i have a feeling this bug still exists:
https://dev.archive.openwrt.org/ticket/20148
i have been trying to get wds bridge to work but it just wont fly it works for a short amount of time and then it just goes haywire
Access point (WDS)
Model
TP-Link Archer C5 v1
Architecture
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 ver 1 rev 0
Firmware Version
OpenWrt 19.07.0 r10860-a3ffeb413b / LuCI openwrt-19.07 branch git-20.006.26738-35aa527
[289301.373120] net_ratelimit: 227 callbacks suppressed
[289301.373132] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.389221] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.429012] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.441522] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.452493] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.463454] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.501634] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.512633] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.523614] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[289301.534576] br-lan: received packet on wlan1.sta1 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327023.940465] net_ratelimit: 326 callbacks suppressed
[327023.940477] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327023.957315] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327023.969494] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327023.982004] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327023.994347] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327024.006442] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327024.018473] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327024.031265] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327024.043218] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
[327024.055538] br-lan: received packet on wlan0.sta2 with own address as source address (addr:30:b5:c2:7f:65:4a, vlan:0)
Client (WDS)
Model
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1
Architecture
Atheros AR9344 rev 2
Firmware Version
OpenWrt 19.07.0 r10860-a3ffeb413b / LuCI openwrt-19.07 branch git-20.006.26738-35aa527
[103539.749629] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103541.752972] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103543.745697] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103545.751770] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103547.746809] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103549.750601] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103551.777580] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103553.755589] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103555.745721] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103557.758408] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103559.769794] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103561.757508] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103563.753017] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103565.746483] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103567.758998] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103569.747152] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103571.744557] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103573.748795] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103575.762087] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103577.792578] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103579.757374] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103581.753866] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103583.768339] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103585.788699] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103587.745452] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103589.748193] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103591.748775] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103593.766540] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103595.748245] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103597.748240] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103599.750131] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103601.755668] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103603.744954] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103605.747330] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103607.748971] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103609.750958] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103611.747225] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103613.758673] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103615.748183] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103617.765635] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103619.776739] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103621.753714] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103623.745444] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103625.758052] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103627.766736] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103629.758262] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103631.761120] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103633.748662] br-lan: received packet on wlan0 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:15, vlan:0)
[103633.767098] br-lan: received packet on wlan1 with own address as source address (addr:14:cc:20:92:08:14, vlan:0)
[103633.777591] br-lan: topology change detected, propagating
[103633.783185] br-lan: port 6(wlan1) entered blocking state
if i need to post more information just request which logs/settings i should add
thanks in advance