I just set up a WDS link and it works great…the only issues is i now get all of these WDS connect attempts from neighboring TangoInternet and SpeedyLinks…not an issue since i use WDS static and only connect to my other MT WDS AP.
My only issue is that my log and remote sys log keep getting filled with these:
wireless,debug 4th--: wlan2: 00:20:A6:4F:73:D7 attempts to connect
wireless,debug 4th--: wlan2: 00:14:6C:1A:13:58 requires WDS, but we do not support dynamic, reject
wireless,debug 4th--: wlan2: 00:14:6C:1A:13:58 attempts to connect
wireless,debug 4th--: wlan2: 00:14:6C:1A:13:58 requires WDS, but we do not support dynamic, reject
Turn off WDS and they stop..
I just would would rather not see this in my logs every 5 seconds, nor hav it tieing up my radio as i think this could lead to crashes…
Why do you need debug logs for monitoring ?
I think simple wireless logs should be enough (debug logs includes very detailed information about wireless activity),
because another option ‘default-authentication=no’, that disalows unauthorized WDS peer connections will also produce debug log,
01:12:38 wireless,debug wlan2: attempts to connect
01:12:38 wireless,debug wlan2: not matched by connect-list, by default reject
hmm..i guess i need to tone down the log msgs on this one AP…i just do debug level since i have a huge syslog server and why not…
However im worried that this many attempts and rejects on WDS can cause issues (they are happining about ever 2-4 seconds, issues as in freezing AP or the radio having issues)…i would turn off default authenticate but this RADIO also needs to server random laptop wifi customers.
why would static WDS not be static and ignore all but the proper mac addy?
everytime the wds tries to connect a see a small spike in the cpu utilz. the only reason care is i know that when ppl bruteforce the built in ftp or ssh server too much the router will freeze requring a power cycle, i’m just looking to avoid this type of issue with the WDS connects/reconnects.
from logging. 