)
Operating Mode: Client
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: Enable
Version: Auto
Encryption: Auto
PSK Passphrase: mypsk
Group Key Update Period: 3600 seconds
Wireless MAC Address Filtering: Disable
Current Connected Wireless Stations numbers: 2
Wireless Statistics:
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ID MAC Address Current Status Received Packets Sent Packets
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1 TL-WA500G_MAC WPA2-PSK 265 79
2 WRT54GL AP-UP 265 36
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DHCP Server: Disable
Start IP Address: 192.168.1.100
End IP Address: 192.168.1.199
Address Lease Time: 120 minutes
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0 (optional)
Default Domain: (optional)
Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0 (optional)
Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0 (optional)
Enable WMM: Disable
Enable AP Isolation: Disable
Disable short preamble: Disable
RTS Threshold: 2346
Fragmentation Threshold: 2346
Beacon Interval: 100
Power: Max
Xbox 360 configuration:
IP Address: 192.168.1.104
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.106 (TL-WA500G access point)
DNS 1: 194.168.4.100
DNS 2: 194.168.8.100