BruceT47 posted:Harvy posted:BruceT47 posted:SUCCESS! CONNECTED!
Purchased this Lynksys router at Walmart this AM. It connected to the Lionel WiFi module immediately. It is configured via access point off my AT&T gateway (Cisco). Thanks to all who have commented and good luck to all who are still trying to connect.
A shame the manufacturer continues to ignore this problem.
Bruce
So you really don't have success. You just did the same thing I did months ago after I created this thread. I put my Comcast Gateway into bridge mode and connected my Linksys router to it so the LCS WiFi module could connect to it. We all still have the same problem where the LCS WiFi module will not connect to the routers we really want to use. Now we have to use two routers instead of one.
Well my old Lynksys router configured as an access point would not connect. That's the wireless connection I use on the third level (over my garage). My AT&T gateway will not get a signal to that point. Replacing the older router now allows me to connect to the network. To me that's success.
I've never tried connecting directly to the gateway as it would be useless since I can't get its wireless signal in my train room.
I'm just happy to find a router that connects at a reasonable price point. That's why I shared the info.
Bruce
Well, I'm glad you got it working anyway you could. When I sent my LCS WiFi module back to Lionel, they said it was working fine and there are just some routers it will not connect to, for whatever reason. I don't know what Lionel's capabilities are concerning updating the LCS WiFi module. Maybe it needs a hardwre and/or firmware update. I don't know if the current modules are capable of that. Maybe they will fix ones that are manufactured after a certain date. I don't know if they will recall old ones and fix them when they have a fix. That could be costly for them.
For example, I remember the early Legacy base units were not capable to let the user upgrade the firmware. They had to be sent back to Lionel for the upgrade, which I'm sure was costly for them. They have since fixed that and now the user can download and upgrade the firmware at will, which I think is awesome that they did that. Maybe they can do something similar for the LCS WiFi module.
