WDS / Hybrid not working? or i'm just stupid..

did someone manage to get 2 WL-500g's talking to eachother over WDS / Hybrid mode ?

i've 2 wl500g's(firm 1.6.5.3 patched) here, both in Hybrid mode,
added the MAC address of the remote wl500gs in it's remote bridge list, something seems to be working..

when i do 'ifconfig' it show's the normal devices plus this one:
wds0.2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0C:6E:9A:A9:46
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

but i'm not really able to ping/reach the other wl500g/network

help me! :)

Hi, I had the same problem. Do you know where can I complain ?

Thanks
Dr. Noé Vilas Boas
University of Minho
Portugal

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Originally posted by Noe
Hi, I had the same problem. Do you know where can I complain ?

Thanks
Dr. Noé Vilas Boas
University of Minho
Portugal

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nope (or yes at asus..... don't expect much reply)

but it's reported working already by someone else

so the problem lies somewhere else i think

no problem at all

i have two of them working twice (four wl-500g)

the problem here is the d-link pcmcia card

the two wl-500g are working together stable but the wlan card only logs in without transferring data...

scenario:

2x Asus wl-500g

on in gateway mode, one in access point mode...

both of them are configured in hybrid mode and connect together.

anonymous access is disabled

access list with mac filter is on accept mode


in factory default mode with one asus wl-500g the pc card is working. if i put hybrid mode on the pc card isnt working any longer. someone has the same problem???

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Originally posted by Wisi
no problem at all

i have two of them working twice (four wl-500g)

the problem here is the d-link pcmcia card

the two wl-500g are working together stable but the wlan card only logs in without transferring data...

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what kind of chipset is that dlink card using??

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Originally posted by Wisi
scenario:

2x Asus wl-500g

on in gateway mode, one in access point mode...

both of them are configured in hybrid mode and connect together.

anonymous access is disabled

access list with mac filter is on accept mode


in factory default mode with one asus wl-500g the pc card is working. if i put hybrid mode on the pc card isnt working any longer. someone has the same problem???

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can you explain more?
does the card see your network, and you can connect and then it disconnects again and says network avaible and so on ?

i have this problem, don't know if it's because of the wds didn't try (note wds is turned on, because i forgot to turn it off) if it work with wds turned off ?

ps the card i'm having problems with is a Intersil based minipci card.

i have no problem seeing the network

the card can also logon to the network and is shown up in the wl-500g with correct mac

it's a steady link to the network, no lose of connection

also the feature with switching to the nearest wl-500g is working

but the dhcp server doesn't give the pc card an ip wether any data is sent.

after this i connected my old router via cable to the asus wl-500g und used this one as access point for my pc card all is working again and the laptop has no problem with static ip to route to internet over the old router to the asus wl-500g...

same encryption mode (wep 128bit) and same password for the wlan. of course on another channel...

i dont see where the problem is...


i think it is the wds mode because i set one wl-500g back to factory default and used it as an ap. there the pc card was working. then i turned access filter on and the card was working again. turned on wds mode and the card could connect but no data was sent. had no time to verify this again but will do so the next days. you could check this another time with your card if you have the same "feature"

hm, sorry dunno really

it's an d-link dwl-g650 with 54 MBit 802.11g standard.


edit: There are now actually two versions of the DWL-G650; version A1 has the PrismGT chipset, and version B1 has the Atheros 5211 chipset.

i should have a look at the pc card which version is in the laptop but the laptop isn't here...


edit2: and i see the prism is intersil... -> http://www.ofdmnews.com/publications/page362-436522.asp

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Originally posted by Wisi
hm, sorry dunno really

it's an d-link dwl-g650 with 54 MBit 802.11g standard.


edit: There are now actually two versions of the DWL-G650; version A1 has the PrismGT chipset, and version B1 has the Atheros 5211 chipset.

i should have a look at the pc card which version is in the laptop but the laptop isn't here...


edit2: and i see the prism is intersil... -> http://www.ofdmnews.com/publications/page362-436522.asp

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yes the dwl-g650 (the prism one) is based on the same chipset as that FUCKING mini-pci card..

hm :(

i am really sure that i have rev a with prism

did you get another card working?

will try a centrino wlan card the next time...

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Originally posted by Wisi
hm :(

i am really sure that i have rev a with prism

did you get another card working?

will try a centrino wlan card the next time...

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11b cards will work :D

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Originally posted by Wisi
hm :(

i am really sure that i have rev a with prism

did you get another card working?

will try a centrino wlan card the next time...

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11b cards will work :D

once the post would have been enough ;)

but that really pisses me off.

did you test other 54 MBit chipsets? i expect you dont :(

i tried to limit the speed, that worked but i had no data again.

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Originally posted by Wisi
once the post would have been enough ;)

but that really pisses me off.

did you test other 54 MBit chipsets? i expect you dont :(

i tried to limit the speed, that worked but i had no data again.

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nope, i have only antique 11b cards (prisms too, they all worked with no problems)

for the rest I only own a Asus WL100g (broadcom 11g) and a Asus WL120 (broadcom 11b) and 1 PrismGT minipci thing (ISL3880IK chip) BUT i did not have the chance to test it at other accesspoints so i'm not even sure the card works

Hello,

I am looking at getting two 500g's to create a wireless bridge. That's all they need to do; no other devices on the wireless network. (Connecting two rooms in my house, instead of a length of CAT5 cable which is difficult to pull through the walls. Neither unit will be used as a typical access point. )

My only concern is security. Does anyone know if WPA will actually work when the two 500g's are configured for the wireless bridge? Or am I going to be limited to using WEP?

Thanks!

Frank.

Hi!

Does anybody have any experience with the WDS feature of WL-500g?

How much does the throughput fall in general when having a WDS network?

Are there any special requirements on clients connecting to an AP running in WDS mode? Will any 802.11g/b compliant client connect succesfully or do I need a client with the same chipset?

Thanks,
hynek

i have 2 asus wl-500g running in hybrid mode

but didnt test the performance

for my other experiences watch my new topic soon...

Hello. I have configured wl-500g as AP-bridge with the three lastest customised firmwares but I can't enable STP with brctl.

STP is always disabled.

somebody knows if it is possible to enable it ?

I'm testing 5 wl-500g with WDS and it comes fool. Connected all to all. So, I want to enable STP to avoid broadcast storms.

Thanks in advance,
uidas

i found the problem

use the key instead of the passphrase and all is working correct

Hello there,

I need a little more help on this one:

I've got one WL-500g in "Wireless Home Gateway"-mode connected to the internet via DSL and another one running in "Access Point"-mode connecting several client pcs together and providing internet access via the first router.

Everything works fine until I switch both 500g to "Authentication Method" = WPA-PSK with "Encryption" = TKIP/AES: my wireless notebook logs on to both 500g without any problems but bridging stops working. No more data is sent from one 500g to the other.

Any helpful ideas here (s.picture for details)? Both configurations are identical except for different SSIDs and the MAC-addresses.

Thanks a lot

Krocus

P.S.: Firmware is 1.7.5.6

Here's the picture spoken of above...

I have the same problem with 1.7.5.6-1 custom by OLEG, and with 1.7.5.6-1-removed wan speed

WEP 64,128 works fine

already posted this some times before

have the same problem

Hello again,

nobody an answer to that one?

Okay, the other way around: Anybody out there, who got a similar setup up and running?

Thanks in advance

Krocus

P.S.: 1.7.5.6-2 changes nothing on that subject. (testet: 1.7.5.6, 1.7.5.6-2)

with 1.6.x it wasn workin, too.
i tested this ones... because i had the 2 wl-500g some times before 1.7.6.5

Hello there,

I called the Asus "support" hotline a few days ago. Nobody there's ever heard about "my" problem. They weren't able to provide a solution by phone. So I left my email address and they promised me to send me an answer.

Nothing happend so far...

Anybody else tried the hotline?

Krocus

yeah, tried for the aol problem, and the german guy told me he is in contact with taiwan for that problem, but nothing happened since this point. will write an email to him the next days to see if there is already a better solution because not all things were workin with the solution oleg made for me

but back to the topic, i still didnt get it workin, so a solution is still needed
tried other passwords, same problem
can login in everyone of the two wl-500g with notebook without problems and without changing profile on notebook, but the wl-500g dont connect to each other. if i set the configuration back to 128 bit wep wds is running instantly

Dear All,

I have one WL500g ap/router and 2 pcs. WL330g pocket ap's.
The WL500g is connected to the Internet, it's possible to connect via WLAN notebook to the internet - everything ok. But the coverage of the WL500g is to less. So I have decided to take two WL330g to extend the range.
In my opinion I have to switch the WL500g in Hybrid mode, and have to switch on WDS at the WL330g's. I have entered the WL500g's MAC into the WL330g's.
Now, it should be possible to surf via the WL330g, or not?
In my case not, I only be able to surf via the 500g, it is possible to connect to thw Wl330g's but, they have no internet connection.

What SSID sould be entered in the WL330g's?
What channel should be taken, the same, or another?

Who has got experience whith WDS?

Please help to solve my problem
BR
Rupert

I have WL-500g x2 with WDS enabled,

for my purpose i use WDS inly mode, and in bridge list booth of WL-500g has MAC adress of other WL -500g
the SSID setting is the same, but i thikk that it can be different.
you can try to set "allow anonymous: in WDS setting, and enter MAC addr of WL330g into WL 500g WDS setup

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Originally Posted by rodace

I have one WL500g ap/router and 2 pcs. WL330g pocket ap's.
The WL500g is connected to the Internet, it's possible to connect via WLAN notebook to the internet - everything ok. But the coverage of the WL500g is to less. So I have decided to take two WL330g to extend the range.
In my opinion I have to switch the WL500g in Hybrid mode, and have to switch on WDS at the WL330g's. I have entered the WL500g's MAC into the WL330g's.

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Insert Mac of WL330 into Wl500 too. Activate Hybrid Mode at all AP's. Set fixed ips to all APs in same range. Give every AP a different SSID. Then it should work.
Do you connect both wl330 to wl500? Or do your connect them in a row. If second, please inform it it runs stable. I use wl330 - wl500 - wl330 in a row and it is very unstable, but two in a row work fine.


ALBI...

Hi all,

I've setup my WL500g and WL300g to do WDS with eachother (hybrid mode, 128 bit WEP) but it seems rather slow, average connection speed is around 200 kbyte/second when I send something over the WDS link.

The WL300g is connected to my xbox, and the WL500g is connected to my network.
When I connect directly to the wl300g with my laptop and upload something to the xbox, speed is fine (2 mbyte/second), so the problem is between the WL500g and WL300g.

Distance is no problem, I've even placed them a few metres apart and still I get slow transferspeeds. I've tried setting one in WDS only or both WDS only and the transferspeed doesn't change. I've also tried fixing the data rate to 54 mbit, but no difference. Has anyone experienced something similar?

Aldert

The transfer speed is quite OK as the connection speed is limited to 2mbit/s in WDS mode.

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Originally Posted by Technik

The transfer speed is quite OK as the connection speed is limited to 2mbit/s in WDS mode.

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hmm I did not know that, thanks. There's no workaround for that? perhaps putting the WL300g in client mode or something?

Well, AFAIK the only solution is to avoid using WDS. I don't know WL-300g so I am not sure if it's possible to turn it into Client mode. Perhaps it could be possible. WL-500g can work in Client mode for sure without any problem.

I'm afraid I'll not be able to help with speeding up, but I don't know of any build in limitation of WDS. Only because everything is going going up and down, a lot of bandwith is used for the protocol.

http://www.pafree.net/media/TB-046.pdf

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/FAQ-16...tworking-0.php

will help you in understanding WDS and maybe also some settings?

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sectio...le78-page1.php

even has something about the WL300G in WDS with higher transfer rates.

Good luck.

I've tried the new 1.8.1.3 firmware on my asus wl300g, with exact the same settings, and now it works at normal speeds (I can get up to 2 mbyte/second).
I could not get the ethernet bridge option to work though, but I don't need it anyway.

Do anyone know that the Wl500g wds can work with other router?
and the wl330g is trustable?

In my mind, the WL500G is a buggy router. Although I like Asus products, this router it's really make me disappointed.
I look all the wan port die in this site. Do anyone know that the problem come from?

My Thinking are the following:
It's a buggy hardware, whatever Asus programmer do in the firmware, the bug still can't slove.

The wan port die issue come from the cpu power too weak. (i heard from some other opinions, the BT makes the router die, it's come from the weak cpu).

It can be fixed in the firmware, we only need to wait the asus support.

I have the wl500g working in wds with a Sitecom wl-122 as router, works perfectly for me. always and everywere 54mbit/s (in and arround my house that is ;) ).

Reading this thread, it looks like WDS is actually on the wl-330g. The product specs only talk about WDS support. Can anyone please confirm that WDS is alive and working on the wl-330G that is the G version 54mb, i know it works on the wl-330.

Are there specs known about the 330G, like how many mHz is the ARM processor, how much flash and memory and what OS?

And maybe chupa.nl could start a WL-330 and a WL-330G forum topic?