Problem adding a second station to a link

RouterOS Wireless Networking
1

Hi,

From Wiki - Transparently bridge 2 networks, I built it and it works fine. The original link was a 12 mile path, works great! However, I wanted to add a second station at 18 miles, and it appears to now be an “either-or” situation. The AP side will “talk” to only 1 station, and not both. Whichever one captures the AP is the only one that can pass data. Here’s my coding for all the 3 boards:

For the AP:

[admin@AP]> interface bridge add name=wds-bridge
[admin@AP]> interface bridge port add interface=ether1 bridge=wds-bridge
[admin@AP]> interface wireless set wlan1 ssid=OnALot frequency=5805 mode=bridge disabled=no
[admin@AP]> interface wireless
[Interface Wireless]> set wlan1 wds-mode=dynamic wds-default-bridge=wds-bridge
..
[admin@AP]> ip address add address=192.168.195.8/24 interface=wds-bridge


For the 12 mile path Station:

[admin@Station]> interface bridge add name=wds-bridge
[admin@Station]> interface bridge port add ether1 bridge=wds-bridge
[admin@Station]> interface bridge port add wlan1 bridge=wds-bridge
[admin@Station]> interface wireless
[Interface Wireless]> Set wlan1 mode=station-wds ssid=OnALot disabled=no
..
[admin@Station]> ip address add address=192.168.195.9/24 interface=wds-bridge


For the 18 mile path Station:

[admin@Station]> interface bridge add name=wds-bridge
[admin@Station]> interface bridge port add ether1 bridge=wds-bridge
[admin@Station]> interface bridge port add wlan1 bridge=wds-bridge
[admin@Station]> interface wireless
[Interface Wireless]> Set wlan1 mode=station-wds ssid=OnALot disabled=no
..
[admin@Station]> ip address add address=192.168.195.7/24 interface=wds-bridge

does anyone have any idea on what I need to do to make this work? Being very new to this, I’ll need any coding you can think of. Thanks for your help!

John@onalot.com

2

Bill is correct, set mode=ap bridge on all three wireless interfaces and they should magically connect.

3

Can you give me an example of the code for both the AP and the Station? I’m really new to these boards and need the help - thanks!

Example: do I set the AP as

interface wireless set wlan1 ssid=OnALot frequency=5805 mode=ap-bridge disabled=no

and the stations as

admin@Station]> interface bridge port add wlan1 ap-bridge=wds-bridge


John

4

If you want all three devices to communicate they must ALL be setup as APs.

interface wireless set wlan1 ssid=OnALot frequency=5805 mode=ap-bridge disabled=no