Hi,
yesterday I bridged an smc2804 to asus, and it works very good :D. I have no experiences with belkin yet ;)
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Hi,
yesterday I bridged an smc2804 to asus, and it works very good :D. I have no experiences with belkin yet ;)
I've read a few post about WDS and bridge connection with asus but I have to admit that I'm really lost :((
I have a wl500 (running 1.8.1.7-CR3) upstairs connected to the Internet through an wired adsl modem. This wl500 serves a wired network with one desktop and a wireless network with two laptop and one media center desktop downstairs with a private DHCP class C network (192.168.0.x)
As I just got a wl-hdd (upgraded to 1.2.3.0) today and since the wireless network downstairs is not very good (Windows wifi systray icons says 18/24Mbps), I was thinking installing my wl-hdd as a wifi repeater downstairs, to get the max power downstairs either with the desktop or the laptop
I've tried to bridge wl-hdd and wl500 together with no results. Here is the configuration I've made :
- Same SSID on both wl-hdd and wl500
- Same WPA-PSK TKIP/AES Key
- Same channel
- Add MAC of wl-hdd in wl500 bridge list and vice-versa
- add mac of wl-hdd in wl500 'allow mac list' and vice versa
- disable dhcp on wl-hdd
- set a fixed IP in my C class network on wl-hdd, with wl500g as the gateway
-disable client mode on wl-hdd and set to not become an AP
and the result is that all downstairs boxes still connect to the wl500g and are unable to ping wl-hdd
What's wrong doctor ?
Hi,
I think you should set the wl-hdd AP to true. Also, it is not required for both devices to have the same SSID (so you can track to which AP (wl500g or wl-hdd) your clients actually attach to).
Does this cure the problem patient? :)
please try first the WL-HDD-1.8.1.9CRx firmware
perhaps WDS is still broken in wl-hdd firmware, try to use WEP that should confirm it as well
Okay, here is our set up.
WL-500G (#1) connected to a fixed IP connection, and connected to a Comp VIA 10/100 LAN cable. Everything working fine here so far as the wired comp has no problems connecting to the internet. Set it Hybrid, with DHCP enabled, channel 1, MAC of WL-500G (#2) punched in, etc.
WL-500G (#2) set with the same SSID as #1, DHCP disabled, MAC of #1 punched in, Allow anonymous Connections = Yes, Connect to APs in Remote Bridge List = Yes, etc. The IP for the router is currently set as the same, but I have tried different ones for each unit and still #2 won't redristribute the signal and internet connection from #1. If anybody has a step by step FAQ or info on how exactly to set up WDS for these units I would greatly appreciate it. Ultimately what we want is for #1 to house the internet connection, share it wirelessly and via wired connections, and for #2 to act as a repeater for #1 wirelessly, wired doesn't matter on #2 for us. Thanks for any help you give me. I've searched through the ASUS pages and this forum and tried a variety of things over two weeks and still haven't found a stable way for these systems to work. Thanks again for any help you might give. If you need any more information, ask and I'll tell you. Thanks.
read the FAQ and you will find the answer
Thanks for responding. I have read over the FAQs and the help forum on the Asus web page and still come up with nothing. I have reset both routers and reconfigured them a few times over, but still with no stable luck. Is there anybody who might have a few tips for a beginner in this area, like which mistakes are made most commonly, etc? If need be I can post the detailed specs of our setup. Thanks.
Hint: do not use 1.9.x.x firmwares (stock and custom) if you want to make WPA enabled WDS. Check known bugs section in the FAQ.
Is there a link for the Known Problems FAQ? Thanks.
Never mind, found the FAQ. Thanks. :)
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Originally Posted by Krocus
I think you configured it right... its a bug in the FW(s).
I tried the official Asus releases and each of Chupa`s latest
The only way I can hook up the boxes is with WDS/WEP128
I tried client mode with WPA TKIP and AES and it wouldnt connect either.
v1.7.5.9 rc5 is the one that works best with WDS and WEP128 with me. I also tried v1.8.1.7 rc3 and the latest v1927 rc3c.
I also tried to hook up the WL500g as client to a Linksys WAP54g and this also didn`t work.
:eek:
well this topic is months old already, please don't kick them upQuote:
Originally Posted by Tbone
WDS with WPA-PSK works when using 1.8.1.7 custom firmware (look at faq)
sorry... forgot to check the date of this item :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Antiloop
:confused: :confused: :confused: Hi i have buyed two Asus WL500g DELUXE. I have tryied it to get in wds mod but it worked not. I dont now why. When the one is like ethernet bridge it work fine. Can me somebody help ?? I have tryied default firmware then olegs 1.9.2.7-3c . And nothing. The Air led is still blinking so i thing it comunicate but i can no ping the second device. Im usibg Shared WEPkey 64bit decimal. :confused: :confused: :confused:
Well none of the firmwares works for me. With WEP 128bit there is no problem. Even with the 1.8.1.7-3 customised firmware WDS wont work with WPA-PSK. Hope someone knows a solution or have a working setup.
I also tried the faq. Dont know which settings are used in the faq. But WDS works with WEB 128. So changing this in WPA-PSK and disable WEB should work, but i wont :'(