Disable AP on WDS Enabled router?

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howser
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 15:28    Post subject: Disable AP on WDS Enabled router? Reply with quote
Hello,
I currently have a network with 3 WRT54GL and one WRT54G's all running WDS. I'd like to disable the AP function on the WRT54G router so that none of my wireless clients will associate to it. I'd like them to instead use one of the 54GL's as their AP. Does anyone know of a way to do this without breaking the existing WDS funcationality?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 15:30    Post subject: Reply with quote
One word comes in mind: MAC
Wireless MAC access?

WDS needs AP!

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 18:40    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ok, I was wondering if I was going to have to go down that route, thanks for the tip.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 18:59    Post subject: Reply with quote
the bad thing about the MAC address filter is that when my Apple wants to roam, it will get the 54G router ever once in a while. It doesn't just skip it, instead it tells me that the router is using access control and that my computer isn't listed as being able to access it. Not an ideal solution. With WEP I could at least use different SSID's, looking for a similar solution for a WAP encrypted WDS setup.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 22:04    Post subject: Reply with quote
Using an Apple iBook w/ OSX 10.4.7, I can't confirm this problem:

2 routers, connected using WDS.
Encryption is WPA/WPA2 + AES.
On one of the routers, MAC address filter is enabled,
with no address allowed.
In consequence, the iBook connects "silently" to the other
router, even when the "blocked" one is nearer and shows
the higher signal strength at the location of the iBook.
howser
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 23:23    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not sure what the difference is, I have a Mac Mini, and a Powerbook and they all act the same way. Would love to know what to change to "Silently" move over, that's really what I need. I'm using SP1 of the generic image, does that make a difference?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 23:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
howser wrote:
I'm using SP1 of the generic image, does that make a difference?

On the WDS node, where wireless clients are blocked,
I'm using SP2/generic/mini as of Sept. 4.
0ldman
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:26    Post subject: Reply with quote
Quote:
nvram set wl0_mode=wds
nvram commit
reboot

After it reboots you'll have a WDS bridge which doesn't allow wireless clients.


In your case, you should only do this on one side.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:27    Post subject: Reply with quote
.. and if you want to follow the thread on this feature: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2694
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howser
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 0:07    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks -- that's what I was looking for. I appreciate all the help!
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