[strifeknot]

I've been unable to connect through WPA2 security with my repeater bridge setup (WRT-54GL router with std build 14929 behind Huawei Echolife HG520s on stock firmware).

I followed the repeater bridge wiki exactly and can connect by cable or wirelessly to the repeater bridge and router when there is just WPA Personal security but when WPA2 security is selected for both routers I can't connect from behind the repeater bridge. I've tried all the advice I could find on the wiki and forums such as powering down the repeater bridge twice, rebooting both devices, and changing the key refresh from 3600 to 15 seconds on both routers but I still haven't been able to connect with any device behind the repeater bridge whith WPA2 security. Can anyone help?

[Xafonics]

I'm having a similar issue. Have you tried just for test purposes if it will connect with no security enabled?

In my case it will not work with WDS with WPA2 personal/AES enabled but with it turned of it connects.

[gene]

Last time I checked, (which was some time back) WPA2 does not work with WDS - COPIED FROM HELP MENU IN WDS ROUTER HELP :

"Note
WDS is only available in AP mode. Also Wireless encryption WPA2 and Wireless network mode B-Only are not supported under WDS."

[strifeknot]

Back to the thread topic, any suggestions for anything else I could try to get WPA2 working behind a repeater bridge?

[MondayC]

Try this:

On the Main Router (serving as access Point/Bridge to your WRT54xx)
Input a WPA2 Personal key composed with only (0-9 A-z) characters with AES+TKIP

On your secondary Router (WRT54xx)
First choose TKIP instead of AES
If no success, then go for AES afterwards.

The go here is to try the encryption types/character keys supported by both routers till you find a match.

Doesn't harm to boot both routers (Main first) after applying new settings.

Good luck

Also, try a 1to1 connection from your computer/laptop to the Main router configured as an Access Point with a particular key, then try to connect to the secondary router (temporary configured as Access Point) using the same key.

[strifeknot]

Thanks for your reply, I should've mentioned that I tried this with the most basic 8 character password possible without success neither with TKIP nor AES. As for setting my main router on TKIP+AES, unfortunately it doesn't have that option.

[MondayC]

were you able to connect in a 1to1 configuration a wireless client (pc/laptop) to both router using the same key, encryption method and channel ?

Maybe you will have more luck trying different Build(s) or by re-flashing the current Build?

Good luck