Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 18:01 Post subject: Unable to get Linksys E1700 working as Repeater
Greetings,
for the last 6 houres I have been trying (and failing) to convince my Linksys E1700 router (Mediatek MT7620A) with DD-WRT installed to extend the range of my local WLAN.
Neither "repeater" mode nor "repeater-bridge" mode are working and keep stalling the device making it inaccessable via LAN-Ports (WLAN access still works).
- I have disabled all encryption on both WLAN devices
- I have matched the channel setting on both devices (and tried different channels)
- I have matched the mode setting on both devices (and tried "mixed", "b", "g" and "n" seperately)
- I have tried reflashing the device with proper 30/30/30 reset multiple times
- I have tried different subnets on both devices
- I have tried different SSIDs on both devices
While "Repeater Bridge" keeps stalling the device on all LAN-Ports (making it inaccessable) the "repeater" mode still offers stable LAN connection to the Linksys-Router - but it will not route into the other subnet or the Internet via the primary router.
I can connect to the WLAN on the other router with the "client" setting but could not get the routing of any packages working with that either.
Can't think of anything else at the moment - anybody got any additional experience and willing to share?
You didn't say which DD-WRT build(s) you have tried.
Also, notice this recent bug report (I think it refers to Broadcom only, but I'm not so sure...), do you have the same issue ?
http://svn.dd-wrt.com/ticket/4038 _________________ THERE ARE NO STRANGERS HERE; ONLY FRIENDS YOU HAVEN'T YET MET.
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can u explain how u installed DD-WRT on the E1700 Router ?
When i do this i get the error message "Wrong Image File. Please restart and try aggain"
I used the Image from Router Database.
I have now tried rev. 26446 from the latest builds that I had found around March 10th or so.
No joy there either. Also there is quite some instability introduced after I connect to my existing WLAN with the router. (in unbridged mode) The device basically ignores any further connection attempts on any LAN-port. As long as I do not disconnect the LAN-cable it still works - but if I just unplug and replug the LAN-cable the router is no longer reachable - with fixed IP settings.
This happens after a 30/30/30 reset and only changing WLAN to client and connecting to my existing WLAN-Network.
I can only reach the router from the other WLAN-Network. Disableing the WLAN-Connection does not fix the problem. Only a reset via the webinterface or the reset button fixes that problem.
As this is taking too much time and effort for me to fix, I would really like to restore the original stock firmware now, but that won't work for some reason.
I have tried resetting the device again (30/30/30) and flashing the stock FW from the webgui with and without "reset to defaults" option. + waiting 10 min + another 30/30/30
=> DD-WRT remains on the device
I tried (after another 30/30/30) flashing the DD-WRT from the database again (which worked) and then repeating the steps from above.
=> DD-WRT remains on the device
locutus13,
I am facing similar problems with v24sp2 Build 25251 like you.
The router might work properly as an access point (AP mode), but I failed to use it in "Repeater Bridge" or "Client" mode.
I managed to revert my E1700 to original Linksys firmware with following steps:
* Reset to dd-wrt defaults by pressing the reset button for 15 seconds and waiting until the power LED stops blinking, then turn off/on the router (with 10 seconds in-between)
* Press reset button for 20 seconds
* Open http://192.168.1.1 ==> the "Emergency Firmware Update" page will show-up
* Upload original Linksys firmware file
* Wait 10 minutes (in my case the page did not reload, so I couldn't know how long the flashing really takes)
* Open http://192.168.1.1 ==> the Linksys firmware UI will show-up
locutus13,
I am facing similar problems with v24sp2 Build 25251 like you.
The router might work properly as an access point (AP mode), but I failed to use it in "Repeater Bridge" or "Client" mode.
I managed to revert my E1700 to original Linksys firmware with following steps:
* Reset to dd-wrt defaults by pressing the reset button for 15 seconds and waiting until the power LED stops blinking, then turn off/on the router (with 10 seconds in-between)
* Press reset button for 20 seconds
* Open http://192.168.1.1 ==> the "Emergency Firmware Update" page will show-up
* Upload original Linksys firmware file
* Wait 10 minutes (in my case the page did not reload, so I couldn't know how long the flashing really takes)
* Open http://192.168.1.1 ==> the Linksys firmware UI will show-up
NOTE: LAN port #2 is working again
bro,you are a god saver
finally i can restore to original firmware
btw,remember do a hard reset after these step,or the default password might not work
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:05 Post subject: Ethernet ports not working in repeater mode
Hello, have you somebody working solution why LAN ethernet ports not working? When repeater mode is active LAN ports not trasmitting packets... ???
Thanks in advance
