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jgauthier
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Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:13 am

Greetings,

I have a RouterBOARD wAP G-5HacT2HnD, and I am trying to add it to CAPsMAN
Following these instructions:
https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:S ... sMAN_setup

When I tried to create a bridge, I never get an IP address from DHCP.
/interface bridge
add name=bridge
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge interface=ether1
/ip dhcp-client
add disabled=no interface=bridge
When I assign the DHCP client to ether1, I get an IP.

I didn't think a bridge was strictly needed, but since the wlan1/wlan2 won't register with CAPsMAN I wanted to go down that route.
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Re: Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:28 am

Draw a labelled network diagram your explanation is not clear.
 
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Re: Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:53 pm

A network diagram with 2 devices doesn't make sense.

I created a bridge on my RouterBOARD wAP G-5HacT2HnD.

/interface bridge
add name=bridge
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge interface=ether1

/ip dhcp-client
add disabled=no interface=bridge

It doesn't get an IP address from DHCP.

If I assign a DHCP client to ether1, it gets an IP address.
That's the problem I am trying to solve. There's really no more to it (until there is)
 
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Re: Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:00 pm

Easiest steps to follow:

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:R ... set_button
(and follow "Enabling CAPs mode" description)
 
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Re: Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:02 pm

Please post your full config from the device.
 
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Re: Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:07 pm

If you have only two devices why are you using capsman?
 
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Re: Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:00 pm

If you have only two devices why are you using capsman?
Well, I have more. However, I'm only setting up one at a time. Right now it's just a WAP router. Connected itself to capman.
Then I will start up the APs. This is my first AP. Hopefully, once it's working I can export and import the config.
 
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Re: Bridge not getting IP address.

Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:02 pm

Easiest steps to follow:

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:R ... set_button
(and follow "Enabling CAPs mode" description)
I have seen that. But I wasn't a big fan of removing a plate and pushing a button for 5s every time I decided to reboot an AP. Or bring the home network down after a power failure, etc.

[edit] Oh, I guess once it's in caps mode it stays that way. I will experiment with this.

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