Virtual AP not working

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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Hi all,

I am running RouterOS 4.10 and attempted to set up a Virtual AP using the same settings as the default wlan interface but am having some problems.

I have an external DHCP server and have both the WLAN and VAP interface set up as DHCP relays. The WLAN interface is configured as 192.168.1.1/24 and the VAP as 192.168.2.1/24.

Whenever a wireless device attempts to connect to the VAP interface the DHCP server receives the requests and sends the response, but I see no indication that any packets have been transmitted out the VAP interface (tx counters remain zero).

I have no problems with the main wlan interface.

Both wireless interfaces are configured to use WPA2-PSK and the same security profile.

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a wireless device

What equipment is the wireless device ?

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Your dhcp server is sending an ip/subnet/gateway that matches each interface, correct? Just checking the simple stuff first.

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Both wireless interfaces are configured to use WPA2-PSK and the same security profile

Same SSID as well ?

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No. Different ssid. Different ip/subnet,

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Very odd. I use lots of VAPs with no problem at all.

Try deleting the VAP and re-creating it to see what happens.

What radio card is it ?

Does it make a difference which miniPCI slot it is in ?

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I all.

Just A Comment


I had a lot of problems with Engenius Cards when i tried to setup 2 VAP in each interface i change the cards to r52h and inmmediatly worked.

Sometimes, we picked the wrong cards for different scenario.

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I all.

Just A Comment


I had a lot of problems with Engenius Cards when i tried to setup 2 VAP in each interface i change the cards to r52h and inmmediatly worked.

Sometimes, we picked the wrong cards for different scenario.

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I’ve tried several. An iPhone, a Windows 7 netbook and an Android Motorola Droid.

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Check if mac winbox sees your router from the wireless connected device, to check for connectivity.
If so, then you try setting up a dhcp server on the interface directly ( on the vap, meaning ), and see if you have connectivity.