WiFi extender cannot connect to Gargoyle router
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 2:55 am
I have WRT1200 with Gargoyle with MAC policy enabled -- so only whitelisted devices can connect and usually I do not have issues with finding client device MAC.
I need to connect WiFi extender (Tenda A23).
Obviously, it cannot connect to router's WiFi as I need to whitelist extender's MAC first.
I checked System / System logs on Gargoyle and do not see information about refused client MAC adderss.
I tried to use WiFi scanner on my Android and found MAC addresses of the extender APs (2 & 5GHz).
Whitelisted them on Gargoyle's but no luck.
Can anyone explain me what is going on?
Is it some kind of incompatibility between the extender and Gargoyle? The extender works, it does not have any issues "extending" my Android hotspot.
Can the extender have different MACs when connecting as a client ro Gargoyle? If this is the case, can I SSH to Gargoyle and find out the dropped client MACs somehow?
Anything else?
Thanks for any help.
P.S. The last resort -- I can try to disable MAC policy on Gargoyle. But when I disable it -- all MAC-entries will be lost and I will need to reconfigure them -- that is pain.
I need to connect WiFi extender (Tenda A23).
Obviously, it cannot connect to router's WiFi as I need to whitelist extender's MAC first.
I checked System / System logs on Gargoyle and do not see information about refused client MAC adderss.
I tried to use WiFi scanner on my Android and found MAC addresses of the extender APs (2 & 5GHz).
Whitelisted them on Gargoyle's but no luck.
Can anyone explain me what is going on?
Is it some kind of incompatibility between the extender and Gargoyle? The extender works, it does not have any issues "extending" my Android hotspot.
Can the extender have different MACs when connecting as a client ro Gargoyle? If this is the case, can I SSH to Gargoyle and find out the dropped client MACs somehow?
Anything else?
Thanks for any help.
P.S. The last resort -- I can try to disable MAC policy on Gargoyle. But when I disable it -- all MAC-entries will be lost and I will need to reconfigure them -- that is pain.