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Topic: Alfa R36 + 2 wifi interfaces

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Hi community, I'm a new user!. Sorry for my English, i don't speak english..

I try use two wifi interfaces to create my wifi lan network. I use the router Alfa R36 with internal antenna and USB adapter RTL8187.

The USB RTL8187 it's installed with "opkg install kmod-rtl8187". In the openwrt web interface has appeared as "ralink 3050", but i think that it isn't the problem.

I connect this adapter usb to any wifi exist, and my intention its create my custom wifi with internal antenna of Alfa R36.

So i have "lan" and "wan" connections. The "lan" connection its a internal anntena of Alfa R36, while that "wan" connection its a external USB RTL8187.

"lan" has a static ip "192.168.2.1"
"wan" has a static ip "192.168.1.33 / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.1.1"

The connection is lost in a few seconds. My feeling is that output the packets is correctly, but after, lost the input packets.

While i configure the "firewall" and "route tables" i see in "interfaces" section, "lan" and "wan" never has green status, but her colours change.

Help or ideas for me?¿ any valid firewall configuration for me? I feel lost in the last moment. Thank's!

(Last edited by onlypalmero on 17 Jan 2016, 04:24)

Hello world again.

After performing some tests on web configuration interface OpenWRT. I came to the conclusion that after switching on the router, the connection is perfect from this to the other router that provides Internet. But at the time when I connect a client to the router with OpenWRT, it begins to saturate and lose packets for both the router and clients connected to it.

I do not quite understand why this can happen. Someone can tell me how can I set it? I think the problem I have with the routes table, with the firewall or perhaps even have to make a VLAN that connects the two interfaces (LAN clients connected to the router with OpenWRT, and WAN antenna that connects to the router that provides the connection). I do not know very well.

Hello!, nobody can help me? sad

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