(Solved) Huge Headache configuring a simple Access Point.

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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Hello everyone,

Well, I can guarantee that I tried my best before posting here…

I have a MikroTik hardware, it has got 2 lans and 2 Wlans (Atheros).

And I can’t configure it as a simple Access Point for my network.

After a long unsuccessful fooling around on winbox. I finally /system reset.

Then I tried the command shown on the “Wireless Client and Wireless Access Point Manual”, this one: “/interface wireless set wlan1 ssid=test frequency=2442 band=2.4ghz-b
mode=ap-bridge disabled=no”

Note that I removed the /g on the band, because I don’t use it.

Then I set an IP for the wlan1 which was “192.168.254.252/24”…

After this, I left the MikroTik on, unplugged my computer from it, and plugged into a Ovislink Access Point router, I set it to Client / bridge, so that it would get the simplest configuration… Then I Site Survey the area, found my MikroTik SSID, hit Connect, “Connection Successfully”…

The Ovislink is on IP “192.168.254.250/24” and I am on “192.168.254.20/24”.

I finally tried to ping the remote wireless interface on MikroTik to see if the request would pass through the Ovislink to it, ping 192.168.254.252 – “Request Time out”…

I just can’t understand why I can’t ping the wlan1 on MikroTik since my client AP is connected to it.

I thought maybe some problem on the routes, but then again, I am not trying to ping another network or some, I am trying to ping the wlan I am connected to…

Well, If someone could help me on this. I will really appreciate.

Regards.

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First of all, you have to be sure, that used station/bridge router acts as bridge (MikroTik — router/bridge— client). If station/bridge does not act as bridge, 192.168.254.0 subnet cannot be used for client.

Connect to the MikroTik RouterOS and check the registration table for the connected users, if station/bridge is connected try to ping it.
If you will get ping reply from station/bridge, it means problem lies on station/bridge configuration.

3

Well,

I am sorry for my lack of experience on RouterOS…

I dont know how to determine if station/bridge is connected… But I did run this command: “/interface wireless registration-table print stats”

And get this line:

[admin@MikroTik] > /interface wireless registration-table print stats
0 interface=wlan1 mac-address=00:4F:62:0C:0D:46 ap=no wds=no rx-rate=1Mbps
tx-rate=11Mbps packets=47,0 bytes=47,0 frames=47,0 frame-bytes=47,0
hw-frames=47,0 hw-frame-bytes=1175,0 uptime=16m29s last-activity=3s320ms
signal-strength=-95dBm@1Mbps tx-ccq=0% ack-timeout=30 distance=30
framing-mode=none

I am not sure if thats what you need, but if it is, I hope that will help you help me.

Thnak you,

Regards.

4

Someone?

Please?

I need help!

5

indication that station or bridge is connected to your wireless AP is a letter R in front of interface, if there is no connection then there is no letter, if disabled then X

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registration table shows that your station/bridge does not send any frames to MikroTik AP.
Check the client router configuration, most likely issue is caused by it, not by MikroTik RouterOSW AP.

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Hello,

janisk:

Is this what you mean:

If it is, then its Running.


sergejs:

Its very unlikely that the problem lies on the client AP, becouse the same client AP connects to other APs on the network, some of them GTS Telecom, some other Ovislinks, some Gii-link.

Do you have an email we can live chat? I would pretty much apreciate.

Thank you.

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I suggest you to contact MikroTik support (support@mikrotik.com) with attached support output file and problem description.

9

Hi,

I would, but, contact the suport for a simple basic configuration problem?

Isnt it configuring a simple AP, with no other tool like PPOE nsstream or so, supposed to be easy?

Regards.

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The following configuration works fine for me,
http://www.mikrotik.com/testdocs/ros/2.9/interface/wireless_content.php#4.13.21.1
It does not cause any problems for me.
As far as I see you have used the same configuration on the AP, that’s why the problem most likely is lying on station/bridge configuration. You can try to establish connection using simple CPE device (laptop), in order to check how it will work.

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Yes, I used that command, but maybe there is some configuration missing there, that you probably made on the ssh interface, some route or IP configuration, or firewall blocking the ping, or something…

Are you sure, you get a freshe reset router AP, apply that command line, and it starts answering to pings from the client APs?

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try to ping ovislinks ip, any ping replied??

your mode is client bridge, no ip required for ovislinks to get connected to AP from your computer.
Ip required for management only :smiley:

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When I am conected to ovislink I can ping it… but I cant ping MikroTik’s IP.

When I am conected to mikrotik I can ping both wlan and lan interfaces, but cant ping ovislinks IP…

I just dont get it.

14

ip is set on bridge or on ports of bridge? it is better to set on bridge.

15

Which device you mean?

16

Well,

I am gonna contact support.

Thank you all for the help.

See ya.