I stumbled on this page –
http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs%282f%29Hardware%282f%29Netgear%282f%29WGT624v4.html
which, is of interest, an interestingly enough, leads right back here. heheh

Last post for now, as I\’m sure many of you know all about this anyway.

If anyone knows how to set the date and time directly from console, please let me know.

Thanks, Ciao, Lil’ Bobby

So, being curious, I type in cli and am presented with -
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Welcome to Foxconn
login:
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Anyone familiar with this, what it’s purpose is, know what the user name is?

Thanks, Lil’ Bobby

I’ll post them here so you don’t have to make the hyperspace, uhhh, hyperlink jump. :^)

1.
Go and download telnetable.exe, from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6EHY2MCH

2. Get the MAC address of the WGT624 (at cmd line – arp-a, or off the WGT624)

3. From console, run telnetenable
e.g.
D:\_t5>telnetenable
Version:2.1, 2003/10/17
Usage:
telnetenable
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username = Gearguy
password = Geardog
[note - username/password is case sensitive]
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If all went well, no message will appear
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4. then from console, telnet to the WGT624
telnet

5. You will be presented with a login prompt
(none) login:
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Use these credentials and you should be good to go.
username = root
password = 5up

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My thanks to all that made shell access to the WGT624 a breeze (above mentioned web page and this site here. You guys rock!)

However, after that, I can’t figure out how to enable client mode. The directions from here don’t seem to work because there is no “wla” command: http://www.beatjunkie.de/Router_eng.htm

Poster 24 above seems to have it working — how did you do it?

If anyone could help me turn on client mode I’d really appreciate it!

User: root
pass: 5up

This knowledge base article contains a Redboot source zipped file if anyone cares to check it out.

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2649

In reading the above posts (esp. 20 and up), it appears that the password problem is solved. Any insight?

Thanks,
Dave

After messaging you, I worked on the WGT624 v4 and was able to make it work as a repeater with D-Link WBR-2310.
Its working great.

I use the routers as repeaters, as the work best and cheapest with Free To Air Satellite Receivers that need to access the internet.

Cheers,

Aman Singh

Have you been able to use the WGT624 v4, as a repeater with D-link Router?
I have a v3 working great, but since the v3’s are hard to find, had to purchase the v4, and now I have been waiting for months to install this router as a repeater, but have been unsuccessful.

Please let me know if you have any updates

Thanks

Aman

I’m afraid that I’ve never actually done this, though.

Good luck!

Chris.