I configured my GL-iNet GL-AXT1800 as a WDS client that repeats the wifi to the wired clients through the device.
Consider the following condition:
- Constant traffic laptop3,4 <-> laptop1 (e.g. websocket)
- No constant traffic laptop3,4 <-> laptop2
From the wired clients connected to the GL-iNet (laptop3 and laptop4), all the devices (laptop1-4, the upstream router, and the br-lan interface on the GL-iNet) are accessible and responding to the ping.
Also, from the laptop1, all the devices are accessible.
However, the access from laptop2 to the laptop3 and laptop4 is not available after time passes for a while.
During the disconnection, I need to do multi-stage SSH to access to laptop3 from laptop2 (e.g. laptop2 -> laptop1 -> laptop3), which is inconvenient.
I also found that when I run the ping command to laptop2 from laptop3 (for making a traffic between the devices), the connection between laptop2 and laptop3 is recovered. (But after some time, it is disconnected again)
Am I missing something on the configuration? Or is it due to a bag on the specific GL-iNet router?
Any comments and help are welcome!
I confirmed the issue on:
- GL-AXT1800
- OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT r16399+159-c67509efd7
- Kernel version: 4.4.60
I use the 5GHz 36ch in the US which is non-DFS channel, and the connection between laptop1 <-> br-lan is always stable, so I believe it is not a wifi issue.
Here is the batch script I used for configuration of the GL-iNet router
(put the script in /etc/uci-defaults/99-init and rebooted)
# Disable unused service
/etc/init.d/repeater disable
/etc/init.d/samba4 disable
/etc/init.d/relayd disable
/etc/init.d/tailscale disable
/etc/init.d/zerotier disable
/etc/init.d/parental_control disable
# Configure router settings
# Set hostname
uci set system.@system[0].hostname='router'
# Disable DHCP on the 'lan' network
uci set dhcp.lan.ignore='1'
# Enable DNS forwarding
uci set dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].server='192.168.8.1'
# Setup br-lan interface
uci set network.lan.proto='static'
uci set network.lan.ipaddr='192.168.8.10'
uci set network.lan.netmask='255.255.252.0'
uci set network.lan.gateway='192.168.8.1'
uci set network.lan.stp='1'
uci delete network.lan.dns
uci add_list network.lan.dns='192.168.8.1'
uci set network.@device[0].ports='eth0 eth1 eth2'
# Disable unused interfaces
uci delete network.wan
uci delete network.wan6
uci delete network.wwan
uci delete network.wwan6
# Configure 5GHz
uci set wireless.radio0.htmode='HE80'
uci set wireless.radio0.channels='36'
uci set wireless.radio0.channel='36'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.device='radio0'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.network='lan'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.mode='sta'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.ssid='WIFI_SSID'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.encryption='psk2'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.wds='1'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.isolate='0'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.ifname='wlan1'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.key='password'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.channel='36'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.ieee80211k='1'
uci set wireless.default_radio0.ieee80211r='1'
# Disable unused profiles
uci set wireless.default_radio1.disabled='1'
uci delete wireless.guest5g
uci delete wireless.guest2g
# Apply settings
uci commit
# Deferred reboot
( sleep 10; reboot )&