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Topic: Could not get WDS to work on WRT54GL

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Hi there,

trying to enable WDS on 2 WRT54GL with no succes. I think i did all right, but there is no conection between the WRTs possible if i pull the network cable out of on. Maybe i overlook a fault and someone can give me a tip in the right direction?

Lets name the both routers Master (this with the internet connection, dnsmasq, firewall and so on) and Slave for the router which should only transport the Wlan connection. On slave in had deinstalled dnsmasq and iptables to avoid troubles, i hope this is okay.

Here are the facts for Master:

NVRAM on MASTER

opo=0x02
os_ram_addr=80001000
wl0_frameburst=0
wan_device=vlan1
il0macaddr=00:1a:70:63:00:f7
boardrev=0x10
ppp_passwd=deleted
et0macaddr=00:1A:70:63:00:F5
bootnv_ver=4
wl0_akm=psk psk2
watchdog=5000
boot_wait=off
wl0_infra=1
et0mdcport=0
pmon_ver=CFE 3.91.37.0
ppp_username=deleted
wl0_ifname=eth1
vlan0ports=3 2 1 0 5*
wl0_mode=ap
wl0_ap_isolate=0
os_flash_addr=bfc40000
sromrev=2
wl0_gmode=2
boardtype=0x0467
lan_dhcp_num=3
lan_netmask=255.255.255.240
wl0_dtim=1
wl0_ssid=smo.bnfh
cron_enable=1
ppp_redialperiod=30s
wl0id=0x4320
lan_dhcp_enabled=0
ag0=0x02
wl0_plcphdr=long
wl0_closed=0
wl0_macmode=disabled
wl0gpio2=0
wl0_lazywds=0
wl0gpio3=0
boardflags2=0
wl0_afterburner=off
wl0_antdiv=3
wan_dns=192.168.1.1
wl0_wpa_psk=deleted
wan_proto=pppoe
wl0_txpwr=200
pa0itssit=62
wl0_wds=00:18:F8:38:2D:96
cctl=0
ntp_server=pool.ntp.org
lan_ifnames=vlan0 eth1 eth2
lan_dns=217.160.223.98
pa0maxpwr=0x4e
lan_ipaddr=217.140.72.209
clkfreq=216
lan_proto=static
aa0=3
vlan1hwname=et0
wl0_frag=2346
wl0_wep=disabled
wl0_distance=70
sdram_config=0x0062
vlan1ports=4 5
eou_private_key=56dcd8968b9c7425731556c03790c863b5dd171a26bbb8cd6a33937cc9160e40909e822ecf60a8913035cf0d3b0dcb576b7b58c5d60e44d77c3dec684065eb440c6c251cb74bec192efb53a4bb1ea882ba02317ea96ad90638cb2382ac4ce91b0ae021683c12f229abdd211139f593389f151e7b81129e3e946e53e494213fb1
scratch=a0180000
ccode=0
eou_device_id=RGP7UABS
lan_ifname=br0
boardflags=0x2558
sdram_refresh=0x0000
sdram_ncdl=0xff0008
wl0_rts=2347
et0phyaddr=30
wan_ifname=ppp0
wan_hostname=wrt
ppp_mtu=1492
wl0_radio=1
wl0_wds0=
wl0_bcn=100
lan_dhcp_start=212
pa0b0=0x168b
wl0_gmode_protection=1
pa0b1=0xfabf
wl0_maclist=
pa0b2=0xfeaf
sdram_init=0x010b
lan_dhcp_lease=720m
vlan0hwname=et0
dl_ram_addr=a0001000
wl0_netmode=g-only
wl0_txdiv=3
wl0_channel=6
boot_ver=v3.7
boardnum=42
wl0_crypto=tkip+aes
eou_public_key=b8954c3fe8ac76cf948d58587613a9d3e275d117924ee8b481ad99692b4ede493350d4a378ad6634867257fc1d7d5019c4661ca466de5249e803965d88d893f24d389f6ee8c553d6059fe7dfaaacf073347584b183af8a78b7ecdc43d101e1765289167c97f50b242ca39db421ac64a255152e50a492db8cac6a602155dae16f11
size: 2135 bytes (30633 left)

IFCONFIG on MASTER

br0       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1A:70:63:00:F5
          inet addr:217.140.72.209  Bcast:217.140.72.223  Mask:255.255.255.240
          inet6 addr: 2001:4b88:10e2:2::1/128 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:70ff:fe63:f5/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:22144 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:21284 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3401252 (3.2 MiB)  TX bytes:16317026 (15.5 MiB)

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1A:70:63:00:F5
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:70ff:fe63:f5/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:42466 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:41192 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:20376910 (19.4 MiB)  TX bytes:19548449 (18.6 MiB)
          Interrupt:4

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1A:70:63:00:F7
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:70ff:fe63:f7/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:711 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:36
          TX packets:959 errors:265 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:65200 (63.6 KiB)  TX bytes:415894 (406.1 KiB)
          Interrupt:2 Base address:0x5000

imq0      Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
          UP RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:20127 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:20106 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:5
          RX bytes:15877456 (15.1 MiB)  TX bytes:15846880 (15.1 MiB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1126 (1.0 KiB)  TX bytes:1126 (1.0 KiB)

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
          inet addr:217.140.81.241  P-t-P:217.173.128.53  Mask:255.255.255.255
          inet6 addr: fe80::3c8c:5704:de39:7b51/10 Scope:Link
          inet6 addr: 2001:4b88:10e2:1::1/128 Scope:Global
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1492  Metric:1
          RX packets:20142 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:19639 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:5
          RX bytes:15882874 (15.1 MiB)  TX bytes:2771961 (2.6 MiB)

vlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1A:70:63:00:F5
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:70ff:fe63:f5/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:21500 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:20712 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3443516 (3.2 MiB)  TX bytes:16038913 (15.2 MiB)

vlan1     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1A:70:63:00:F5
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:70ff:fe63:f5/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:20969 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:20471 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:16169240 (15.4 MiB)  TX bytes:3313717 (3.1 MiB)

wds0.4915 Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1A:70:63:00:F7
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:70ff:fe63:f7/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

NVRAM on SLAVE

opo=0x0008
os_ram_addr=80001000
wl0_net_mode=mixed
wl0_frameburst=0
wan_device=vlan1
boardrev=0x10
il0macaddr=00:18:f8:38:2d:96
ppp_idletime=5
ddns_enable=0
bootnv_ver=4
et0macaddr=00:18:F8:38:2D:94
wl0_ses_closed=0
wl0_akm=psk psk2
boot_wait=off
watchdog=5000
wl0_infra=1
wl0_country_code=ALL
et0mdcport=0
router_name=WRT54GL
Intel_firmware_version=v1.41.8
pmon_ver=CFE 3.91.37.0
wl0_wme_sta_be=15 1023 3 0 0 off
lan_gateway=217.140.72.209
wl0_ifname=eth1
wl0_wme_sta_bk=15 1023 7 0 0 off
gpio2=ses_led
gpio3=ses_led2
gpio4=ses_button
vlan0ports=3 2 1 0 5*
wl0_mrate=0
wl0_mode=ap
wan_gateway=0.0.0.0
dhcp_start=100
eou_configured=1
wl0_ap_isolate=0
os_flash_addr=bfc40000
wl0_wme_no_ack=off
wl0_gmode=2
sromrev=2
boardtype=0x0467
lan_dhcp_num=50
wl0_ses_wep=disabled
lan_netmask=255.255.255.240
ddns_backmx=NO
wl0_dtim=1
wl0_ssid=smo.bnfh2
os_date=Jun 20 2006
ppp_redialperiod=30
wan_netmask=0.0.0.0
wl0id=0x4320
lan_dhcp_enabled=0
ppp_demand=1
ag0=0x02
lan_stp=0
wl0_wme_ap_vi=7 15 1 6016 3008 off
wl0_plcphdr=long
wl0_rate=0
wl0_closed=0
wl0_macmode=disabled
wl0_wme_ap_vo=3 7 1 3264 1504 off
wl0_radioids=BCM2050
wl0_phytype=g
wl0gpio2=0
wl0_lazywds=0
wl0gpio3=0
boardflags2=0
wl0_afterburner=off
lan_hwaddr=00:18:F8:38:2D:94
wl0_antdiv=3
wl0_wpa_psk=deleted
flash_type=Samsung K8D3216UBC 2Mx16 BotB
wl0_ses_auth_mode=none
bcm4712_firmware_version=v1.50.0
wan_proto=none
wl0_ses_ssid=linksys
wl0_txpwr=28
wl0_net_reauth=36000
pa0itssit=62
wl0_wds=00:1A:70:63:00:F7
eou_ie=1
wan_dhcp_num=50
cctl=0
ntp_server=pool.ntp.org
wan_hwaddr=00:18:F8:38:2D:95
lan_dns=217.140.72.209 217.160.223.98
lan_ifnames=vlan0 eth1 eth2 eth3
wl0_radius_port=1812
wl0_wme=off
wl0_auth=0
wl0_wme_sta_vi=7 15 2 6016 3008 off
pa0maxpwr=0x4e
wan_ifnames=vlan1
wl0_wme_sta_vo=3 7 2 3264 1504 off
ppp_mru=1500
clkfreq=200
lan_ipaddr=217.140.72.212
lan_proto=static
vlan1hwname=et0
aa0=3
wl0_maxassoc=128
wl0_phytypes=g
wl0_frag=2346
wl0_wep=disabled
wl0_distance=70
sdram_config=0x0062
wl0_country=ALL
vlan1ports=4 5
scratch=a0180000
eou_private_key=19d4019956b5b3352cd73d870c3e5bae91511e8303c8fdd734fd27d15d8a4cf1940ee57f2a4cf3b8ce7758f037dc3fe28270c767ec417f02bc8850dca56ec795dae64a877b1fa49ef24c9ed46857027be5fbb55a47ad7f641e7a898b2bba0d3c7ee58b8b1f785f6ab6c38cc6a2a638025f66dfc0896b04378ef4ad681f316371
ccode=0
wl0_rateset=default
wl0_wep_bit=64
pppoe_idletime=5
wl0_ses_crypto=tkip
eou_device_id=2I7XJA4F
lan_ifname=br0
boardflags=0x2558
sdram_refresh=0x0000
sdram_ncdl=0xfe0009
wan_iface=vlan1
dhcp_num=50
wan_ipaddr=0.0.0.0
wl0_rts=2347
wl0_ses_auth=0
os_version=3.91.37.0
wl0_wpa_gtk_rekey=3600
wan_mtu=1500
wl0_key=1
et0phyaddr=30
time_zone=CET-1CEST-2,M3.5.0/02:00:00,M10.5.0/03:00:00
wifi_dhcp_start=100
wan_ifname=vlan1
wifi_dhcp_num=50
wifi_dhcp_lease=
wan_hostname=wrt2
wl0_radio=1
ppp_mtu=1500
ddns_interval=60
wl0_bcn=100
wl0_hwaddr=00:18:F8:38:2D:96
wan_dhcp_start=100
lan_dhcp_start=100
wl0_gmode_protection=1
pa0b0=0x168b
eou_expired_hour=72
pa0b1=0xfabf
wl0_maclist=
wan_dhcp_lease=
pa0b2=0xfeaf
sdram_init=0x010b
lan_dhcp_lease=720m
vlan0hwname=et0
dl_ram_addr=a0001000
pppoe_demand=1
wl0_netmode=g-only
wl0_wme_ap_be=15 63 3 0 0 off
wl0_txdiv=3
wl0_corerev=9
wl0_channel=6
wl0_wds_timeout=
wl0_wme_ap_bk=15 1023 7 0 0 off
wl0_auth_mode=none
boot_ver=v3.7
wl0_crypto=tkip+aes
boardnum=42
eou_public_key=db8a0d9761087343fd258afbe8120b4bd3318359a02c6da54267d2739b178e056a7e9eb8e78e17a2daf673f9dad01f0554be9ef3582cb7974286af537e2da07b9edf139148b368788f1c114023a96e602da3d1267b7a4670b8789f6d58c42ed23bf14399f5eca38863f445ee022b4cefd824d5d8ced38a3e8e54b8ddb4b3205d11
size: 3582 bytes (29186 left)

IFCONFIG on SLAVE

br0       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:18:F8:38:2D:94
          inet addr:217.140.72.212  Bcast:217.140.72.223  Mask:255.255.255.240
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1470 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:126029 (123.0 KiB)  TX bytes:306881 (299.6 KiB)

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:18:F8:38:2D:94
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1456 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1345 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:156893 (153.2 KiB)  TX bytes:323263 (315.6 KiB)
          Interrupt:4

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:18:F8:38:2D:96
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:12
          TX packets:16 errors:21 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:363 (363.0 B)  TX bytes:1995 (1.9 KiB)
          Interrupt:2 Base address:0x5000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1007 (1007.0 B)  TX bytes:1007 (1007.0 B)

vlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:18:F8:38:2D:94
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1461 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1342 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:131109 (128.0 KiB)  TX bytes:312289 (304.9 KiB)

wds0.4915 Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:18:F8:38:2D:96
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Hope someone is not so blind like me smile

Regards an thanks in advance
Steve

wl0_akm=psk psk2
wl0_crypto=tkip+aes

I have a setup like yours with WPA PSK using TKIP (no PSK2, no AES).  It might be helpful to get WDS working without encryption first.

Roy

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