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I've been following the page on the DD-WRT web page for linking routers as WAP's (wireless access points, both connected through a wired connection) [1], and I'm finding the following issues:
- I can't communicate with my second router reliably
- Web admin/pinging doesn't always respond (timeouts)
- The two routers flash activity like crazy after being plugged into each other (storming?)
- WiFi clients have strong signal but terrible speeds (exhibits as starting/stopping downloads/etc)
Here's my setup:
- At present setting up 2 ASUS RT-N13UB1 DD-WRT flashed routers
Gateway ASUS is 10.0.0.1, set up as AP as well as Gateway
- Common settings:
- WAN is active, set up as DHCP to my provider
- DHCP server is enabled, clients served at 10.0.0.100-150
- DNSMasq is used for DHCP/DNS
- Set up in "Gateway" mode under Advanced Routing, no static routes
WiFi settings
- Wireless Mode; AP
- Wireless Network Mode: Mixed
- Wireless SSID: Same as Secondary ASUS
- Wireless Channel: 11
- Wireless SSID Broadcast: Enable
- Network Configuration: Bridged
- Wireless Security Mode: WPA2 Personal, AES and same key
Secondary ASUS is 10.0.0.2, set up as AP, in router mode.
- WAN & STP are disabled
- Gateway is set to 10.0.0.1, as is local DNS
- Assign WAN port to switch is checked
- Advanced routing is set to "Router"
- Dynamic Routing is set to "Disable", no static routes.
- WiFi settings:
- Wireless Mode: AP
- Wireless Network Mode: Mixed
- Wireless SSID: Same as primary ASUS
- Wireless Channel: 6
- Wireless SSID Broadcast: Enable
- Network Configuration: Bridged
- Wireless Security Mode: WPA2 Personal, AES and same key
- Services:
- DNSMasq is disabled, traff is disabled
- Common settings:
Any help would be appreciated. I'd love to extend WiFi coverage throughout our house.
[1] http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Access_Point#Long_Version
2If you ever find two networking devices that were both factory-programmed with the same MAC address, then you found a massive screwup on the part of that company. – Spiff – 2014-01-30T18:41:27.550
Needless to say I won't be buying another ASUS router for a while. :) – Eddie Parker – 2014-02-12T04:28:56.663