This is my first post. As the subject suggests I'm trying to configure my WD router as a bridge. I'm familiar with DD-WRT and Tomato and this is my first tryst with OpenWRT. This is what I need to do

Configure my WD router as Client Bridge operating at 5GHz so I can get 450 MPBS signal in another room for a desktop PC hardwired to the WD router. I want to use WPA2 encryption and need to be able to specify password for my 5GHz SSID from my Access Point.

I have read the following post
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=46864

I understand since my WD router has an Atheros Chipset I will need to follow instructions at below URL
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/recipes/relayclient

My question is I'm confused on which firmware to use. Do I first use the OpenWRT firmware in the instructions, i.e.
http://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_br … actory.bin

Do I then use the following firmware which supposed to fix some wireless issues, as per this URL
https://www.crc.id.au/2014/01/10/wd-myn … rt-update/

Apparently "some patches have not made it yet to the OpenWRT trunk". Can I just use the latest driver which is supposed to be at the following URL, and then follow the relayd instructions?
http://openwrt.crc.id.au/r45058/

Appreciate if someone can clarify. I'm assuming if I'm going to use the latest and I'm installing OpenWRT for the first time I use the "factory" version. If I have older version, i.e. maybe some time in future then I would use the latest "sysupgrade" version. I really don't want to fry my router hence thought I would gather some input before I embarked on my quest.

(Last edited by griftopia on 28 Mar 2015, 05:27)

Hi dude to save you all the trouble just flash Gargoyle. Set as a bridge and forget it. It's baste on openwrt bb branch anyway so if you want to get to tweaking later on then you can.
Newest build here:
https://www.gargoyle-router.com/phpbb/v … amp;t=6911
Homepage here:
https://www.gargoyle-router.com/index.php

I run this build on to bridges and it runs fine for my needs.

By the way wen using a router as a bridge you will not get the full speed from the 5 gig radio. As the router is working as a bridge you get half the bandwidth.

Thanks very much for responding. Few questions if i may.

Does gargoyle come with web interface? One reason i am little scared is with all this configuration on comman line, and that luci/whatever setup seems complicated.

Second, i understand if i use repeater i would use half bandwidth, why when i use as client bridge? I am not looking to expand the range of my signal from the access point, just want to bridge it. With my other bridges using tomato in two other rooms, i get close to 300 mbps at 5ghz, which is what they are capable of. I got the WD for another room thinking i would get 450 mbps.

Finally, will gargoyle work with atheros chipset? Because openwrt supports client bridge but only for broadcom, which is why i am trying to dance with relayd in the first place. If it does not, then i have to figure all these things out and translate relayd instructions for the 5ghz radio using trial and error.

(Last edited by griftopia on 28 Mar 2015, 13:55)

yes gargoyle has a nice web GUI built in and it's only a few clicks to set up a bridge. That reference to broadcom only for bridge is likely old. Atheros is much better supported than Broadcom in OpenWrt/Gargoyle these days.

Try it and let us know how it goes!