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Wifi Wave2 Issues

Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:15 pm

I have a an ax^2 with a few issues. I've got it running the wifi ok and (most) devices can connect on 2.4/5ghz. Will an old RB951-2n be able to connect to it? What suggested settings would be recommended to allow that? I've been able to connect the two devices but keep finding that the dhcp client on the 951 won't get an IP. MAC ping between the devices does work. Sometimes the 951 will get assigned an IP but no other traffic will traverse the connection.

I suspect I've configured the ax^2 incorrectly as I've not set for example any channels, hence the channel option shows the only selectable option, other than nothing selected as "unknown"

WW2 is a bit foreign to me!
 
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Re: Wifi Wave2 Issues

Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:38 pm

Can you please share your config?

/export file=anynameyoulike

Just remove any personal info, like serial and public IP.
 
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Re: Wifi Wave2 Issues

Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:45 pm

Thanks for the reply, will do. Curiously the 2.4ghz channel on the ax^2 stops putting out dhcp on that interface to any device that connects when the 952 connects to it, and the 952 has an otherwise blank config. No proxy arp, dhcp client only, all ports bridged.

I spent an age trying to work out what I'd broken, only to shutdown the 952 only to suddenly have devices on the 2.4ghz interface suddenly start working again.
 
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Re: Wifi Wave2 Issues

Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:54 pm

More progress:

Removed the wifi interface on the 952 from the bridge and set the dhcp client to the wifi interface. Suddenly everything is working again albeit no bridge from the wifi on the 951 to the lan ports. I'm trying to avoid natting through it.

I did notice that the last ip on the 952 for the wifi interface was flicking through a bunch of my network devices. Almost seems like an arp issue?
 
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Re: Wifi Wave2 Issues

Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:12 pm

Wifiwave2 doesn't support 4-address mode, necessary for creating truly transparent wireless bridge. For that purpose, traditional wireless driver offered modes "ap-bridge" and "station-bridge". But wifiwave2 lacks these two and even though your RB951 connects to hAP ax2, the 4-address mode doesn't work. Quite probably RB951 by using 4-address mode confuses hAP ax2 "to death".
 
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Re: Wifi Wave2 Issues

Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:21 pm

If the aim is to have a wireless bridge and then use RB952's eth ports to provide further connectivity, can approach as depicted by Amm0 not be used ?
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Re: Wifi Wave2 Issues

Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:59 am

Thanks all

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