Modem is 192.168.1.1
Original AP (WRT1200AC with 18.06): 192.168.2.1
In the instructions it says, the LAN interface has to be in another subnet than the Wifi I want to connect to. So I set the LAN interface on my WR940N (Repeater from now on) to 192.168.3.1.
Then - as by the instructions - I tried to set up a Wifi connection to the Host AP. This will not work - the wireless shows up as "not associated".
In the instructions it tells me to set the firewall zone of the newly created wifi connection to "lan". This seems weird to me, should it not be set to WAN/WWAN?
So here is what I tried:
Set the LAN interface on the repeater to 192.168.3.1
Set the (newly created) WWAN on the repeater to static address 192.168.2.3/24 (I also tried DHCP client)
connect to the Host Wifi.
However, it will not connect. Can someone point me in the right direction? Sorry if I ask silly questions, the whole Interface/Firewall zone/subnet thing has me a bit confused...
Update: When I set the WWAN to Static Protocol and give it a 192.168.2.0/24 address, the wireless client connects and then disconnects again immediately, i.e. flicks on and off
You need to see if you are connecting through wds or just a routed client. In a routed client way you will set the AP as part of wan zone and provide a different subnet for lan but in wds mode you will set it as part of lan and give it an ip in the same range as tbe main router.
Can you post your current config for AP? Wireless and network files?
Change wireless config and add option wds '1' to main router ap and client node ap.
Change client network to lan and remove wan wwan from there
Edit network configuration and change lan config as static: IP: 192.168.X.254 (same subnet as main, this is where you will access the AP), add netmask, add gateway 192.168.X.1, possibly add dns 192.168.X.1 so no connectivity problems. Also add option sta '1' to lan so it doesn't end up in network loop
Disable dhcp on lan so main router handles everything.
There's no need to disable firewall
Apply config or reboot
It may take a couple of seconds to associate itself to main router.
After that I get no connectivity to either main router or the repeater. Only if I set the respective interface down (or unplug), can I reach the other router. Still no connection from the repeater to the main AP. Seems to me like an IP conflict, but 192.168.2.254 is not yet assigned...
First change the wireless config for main router and add wds config to main router AP. Then apply changes and try to connect to the router as normal from your phone etc. You should have no problem with that.
After a successful connection, connect to the repeater and change the config. You only need to set the wds option to main router AP from where you are going to connect and the client wifi-iface on repeater. Use accurate SSID and password to connect, also make sure the mac addreds you put in there is correct.