Can someone tell me if OpenWRT can be set a Repeater ? I noticed DD-WRT v24 has that feature. Since there is big competition between them, does OpenWRT have plans to implement this feature?
If someone knows how to do it let me know.
Thank you
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Can someone tell me if OpenWRT can be set a Repeater ? I noticed DD-WRT v24 has that feature. Since there is big competition between them, does OpenWRT have plans to implement this feature?
If someone knows how to do it let me know.
Thank you
Kamikaze has had that feature for a while. Simply create a STA configuration and an AP configuration in /etc/config/wireless and assign them to the same bridge type network config, e.g. with 'option network lan'.
Hmm thank you! can you give/refer me to more info for how to configure the actual /etc/config/wireless file to create a vitual interfaces??
If you check out kamikaze, there's a docs/ directory with documentation written in LaTeX
Alright! That was a quick reply! thanks http://openwrt.pbwiki.com helps a lot, i will give it a try
Alright! That was a quick reply! thanks http://openwrt.pbwiki.com helps a lot, i will give it a try
http://openwrt.pbwiki.com is great, but severly outdated in relation to the latest Kamikaze config.
Check out http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Kam … figuration , the aformentioned LaTeX documentation and this forum for more current info.
I haven't tested in awhile, but I'm still trying to get WPA-PSK client mode working with wpa_supplicant and my WGT634U.
support for that will be implemented in /etc/config/wireless soon...
support for that will be implemented in /etc/config/wireless soon...
Where did that bribes page go. Wasn't that on the wiki?
I think you guys deserve some free stuff for all the work you do
Hmm I looked everywhere and even tryed figuring it out, no luck! It looks like OpenWRT (Kamikaze too) you cannot create VIRTUAL wireless interface with different SSID...? Thats a dam good feature OpenWRT is missing!!!
you can create a virtual interface with a different ssid (see example below). You just add config wifi-face sections to add more virtual interfaces, the current max is 4 virtual interfaces limited by the driver.
config wifi-device wl0
option type broadcom
option channel 5
option distance 200
option maxassoc 128
config wifi-iface
option device wl0
option mode ap
option ssid OpenWrt
option hidden 0
option network lan
option encryption none
config wifi-iface
option device wl0
option mode ap
option ssid OpenWrt2
option hidden 0
option encryption none
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! I am currently working graphical design of Webif^2 for kamikaze and will include a Repeater Mode into Wireless Config thanks for the info!
I am working on the wireless page for kamikaze in webif^2.
Yeah i noticed you are the developer...i just joined....I am mostly in graphics .... but hey you should than write that feature in. The Repeater Mode
Guys, could you give me ready made configurations for the REPEATER please? That wirelless and network config probably(?). Or point me to the resourse if it exists.
Tomorrow I recieve the first in my life router - WRT54G v2.0
As I got I ultimately need Kamikaze tree for the repeater, White Russian can't do repeater mode (virtual net).
I need ideally to listen to open network and organize my private (WEP?, better?) network on top of it.
I read docs but would better start with some proven, working config.
Thanks.
dmytro: Why do you insist on being inflammatory?
whiterussian can only be a repeater via wds bridging
kamikaze can do a ap+sta mode but that isn't a true bridge (mac addresses get messed up, breaks dhcp)
What forum think on the following set up? The idea is to assemble a Repeater, not a Repeater Bridge. Is that correct?
------- /etc/config/network -------------------
config switch "eth0"
option vlan0 "1 2 3 4 5*"
option vlan1 "0 5"
config interface wan
option type bridge
option proto dhcp
config interface lan
option type bridge
option ifname "eth0.0"
option proto static
option ipaddr 192.168.1.1
option netmask 255.255.255.0
config interface loopback
option ifname "lo"
option proto static
option ipaddr 127.0.0.1
option netmask 255.0.0.0
------- /etc/config/wireless -------------------
config wifi-device wl0
option type broadcom
option channel 5
config wifi-iface
option device wl0
option mode ap
option ssid myNet
option hidden 0
option encryption wep
option key XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
option network lan
config wifi-iface
option device wl0
option mode sta
option ssid wireless
option hidden 0
option encryption none
option network wan
OK, done myself
I created Wiki page for those who in doubts:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/Repeater
Appeared it's very easy to set up wireless repeater on Kamikaze. Though it was absolutely no detailed infromation about around. Now it's there.
Ops, can i search the routers of my range, because i need to know if my router can connect to the other.....
Just a quick thing. Great Wiki page, however, on the documentation configuration sample, it seems the Host system, does not seem to have no encryption. Can it be set?
Amazing work OpenWRT people have achieved, I do not finish to be amazed of it, yet.
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I set this up to test on a spare WRT54G v4, and everything works as expected, except I get this message popping up in the terminal:
wl0.1: Invalid argument
and from dmesg:
wl0.1: received packet with own address as source address
wl0.1: received packet with own address as source address
wl0.1: received packet with own address as source address
...
Like I said, everything works as expected, but why is this message so persistent? Is there an easy fix?
/etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device wl0
option type broadcom
config wifi-iface
option device wl0
option network wan
option mode sta
option ssid 'OpenWrt'
config wifi-iface
option device wl0
option network lan
option mode ap
option ssid '54Gtest'
/etc/config/network
config switch eth0
option vlan0 "0 1 2 3 4 5*"
config interface loopback
option ifname "lo"
option proto static
option ipaddr 127.0.0.1
option netmask 255.0.0.0
config interface lan
option type bridge
option ifname "eth0.0"
option proto static
option ipaddr 192.168.10.1
option netmask 255.255.255.0
config interface wan
option ifname wl0
option proto dhcp
(Last edited by MkFly on 15 Aug 2007, 00:26)
I get these messages too. Did some quick research, and IMHO they are fairly harmless. The invalid argument message comes from nas, and the other one comes from the bridge I think?
http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=41384#p41384
You can't actually "bridge" in client mode, when a client sends a packet to the access point, the packet contains three headers:
[client/source address][destiation bssid/ap's address][destination address]
If you watch the data going through the bridge you'll see that the client is changing the source address to it's own address to avoid confusing the access point. WDS solves this problem with an additional field:
[source address][source bssid][destination bssid][destination address]
Essentially the source address got split into two fields, allowing it to relay the true address instead of having to use it's own address as the point of origin.
So it works, but I'm still not quite clear on whether or not it may cause problems. Plus I'd rather not have the message cluttering up my logs.
(Last edited by MkFly on 15 Aug 2007, 02:45)
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