[SOLVED] 2x OpenWrt devices: one router and one client

[hnyman]

@inc0gnit0

Network diagnostics shows me:

Ping: "ping: "bad address 'google.com'" but if I go for 8.8.8.8 or 192.168.1.1 everything is fine!
traceroute: "traceroute: bad address 'google.com'" plus same as above
NSlookup: ";; connection timed out; no servers could be reached" - doesnt matter if I search for 8.8.8.8 or google

@inc0gnit0

and the Netgear device the address 192.168.1.2 and told it to use 192.168.1.1 as gateway

You need to also tell it to use 192.168.1.1 as the DNS server...

Basic "dumb AP" advice in wiki:

Wireless Access Point (aka "Dumb" Access Point)

My old post about it:

Not accessible after disabling DHCP

Just to complement the previous advice: remember to also set the gateway and DNS address on the new dumb AP. Otherwise the router itself will be unable to access internet (although clients connected via it will be, as they use DHCP to get address from the main router.) Old advice written by me: If you connect the two routers using a fixed connection between LAN ports, the whole thing is ridiculously easy, as you can dumb down the APs. (The key to making things really easy is to NOT use the WAN…