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Help connecting ethernet printer to a wifi router in other room

Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:44 am

Hello,

I am trying to connect a printer which does not have wifi to a wifi of the ISP router (192.168.1.1). I followed this manual: https://soporte.syscom.mx/es/articles/4 ... nalambrica but the devices connected to the mikrotik ethernet ports does not seems to get IPs.

I can't neither access mikrotik config dashboard by the home wifi network.

It's driving me nuts. Thanks!
# jan/05/1970 01:43:33 by RouterOS 6.47.9
# software id = KIDH-6JDP
#
# model = RB941-2nD
# serial number = D0550E3392BC
/interface bridge
add name=bridge1
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
add authentication-types=wpa2-psk mode=dynamic-keys name=Digi supplicant-identity=""
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-b/g/n disabled=no frequency=2452 mode=station-pseudobridge security-profile=Digi ssid=DIGIFIBRA
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge1 interface=all
/ip address
add address=192.168.1.50 interface=bridge1 network=255.255.255.0
/ip dhcp-client
add disabled=no interface=bridge1
 
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Re: Help connecting ethernet printer to a wifi router in other room

Wed Dec 07, 2022 6:53 pm

When adding ports to bridge, add each of them explicitly, not by using "all".
Set wifi frequency to "auto" so that it will follow AP in case it decides to change frequency.

Also: there's general problem with configuring wireless bridge between wired islands, for proper operation wireless link woukd have to use 4-address mode but there isn't a standard one (only vendor proprietary ones but those require compatible devices on both sides). Mode station-pseudobridge tries to work around thus oroblem but it's not always successful. For example: wired LAN on AP's side will see same MAC address for all devices on station's side (it'll be station's own MAC address) which isn't normally a problem. Many DHCP servers do bother because they tend to use MAC address as client ID and some don't want to lease more than one IP address (which in your case is grabbed by station device itself as it has DHCP client active). Additionally DHCP handshake itself doesn't work well with "pseudobridge" magic. However devices with statically set IP addresses usually work just fine in such setup.

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