I've got two TP-link routers where one (Remote router 192.168.2.4) is making a WDS bridge connection to another (Main router 192.168.2.2) on a static 2.4 ghz wifi channel. Main router is also doing DHCP and WAN port has internet access (PPPoe). Devices connected to Remote router are set up with static IP (also on 192.168.2.x) and static gateway (192.168.2.2) and have working internet connectivity and can "see" (or at least ping) devices connected to Main router.
Devices connected directly to Main router can ping Remote router (192.168.2.4) but can't ping any devices connected to Remote router, and that's the problem. NAT is disabled on the Remote router (because I think it has to be for the WDS bridge to work) so I don't know if that's an issue.
I've never set up routing-table entries before on any router, and I'm wondering if that's what I need to have so that Main devices can see Remote devices. If so, on what router (Main or Remote) do I set up the routing tables on?
Network mask on everything is 255.255.255.0
If I set the IP/Gateway of Remote PC to automatic, then Remote PC gets IP/Gateway from DHCP server (which is Main router) and this does work. This doesn't change anything - Remote PC has internet access and can ping Local PC. Local PC still can't ping Remote PC.
I've also enabled NAT on Remote router, and still have bridge functionality, but again this doesn't change anything (Local PC still can't ping Remote PC).