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David Mehler

21 Aug 2018 21 Aug '18

12:26 a.m.

Hello, I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating. My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc. Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. Dave.

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Bill Dengler

21 Aug 21 Aug

2:11 a.m.

For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID. Bill Sent from my iPhone

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On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

David Mehler

12:50 p.m.

Hi Bill, Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID. Thanks. Dave. On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

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For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

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On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Andrew Hodgson

1:38 p.m.

Hi, I have never managed to get a repeater type setup on a WAP working, not sure if I misunderstood what it should do but I have configured it very similar to you. I have had luck with wireless extender type products which act as a wireless client to the existing wireless network, then re-broadcast the signal on the same or different SSID. On the models I have you can either have it act as a router (so you get NAT in NAT), or it will just dump the user on the existing network which is good for an extender device. I have a very small device which I set up in this way when out and about, which means I can use wireless radio type devices when in hotels etc and only authenticate to the hotel network using one MAC address. The same device can be configured in repeater mode as well but when I have put it in repeater mode as opposed to extender mode it just doesn't seem to work. When in extender mode I can also use the LAN ports as ethernet giving a wired connection of sorts. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: David Mehler [dave.mehler@gmail.com] Sent: 21 August 2018 13:50 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: repeater not repeating Hi Bill, Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID. Thanks. Dave. On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

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For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

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On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Bill Dengler

5:51 p.m.

Dave, Are you sure? You should be able to install ethernet (cat5e/cat6) cabling (through the wall, to a patch panel) with keystone jacks to connect your WAPs. The spec allows for 100 m of cable, and you might already have it installed (but with telephone instead of ethernet at both ends). Bill

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On 21 Aug 2018, at 12:50, David Mehler wrote:

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID.

Thanks. Dave.

On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

...
For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

...
On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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David Mehler

7:24 p.m.

Hi Bill, Older house, and I know the guy who had it, so definitely not on the ethernet. Thanks. Dave. On 8/21/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

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Dave, Are you sure? You should be able to install ethernet (cat5e/cat6) cabling (through the wall, to a patch panel) with keystone jacks to connect your WAPs. The spec allows for 100 m of cable, and you might already have it installed (but with telephone instead of ethernet at both ends).

Bill

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On 21 Aug 2018, at 12:50, David Mehler wrote:

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID.

Thanks. Dave.

On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

...
For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

...
On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Bill Dengler

8:36 p.m.

That would be your best, most reliable option. Failing that, you might be able to hack something together with powerline adapters. But trying to do the wireless set up as you described will likely not work very well. Bill Sent from my iPhone

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On Aug 21, 2018, at 15:24, David Mehler wrote:

Hi Bill,

Older house, and I know the guy who had it, so definitely not on the ethernet.

Thanks. Dave.

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On 8/21/18, Bill Dengler wrote: Dave, Are you sure? You should be able to install ethernet (cat5e/cat6) cabling (through the wall, to a patch panel) with keystone jacks to connect your WAPs. The spec allows for 100 m of cable, and you might already have it installed (but with telephone instead of ethernet at both ends).

Bill

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On 21 Aug 2018, at 12:50, David Mehler wrote:

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID.

Thanks. Dave.

...
On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote: For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

...
On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Anatoliy Shudrya

10:25 p.m.

Hi Dave, If 2 routers are not close enough for an ethernet connection between them that is what 300 Ft? Maybe wireless connection is too distant? I found out that on the Aerohive mesh mode the router would connect wirelessly to the other router approximately 100 FT and not any more. Of course, same thing same channels, same SSIDs, same signal level etc. on both routers. Maybe try to move routers closer together and see if they will connect. I never attempted the setup with Asus routers and DD-WRT and don't know how their repeater protocols work. Anatoliy -----Original Message----- From: David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 5:51 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: repeater not repeating Hi Bill, Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID. Thanks. Dave. On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

...

For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

...
On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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David Mehler

22 Aug 22 Aug

10:04 p.m.

Hello, I'm going to have to rethink this since Spectrum's equipment is so tempermental. Aside, does anyone use Spectrum and their wireless package? If so, do you have the sb1602 cable modem and the wave2 router? If so, what do you think of those? With regards powerline adapters can anyone recommend good reliable ones? Thanks. Dave. On 8/21/18, Anatoliy Shudrya wrote:

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Hi Dave,

If 2 routers are not close enough for an ethernet connection between them that is what 300 Ft? Maybe wireless connection is too distant? I found out that on the Aerohive mesh mode the router would connect wirelessly to the other router approximately 100 FT and not any more. Of course, same thing same channels, same SSIDs, same signal level etc. on both routers.

Maybe try to move routers closer together and see if they will connect.

I never attempted the setup with Asus routers and DD-WRT and don't know how their repeater protocols work.

Anatoliy

-----Original Message----- From: David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 5:51 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: repeater not repeating

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID.

Thanks. Dave.

On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

...
For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

...
On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Bill Dengler

11:03 p.m.

Buy your own modem and just connect. Then you can avoid the modem rental. Here is a good write up on powerline adapters: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-powerline-networking-kit/ Bill Sent from my iPhone

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On Aug 22, 2018, at 18:04, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I'm going to have to rethink this since Spectrum's equipment is so tempermental.

Aside, does anyone use Spectrum and their wireless package? If so, do you have the sb1602 cable modem and the wave2 router? If so, what do you think of those?

With regards powerline adapters can anyone recommend good reliable ones?

Thanks. Dave.

...
On 8/21/18, Anatoliy Shudrya wrote: Hi Dave,

If 2 routers are not close enough for an ethernet connection between them that is what 300 Ft? Maybe wireless connection is too distant? I found out that on the Aerohive mesh mode the router would connect wirelessly to the other router approximately 100 FT and not any more. Of course, same thing same channels, same SSIDs, same signal level etc. on both routers.

Maybe try to move routers closer together and see if they will connect.

I never attempted the setup with Asus routers and DD-WRT and don't know how their repeater protocols work.

Anatoliy

-----Original Message----- From: David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 5:51 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: repeater not repeating

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID.

Thanks. Dave.

...
On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote: For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

...
On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Andrew Hodgson

23 Aug 23 Aug

3:21 p.m.

Hi, Not sure if you have these in the US but I have had really good experiences with Devolo Powerline adaptors, including their wireless extender kit. The software isn't good on the desktop, but if you buy the wireless kit you can use the web interface on the wireless unit to control the other units as well which is what I did when I used them. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: David Mehler Sent: 22 August 2018 23:04 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: repeater not repeating Hello, I'm going to have to rethink this since Spectrum's equipment is so tempermental. Aside, does anyone use Spectrum and their wireless package? If so, do you have the sb1602 cable modem and the wave2 router? If so, what do you think of those? With regards powerline adapters can anyone recommend good reliable ones? Thanks. Dave. On 8/21/18, Anatoliy Shudrya wrote:

...

Hi Dave,

If 2 routers are not close enough for an ethernet connection between them that is what 300 Ft? Maybe wireless connection is too distant? I found out that on the Aerohive mesh mode the router would connect wirelessly to the other router approximately 100 FT and not any more. Of course, same thing same channels, same SSIDs, same signal level etc. on both routers.

Maybe try to move routers closer together and see if they will connect.

I never attempted the setup with Asus routers and DD-WRT and don't know how their repeater protocols work.

Anatoliy

-----Original Message----- From: David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 5:51 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: repeater not repeating

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your reply. The two routers are definitely not close enough for an ethernet connection between the two. What about a wds setup? Would that work? I was hoping that the repeater would repeat the signal from router1 including the SSID.

Thanks. Dave.

On 8/20/18, Bill Dengler wrote:

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For this sort of thing, I think you may need a different SS ID. If the routers were connected by ethernet (which is a better solution), you could set the second one up as a wireless access point and mirror the SS ID.

Bill

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On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:26, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

I've got an issue with a repeater router it's not repeating.

My setup is a cable modem, going to an ISP-provided router, (I'll be getting rid of that and it's not relevant), and an Asus RTN66U running dd-wrt daisy chained on to the isp-provided router. To this setup I've got a multi-story home and want to add a repeater. So on the second floor I've got another Asus RTN66U also running dd-wrt that I'm trying to get to repeat the signal from the other router. On the second floor router i've turned on repeater-bridge mode in case I want to hook a client in via ethernet, and set wan connection type to disabled. Under security i've turned off everything as security should be handled by the primary router. I've also switched from AP to repeater-bridge. In the wireless configuration i'm eventually wanting to repeat both the 2.4 and 5GHZ signals, but for now am only trying to get the 2.4 going. All those settings match the primary router, SSID, channel, WPA2 key, etc.

Currently I have an ethernet plugged in to the second router and am trying via wireless to obtain a dhcp address from the primary router which they should be talking.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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