I have two minitar APs running.
One in my house and one in my neighbours
The one in my house is connected to my ADSL modem and is in AP Bridge WDS mode
The one in my neighbours house is in the same mode as his two computers have wireless cards and access through that AP into my ADSL
I have reset their AP and now can not get a connection.
Should their AP be in this mode or another mode for it to work
Their computers can see the AP and access it by its IP address etc, but I can not get the link established between the two
I can see both APs from my computer in my house on the network and access both ip addresses so that shows me that the network is getting across the road
Do I need to have anything in the Gateway Address ie 196.168.1.254 - ADSL modem ip address
Any suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks
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Hi there.
You don't need to have the gateway address configured in the AP itself. Things to check are
* Both AP's are on the same channel
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
Regards,
S.
You don't need to have the gateway address configured in the AP itself. Things to check are
* Both AP's are on the same channel
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
Regards,
S.
QUOTE (serialmonkey @ Sep 7 2006, 12:04 AM) 
Hi there.
You don't need to have the gateway address configured in the AP itself. Things to check are
* Both AP's are on the same channel
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
Regards,
S.
You don't need to have the gateway address configured in the AP itself. Things to check are
* Both AP's are on the same channel
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
Regards,
S.
Long time between drinks however I have just changed my ADSL modem and now have to reset the WAPs.
Having done it some time ago I need a bit of help
What mode should I have the two AP in to enable me to send and recieve between the two.
ie Point to point, Bridge WPS etc
Should they both have the same names, same channel but different IP address obviously
I had them setup and my neighbour has been using my net connection for a couple of years
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I cant seem to get the data moving
I am running a Netgear modem with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1 so should I have that as the default gateway in the ip settings of both AP's. It was 192.168.1.254 with my billion.?
What SerialMonkey said originally is still true
The mode you want from what I can see if WDS mode which creates a wireless mesh between your two access points and for around your home.
The name you talk about is the SSID. So yes the same.
As for the gateway, if you disable DHCP in both AP units, the Netcomm Modem you are using DHCP will propagate and there is no need to set it as the modem will do that for you.
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 1 in the unit 2 config
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 2 in the unit 1 config
This should make them see each other.
Let us know if you still have issues
SB
QUOTE
* Both AP's are on the same channel
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
The mode you want from what I can see if WDS mode which creates a wireless mesh between your two access points and for around your home.
The name you talk about is the SSID. So yes the same.
As for the gateway, if you disable DHCP in both AP units, the Netcomm Modem you are using DHCP will propagate and there is no need to set it as the modem will do that for you.
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 1 in the unit 2 config
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 2 in the unit 1 config
This should make them see each other.
Let us know if you still have issues
SB
QUOTE (screwball @ Mar 24 2008, 10:06 PM)
What SerialMonkey said originally is still true
The mode you want from what I can see if WDS mode which creates a wireless mesh between your two access points and for around your home.
The name you talk about is the SSID. So yes the same.
As for the gateway, if you disable DHCP in both AP units, the Netcomm Modem you are using DHCP will propagate and there is no need to set it as the modem will do that for you.
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 1 in the unit 2 config
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 2 in the unit 1 config
This should make them see each other.
Let us know if you still have issues
SB
QUOTE
* Both AP's are on the same channel
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
* Both AP's have the same SSID and security settings (WEP, etc)
* Both AP's have the AP of the other AP configured in their WDS BSSID list.
The mode you want from what I can see if WDS mode which creates a wireless mesh between your two access points and for around your home.
The name you talk about is the SSID. So yes the same.
As for the gateway, if you disable DHCP in both AP units, the Netcomm Modem you are using DHCP will propagate and there is no need to set it as the modem will do that for you.
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 1 in the unit 2 config
Make sure that you have specified the MAC address of unit 2 in the unit 1 config
This should make them see each other.
Let us know if you still have issues
SB
I have set them both up in WDS bridged mode with security on
I have put the mac address of each in the other and have setup the ip address to reflect 192.168.1.1 as the default gateway which is the
ip address of the router. They both have their own ip address of 192.168.1.100 and .101
ESSID are the same and they are on the same channel
Just cant get any data across. Do you think it could be the wireless security or do I need the mac address of the computers going through the AP's in there as well.
It has worked before as stated however with this new modem I have reset them both to default and seem to be having a problem to get the data going.
I might turn the security off but in reality that should work so not sure what else to check or do
Thanks
Dicko
Rule of thumb... disable all security until you have a working network. Your only going to be running in circles otherwise.
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
QUOTE (screwball @ Mar 25 2008, 09:19 AM)
Rule of thumb... disable all security until you have a working network. Your only going to be running in circles otherwise.
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
I will do that tonight. All the ip settings should be correct, however I will disable the security and put some basic mac address filtering to try and lock it down a bit.
Hopefully it should be good tonight.
Thanks for the info
Dicko
QUOTE (Dicko @ Mar 25 2008, 01:13 PM)
QUOTE (screwball @ Mar 25 2008, 09:19 AM)
Rule of thumb... disable all security until you have a working network. Your only going to be running in circles otherwise.
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
I will do that tonight. All the ip settings should be correct, however I will disable the security and put some basic mac address filtering to try and lock it down a bit.
Hopefully it should be good tonight.
Thanks for the info
Couldnt get them to work last night.
I setup my netgear modem as an AP and got one unit to work with it in WDS bridge mode.
I might do a master reset of both AP's tonight and start again.
When I had them both setup I could access the AP at my house from their computers and surf the net however I could not get data passing between both the AP's. They both had the same Essid, channel, mac address of each AP was in both in the wireless section
I have the in WDS bridged mode. Are there any other modes I could use.
Getting frustrated as it worked before and the only difference is I have changed modems from a billion to a netgear. The AP at my house is feed by a cat 5 cable from the router so that should not make any difference and as said earlier I can access the AP at my house with a wireless card from their house and surf the net
Dicko
QUOTE (Dicko @ Mar 26 2008, 08:19 AM)
QUOTE (Dicko @ Mar 25 2008, 01:13 PM)
QUOTE (screwball @ Mar 25 2008, 09:19 AM)
Rule of thumb... disable all security until you have a working network. Your only going to be running in circles otherwise.
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
I will do that tonight. All the ip settings should be correct, however I will disable the security and put some basic mac address filtering to try and lock it down a bit.
Hopefully it should be good tonight.
Thanks for the info
Couldnt get them to work last night.
I setup my netgear modem as an AP and got one unit to work with it in WDS bridge mode.
I might do a master reset of both AP's tonight and start again.
When I had them both setup I could access the AP at my house from their computers and surf the net however I could not get data passing between both the AP's. They both had the same Essid, channel, mac address of each AP was in both in the wireless section
I have the in WDS bridged mode. Are there any other modes I could use.
Getting frustrated as it worked before and the only difference is I have changed modems from a billion to a netgear. The AP at my house is feed by a cat 5 cable from the router so that should not make any difference and as said earlier I can access the AP at my house with a wireless card from their house and surf the net
Dicko
Should be no difference with the modems... do the master reset and setup from scratch. The units should have DHCP disabled anyway after a master reset so if that's the problems then that should sort it.
Let us know how you go.
SB
QUOTE (screwball @ Mar 26 2008, 10:47 AM)
QUOTE (Dicko @ Mar 26 2008, 08:19 AM)
QUOTE (Dicko @ Mar 25 2008, 01:13 PM)
QUOTE (screwball @ Mar 25 2008, 09:19 AM)
Rule of thumb... disable all security until you have a working network. Your only going to be running in circles otherwise.
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
Take the factors out that might cause the issue and then troubeshoot.
I would factory reset both units and only setup WDS/Channel/ESSID and IP...no encryption anywhere.
Reboot both units. They should see each other then.
Only one should need to be plugged into the main network. The WDS should propagate the rest.
SB
I will do that tonight. All the ip settings should be correct, however I will disable the security and put some basic mac address filtering to try and lock it down a bit.
Hopefully it should be good tonight.
Thanks for the info
Couldnt get them to work last night.
I setup my netgear modem as an AP and got one unit to work with it in WDS bridge mode.
I might do a master reset of both AP's tonight and start again.
When I had them both setup I could access the AP at my house from their computers and surf the net however I could not get data passing between both the AP's. They both had the same Essid, channel, mac address of each AP was in both in the wireless section
I have the in WDS bridged mode. Are there any other modes I could use.
Getting frustrated as it worked before and the only difference is I have changed modems from a billion to a netgear. The AP at my house is feed by a cat 5 cable from the router so that should not make any difference and as said earlier I can access the AP at my house with a wireless card from their house and surf the net
Dicko
Should be no difference with the modems... do the master reset and setup from scratch. The units should have DHCP disabled anyway after a master reset so if that's the problems then that should sort it.
Let us know how you go.
SB
DHCP has been off on the AP all the way through so I will do the master reset and start from scratch
Is WDS bridge mode the only mode I can use to achieve the aim
My setup is below
Router-------Cat5-----------AP-----------wireless-------AP --------------wireless--------------------PC and Laptop with wireless cards
WDS is the mode you want. Bridge to Bridge mode only allows you to connect physically to the second AP in that diagram you put.
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