Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 157 Location: North East - USA
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 22:28 Post subject:
Jorge Silva wrote:
No i haven't.But seems that problem with Virtual Interfaces remains in the same state and some other stuffs that should be working by now.I have flashed 3 Asus Wl-520G and 1 USR-5461 ( both Broadcom based ) and they worked quite well. I guess that the ralink and atheros routers are as second option.Basically DD-WRT is made for broadcom ( correct me if i'm wrong ).
Regards,
Jorge Silva
Actually, some high-end Buffalo routers based on Atheros chipset come with DD-WRT firmware now. I only have some low-end routers to play with Ralink support is also pretty old with DD-WRT and works quite well. Don't forget that we are discussing the bleeding edge DD-WRT beta firmware here. There are always stable and functional older builds that we can go back. _________________ WNR3500L DD-WRT-18730-Kong Gateway/Firewall/NAS
WRT54G-TM DD-WRT-14929 Mega (heatsink + 250MHz oc)
WHR-G300N DD-WRT-20548(external antennas)
2x E2000 Tomato-Toastman 0501.2 AP (external antennas)
TEW-652BRP Gargoyle 1.5.9 Client Bridge (antenna upgrade + heatsinks + ventilation)
Is there anyone who tried repeater bridge with a build later than 15778? I would appreciate any feedback since I can't get repeater bridge working after 15778.
I will try it with last build tonight. will post feedback here.
Anyone who can get vpn server working in reapeater bridge mode with any build?
Is there anyone who tried repeater bridge with a build later than 15778? I would appreciate any feedback since I can't get repeater bridge working after 15778.
I will try it with last build tonight. will post feedback here.
Cant say i got it to work.. not that i get it to work with 15578 either tho :(
I have a Dir-600 rev B2, and i't totally unable to get this to work in any other way than "Client" and using routing tables to get any connection at all :(
I guess this hardware cannot run any sort of bridge at all then?
Is there anyone who tried repeater bridge with a build later than 15778? I would appreciate any feedback since I can't get repeater bridge working after 15778.
It work! at least on my dir-615 d3! not from the begining but... click the above link, read first green text!
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 157 Location: North East - USA
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 19:30 Post subject:
Creature wrote:
mrg666 wrote:
Is there anyone who tried repeater bridge with a build later than 15778? I would appreciate any feedback since I can't get repeater bridge working after 15778.
It work! at least on my dir-615 d3! not from the begining but... click the above link, read first green text!
Thank you for the feedback!
But you also indicate that (I am quoting from your other thread)
Creature wrote:
Basic Settings: G-only, as probably noticed by everyone testing this build, 40Mhz bandwith save or apply button won't work in any configuration tried.
So you are confirming that it is working for G only. Right? I would rather stay with 15778, if upgrading the firmware to 16214 means downgrading the wireless performance to G for repeater bridge. _________________ WNR3500L DD-WRT-18730-Kong Gateway/Firewall/NAS
WRT54G-TM DD-WRT-14929 Mega (heatsink + 250MHz oc)
WHR-G300N DD-WRT-20548(external antennas)
2x E2000 Tomato-Toastman 0501.2 AP (external antennas)
TEW-652BRP Gargoyle 1.5.9 Client Bridge (antenna upgrade + heatsinks + ventilation)
I got my DIR-615 D4 to work by following all but one of the instructions.
The one I didn't follow was the one where I had to add a Virtual Access Point (VAP).
After lots of trial and error I got it to work and I tried different configurations such as:
40mhz
Enable SSID / Disable SSID on pysical wireless interface
Same channel on both routers (auto worked fine when i used 20mhz)
enable and disable mac cloning.
What I want to know is will my wireless devices be able to switch to the D-Link router (the repeater bridge) even though I haven't specified a virtual interface? By not specifying a VAP, am I just saying to the router that "you are a copy of the main router so you don't need a VAP of your own"?
My main router is a Netgear Wireless N from Virgin Media (VMDG280)
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 21:41 Post subject: Re: Step-by-step guide to installing DIR-6** as Repeater Bri
while reading the very extensive guide:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge
I came across this sentence:
"To enable bridge mode between two routers, the primary router must be in AP mode (default) with DHCP Server enabled. The secondary router running DD-WRT v24 will be configured as the Repeater Bridge."
I was wondering if this condition is necessary with any hardware and any scenario (with repeater bridge) since my current configuration has some limitations.
If I set up ap mode only I must use the ip leased by the isp for all my wan. But my isp lease only 3 ip's so it's useless for me since I want to put in my wan 5-8 devices
Anyone can help?
Thanks
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 157 Location: North East - USA
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:47 Post subject: Re: Step-by-step guide to installing DIR-6** as Repeater Bri
madmat wrote:
while reading the very extensive guide:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge
I came across this sentence:
"To enable bridge mode between two routers, the primary router must be in AP mode (default) with DHCP Server enabled. The secondary router running DD-WRT v24 will be configured as the Repeater Bridge."
I was wondering if this condition is necessary with any hardware and any scenario (with repeater bridge) since my current configuration has some limitations.
If I set up ap mode only I must use the ip leased by the isp for all my wan. But my isp lease only 3 ip's so it's useless for me since I want to put in my wan 5-8 devices
Anyone can help?
Thanks
The IP adress assigned from your ISP is your external IP number. The router with DHCP function (you need only one DHCP server in your network) assigns private IP numbers to the devices in your internal network. The gateway router will be transparently directing IP traffic in and out, while all of your internal devices with separate private IP addresses inside your network will be using the same external IP outside your network. I recommend reading a little more in the Wiki section. Check private networks, network address translation (NAT) topics. To answer your question, the repeater bridge configuration requires one of the routers to be in AP mode. The IP address you will assign to the AP is a private IP address, something like 192.168.1.x or 10.x.x.x, etc. Only the router with the gateway function (this might not be your AP) needs the external IP number assigned to its WAN interface. _________________ WNR3500L DD-WRT-18730-Kong Gateway/Firewall/NAS
WRT54G-TM DD-WRT-14929 Mega (heatsink + 250MHz oc)
WHR-G300N DD-WRT-20548(external antennas)
2x E2000 Tomato-Toastman 0501.2 AP (external antennas)
TEW-652BRP Gargoyle 1.5.9 Client Bridge (antenna upgrade + heatsinks + ventilation)
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Are there any commands I can run on the DIR-601 that will provide a readout of more in-depth information?
Any additional insight would be greatly appreciated. If there is any additional information needed from me to possibly diagnose the problem, I would be more than happy to provide what I can.
My only other option, if this does not work, would be to swap duties of the routers. Unsure what all the consequences would be, but I assume it would not be recommended.
I got my DIR-615 D4 to work by following all but one of the instructions.
The one I didn't follow was the one where I had to add a Virtual Access Point (VAP).
After lots of trial and error I got it to work and I tried different configurations such as:
40mhz
Enable SSID / Disable SSID on pysical wireless interface
Same channel on both routers (auto worked fine when i used 20mhz)
enable and disable mac cloning.
What I want to know is will my wireless devices be able to switch to the D-Link router (the repeater bridge) even though I haven't specified a virtual interface? By not specifying a VAP, am I just saying to the router that "you are a copy of the main router so you don't need a VAP of your own"?
My main router is a Netgear Wireless N from Virgin Media (VMDG280)
Just to add, I got it working with Auto Channel and 20Mhz. But only the devices wired to the repeater bridge can actually get an IP address and communicate with the main router.
If I try to add a VAP, the repeater bridge no longer works. I've tried different combinations:
1 VAP - Different SSID to main
1 VAP - Same SSID as main
2 VAP - Both SSID different to main
2 VAP - 1 SSID same as main and 1 SSID different to main
I've tried the above with and without any security.
I've also tried MAC address clone in conjuction with the above and also messed with the advanced routing.
Where could I be going wrong?
I've got it working on my Linksys router so I know i've done it right before.
@foosean010, when you say "Router IP: 192.168.1.1" which router do you mean, the AP or bridge? It sounds like you might want AP at .1 and bridge at .2 with DHCP range starting at .3
Also you might find that channels 1 or 6 will give a better connection than channel 3.
@Pimped, you should try manually setting all devices to the same channel...though dd-wrt will not let you change it once you select "Save" in repeater-bridge mode...being (overly?) cautious I like to set the channel in another mode, then save, then set as repeater-bridge...just in case!
Just wanted to say a big thanks to Blitter and everyone else for contributing to this thread. Finally got my DIR-615 D4 properly acting as a repeater bridge with WPA2-AES.
Tried for about 4 weeks+ to get a client mode setup working (with static routes instead of NATing) as I don't need to connect other clients to the client router (just the ethernet wired server). It worked but multicast/Upnp traffic never passed through the subnets. Finally gave up on this idea and spent the past couple of days wrangling through the repeater bridge settings. It now works with about the same performance as the client mode had.
Great stuff. Cheers!
PS. using latest build (16454) on my DIR-615. Seems to work fine.