Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 20:14 Post subject: Repeater-Bridge Fail on DIR-600
Hello All,
I am attempting to use my DIR-600 to act as a repeater bridge for my other ActionTek router. The DIR-600 is DD-WRT enabled, latest release for it, etc.
I followed the WIKI to setup the R-B mode and got through it. I changed the IP address to 192.168.1.2. I apply settings. Relaunch http://192.168.1.2 in my browser. All is fine. So I REBOOT the router to finish per instructions.
Once the DIR-600 reboots...... all lights are green, it indicates it's powered on, wifi is working and LAN is working.
If I plug the LAN cable into my PC, the PC says identifying network and never connects nor obtains an IP. If I try to connect via WiFi with my devices they get stuck at "Obtaining IP" and / or fail to connect.
If I try to connect with my Ubuntu laptop is just says "Network disconnected" after a few seconds.
What could be the cause of this? I have reset it and retried from scratch several times.
Update: Since it refused to work in Bridge Repeater mode for me I decided to just use repeater, since technically that is all I need.
I set it up, pick a different subnet and now my laptop connects fine to it. It also allows me to get the DDRWRT GUI. If I hit status, Wireless and go to Site Survey i can see the router I want to repeat.
It shows it is connected to a Access Point yet the MAC Address is NOT CORRECT. My primary router does NOT show it connected. if I tell it to join my primary router it says it did yet never does.
The mac showing up is of no known device and there is only 1 wireless signal here, my own. So I have no idea.
I can ping anything in the 192.168.2.x subet on the new repeater but it has 0 contact with the original router.
All security is turned off no wep no WPA for testing and channel is auto, mode is mixed.
Joined: 29 Jan 2010 Posts: 113 Location: Aveiro, Portugal
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 22:00 Post subject:
I thought that you were portuguese or brazilian ( luis )...nevermind. Anyway... just do Factory reset/Reset to Defaults in the GUI and change then to Repeater Mode, when you hit save the Wan Port and the DHCP Server will be disabled by default,all the Led's in the panel will be green, and that's it.This mode works as "transparent mode" when you check your main AP the only MAc that you will see there is yours laptop wireless mac, even the IP is supplied from the Main AP not from DIR600.If you want access to DD-WRT in the DIR600 over LAN ports ( ethernet cable), you must use/setup your PC to a static IP otherwise you will never get connected.In the Repeater Mode the DIR600 connects to the main AP and in the panel the Power Led changes from green to orange/yellow when the Wan Port gets an IP, in this mode your laptop will get an IP from DIR600 not from AP but if you check the Main AP you see there the DIR600 Mac.You didn't mention which build you are running.
Best Regards,
Jorge Silva
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OK. Luis i am from El Salvador and i cant find the firmware Jorge Silva says build 15778, i know the way to do the link-sys wrt300n ver 1.00 as a repeater bridge but not the D-link 600. Could you sent me the firmware via email byeraom@hotmail.com please.
Just make an upgrade for build 15778, and see what happens.
Regards
Jorge Silva
Hi Jorge, does this build also allow for normal Repeater mode to work? I currently have an old build and I am planning on upgrading to the one you mentioned as I cannot get my dir 600 to work as a repeater (wireless client, not bridged).
Thanks!
