Repeater mode won't work on Netgear 6700v3

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justinww7
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:05    Post subject: Repeater mode won't work on Netgear 6700v3 Reply with quote
Hey! As the last resort I thought I should make a thread about it because whatever I tried just wouldn't work and there aren't that much information about it on net. The problem is my virtual interface under wl0 won't work using repeater mode. However when I use wl1 simultaneously and use it as AP it works. Is it the same thing ? I have done everything and my wan IP on router is 192.168.1.x still virtual interface wont work. Please help, thanks!
Also I guess I made the thread on wrong category,sorry about that, can mods please move ?
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egc
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:16    Post subject: Reply with quote
You have come to the right place but it is always helpful if you not only state router model but also build number,

To get the best out of DDWRT and the forum read the forum guidelines with helpful pointers:
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324087

If you have not already read the forum guidelines, please do !!

Repeater bridge wiki:
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge

If you are referring to an unbridged Virtual Access Point not connecting to clients or not handing out IP addresses you might need the VAP workaround.

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Mr R Design
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:32    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am hazarding a guess that you actually need to set it up as a 'repeater bridge' and not a 'repeater'.

Read through this thread:

https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=329576
justinww7
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:20    Post subject: Reply with quote
egc wrote:
You have come to the right place but it is always helpful if you not only state router model but also build number,

To get the best out of DDWRT and the forum read the forum guidelines with helpful pointers:
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324087

If you have not already read the forum guidelines, please do !!

Repeater bridge wiki:
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge

If you are referring to an unbridged Virtual Access Point not connecting to clients or not handing out IP addresses you might need the VAP workaround.


Mr R Design wrote:
I am hazarding a guess that you actually need to set it up as a 'repeater bridge' and not a 'repeater'.

Read through this thread:

https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=329576


Thanks a lot. My Build is 47117, I have read wiki on repeater and repeater bridge but what I actually want to do is, host my devices on a different subnet. Can I setup my wl0(2.4ghz) as repeater and wl1(5ghz) as AP or client mode to get same outcome ? I dont want devices on my secondary router be able to talk to each other. When I set wl0 as repeater and wl1 as AP it works but I haven't tried to set wl1 as client mode yet.
egc
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:05    Post subject: Reply with quote
Suppose you use wl0 (the 2.4 GHz) as you backhaul connecting the 2 routers.
If you want that you clients connecting to wl0 are also on another subnet than your primary router you use Repeater mode (non-bridged)
If you want said clients to be on the same subnet as the primary router then use Repeater bridge

What you do with wl1 is up to you you can also unbridge it and than it has a different subnet from wl0

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Mr R Design
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:14    Post subject: Reply with quote
I do not profess to be an expert on DD-WRT and you may need someone with more knowledge than me to answer the question properly but from memory yes you can.

To do what I think you are trying to do you need to set WL0 as a repeater, not a repeater bridge. Setting it as a repeater will then give you the different subnet (I don't think you can do a different subnet with a repeater bridge).

I think the problem you are having is to do with the i.p. address you quote in your original post. Instead of it being 192.168.1.X it needs to be 192.168.2.X. Read this [/url]https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wlan_Repeater

Going forward I would suggest resetting DD-WRT to defaults and then setting it up on WL0 as a repeater and WL1 as an access point with a totally different SSID and see what happens. When you then connect to the 6700 connect to the 5Ghz (WL1) SSID not the 2.4Ghz (WL0) SSID.

Providing this all works and gives you what you are trying to achieve you can then mess about adding VAP's to your hearts content as at least you have a working starting point.
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