Hi,

I got a wrt54gl v1.1 running rev. 6181 of this very nice firmware :-)
I am trying out the multiple ssid feature and I can connect but I have some problems

- My WIFI client (intel 2915abg) seems confused often only showing one of the SSIDs: Is this my client having a problem or is it the linksys box :-/
- When I only activate encryption WPA/PSK in one of the SSIDs it also showed the other SSID as being protected. Because of that I activated both with a PSK key. Is this a limitation of the chipset that both SSIDs have to use the same encryption, or do I have to mention "encryption none" or simular?

/Peter

My setup:
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root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/network
#### VLAN configuration
config switch eth0
        option vlan4    "2 3 4t 5*"
        option vlan6    "0 1 4t 5*"

#### Loopback configuration
config interface loopback
        option ifname   "lo"
        option proto    static
        option ipaddr   127.0.0.1
        option netmask  255.0.0.0

#### LAN configuration
config interface lan
        option type     bridge
        option ifname   "eth0.4"
        option proto    static
        option ipaddr   10.3.4.249
        option netmask  255.255.255.0

config interface lan2
        option type     bridge
        option ifname   "eth0.6"
        option proto    static
        option ipaddr   10.3.6.249
        option netmask  255.255.255.0
----

root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device  wl0
        option type     broadcom
        option channel  5

config wifi-iface
        option device   wl0
        option mode     ap
        option ssid     dbx-stb2
        option network lan2
        option encryption psk
        option key "***"

config wifi-iface
        option device   wl0
        option mode     ap
        option ssid     prv-stb2
        option network  lan
        option encryption psk
        option key "***"
root@OpenWrt:~#

forgot to mention:
I am running kernel 2.4

/Peter

The AP reports multiple SSIDs, but each has the same BSSID. In other words the mac address of the AP stays the same across all the SSIDs which can confuse the client.

You should still be able to connect to the right SSID but you may have to manually enter it.

Thanks for the quick answer :-)

Is "option bssid" supported on my device (wrt54gl v1.1)? If not, which hardware running openwrt does support this?

/Peter

The BSSID option relates to WDS links, not multiple SSIDs.

Hi,

OK thanks for clarification. My point is that I would like to have seperate networks for public, private, work, my kids ;-)

It is working fine by selecting the SSID manually but it would be nice if they could be made "visible" which different BSSIDs...

Can someone explain if this is a hardware or software limitation?
If it is a hardware limitation which hardware would you recommend?

/Peter

Whats interesting is that putting one SSID in "client Bridge" mode and the other to "AP" mode will not route trafic from Client bridge to AP??? Am I wrong?

config wifi-iface
        option device   wl0
        option mode     sta
        option ssid     someAPweconnected
        option network lan

config wifi-iface
        option device   wl0
        option mode     ap
        option ssid     APwewanttoRepeat
        option network  lan

Is this right?

Hej dmytro,

You need WDS to include the source IP I believe.
There is a lot of info on it in the forum.

e.g http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=41384#p41384

/Peter