WRT54GL as repeater doesn't work.

[moritzm]

Hi,
I just tried to get my WRT54GL v1.1 working as a repeater. The goal is to improve a wifi-signal without changing anything on the AP.

So I tried to put the WRT in repeater mode, but it didn't work like I wanted it.
The router connects to the AP and I get an IP and have a internet connection if I am connected via cable.
But if I'm trying to connect via WIFI to the WRT, I don't get an IP-address. Even if I set up a static one in my computer.
I used the following settings:
- connect via client bridge
- repeater enabled
- ssid to join: myhomessid
- ssid to broadcast: myhomessid
- encryption: wpa2 psk
I doesn't work either if I use different ssid's.
If I try to use WDS, I can connect via WIFI to the repeater, but the WIFI connection between repeater and AP fails.

Does anybody knows how to solve this issue?

Moritz

[DoesItMatter]

What type of router is the AP?

Is it the same chipset - Broadcom? If not - WDS won't work.

Little more info is necessary.

Can you get Client+AP mode working? Does that mode work?

[moritzm]

For testing purposes the AP is a Asus WL500gp with Openwrt. Later it should be some kind of Vodafone router. Because of this, I did not configure my AP in WDS.

What do you mean with client+AP mode?
The WRT54Gl can establish a wifi connection to my AP and I am able to get an IP and connect my laptop to the internet, but only if I use a wired connection between computer an WRT54GL.
If I try to connect my computer to the WRT54GL via wifi while it is wirelessly connected to the AP, the computer doesn't get an IP.

But if I understood it correctly, the WRT54GL can be connected by wifi to an AP an at the same time is used as repeater even with another SSID.

[Eric]

Neither Client+AP or repeater will work on that router, because of the broadcom multiple SSID issue.

[borg]

Neither Client+AP or repeater will work on that router, because of the broadcom multiple SSID issue.

Hi Eric, any estimate as to when this problem will be fixed? As I remember from a previous post of yours, you said you'll fix this once you've finish migrating to Backfire.

Regards
Johan

[Eric]

It's hard to give an estimate. I've already tried tackling this problem, and I'm really not sure how to fix it -- if it were an easy fix I would have addressed it a long time ago.

I may try again now that Backfire is released, but I can't make any promises.