Opened 5 years ago
Closed 3 years ago
#337 closed (fixed)
Add Repeater connection via upstream AP MAC
| Reported by: | oldsnowcat | Owned by: | somebody |
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Description
I have a Linksys WRT54GL router flashed with DD-WRT v24RC-5 std. When I first set this up as a Repeater, it worked great and would run for days at time without any problems. The DD-WRT Repeater was at that time connected to a site that was transmitting a single SSID on a single channel. Then I moved to another site and connected to a nearby public WiFi? and again I had a good connection but then something went wrong as described below.
The public WiFi? location is transmitting SSID= “MASTER” on channel 6. The DD-WRT firmware has been set up in the Repeater mode, Wireless Physical Interface (WIP) wl0 commands, as SSID= “MASTER” and the channel has been set to 6. The VLAN has been set up with a different SSID, as required. The site is also broadcasting SSID=“MASTER” on cannels 1, 8, and 10 which are used for other purposes and are closed to public internet access. On the repeater, the channel number periodically switches from 6 to 1, 8, or 10. This happens even though the channel number of “6” has been set in the Wireless Physical Interface (WIP) wl0 commands.
The result is loss of internet access until the Repeater connection is returned to channel 6. I have tried various combinations of commands from the DD-WRT v24 menus but cannot get back to channel 6 unless I do a complete reboot of the router and all VLAN connections (and then sometime it will not return to channel 6).
After reading several posts it appears that it may be possible to connect the Repeater directly to the upstream MAC (rather than the SSID?). I think this will solve the problem with ambiguous SSID/multiple channels cited above.
Any help at this point is gratefully appreciated.
Change History (7)
comment:1 Changed 5 years ago by oldsnowcat
comment:2 follow-up: ↓ 3 Changed 5 years ago by BrainSlayer
the client mode is not different from repeater mode. repeater mode is a standard client as well + vap possiblity. so the mac filter works in the same way.
comment:3 in reply to: ↑ 2 Changed 5 years ago by anonymous
Replying to BrainSlayer:
the client mode is not different from repeater mode. repeater mode is a standard client as well + vap possiblity. so the mac filter works in the same way.
In the problem I stated above, each channel has a unique MAC. I have been running Client mode for several days with a MAC filter that eliminates the channels other than channel 6 and it works fine. This requires that I connect my computer (laptop) to the Linksys router with an ethernet cable. When I use Repeater mode with the same MAC filter without an Ethernet cable connection, the channel changes from 6 to something else. So, IMHO the MAC filtering does not work in Repeater mode. I hope this helps with the problem solution.
oldsnowcat
comment:4 Changed 5 years ago by oldsnowcat
I have been using Client mode while MAC filtering out the offending channels. This works very well and would solve my problem if MAC filtering worked in Repeater mode as Brainslayer said it would. I'm wondering if I should open a new ticket to have MAC filtering fixed in Repeater mode??? Some guidance here would help.
oldsnowcat
comment:5 Changed 5 years ago by oldsnowcat
- milestone set to v24 final
- type changed from enhancement to defect
Based upon Brainslayers comment, this appears to be a defect that should be fixed. I think I should open a new ticket to redefine the problem.
comment:7 Changed 3 years ago by Sash
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
Since the Repeater mode has the problem outlined above, I went to Client mode and put a MAC filter on the offending channels. This seems to be working OK but needs the ethernet cable tied to the router which is a pain. MAC filtering would solve my problem if it would work in Repeater mode. Ant possibility of this being implemented???
oldsnowcat