Hello,

I have configured Carambola 2 as WIFI AP and client together. The Carambola as client connects a known router, it get a fixed IP address via DHCP.

So far so good. NTP is setting the time, I can access the internet from Carambola board, routing is ok.

Now I have installed a repeater (no Carambola board) for our router to increase the WLAN operating distance. Same SSID and same PW. A notebook connected to this repeater has internet access as awaited. The Carambola connects as before to the repeater, too - but does not have internet access. I cannot ping the router from the Carambola board. But I can connect the Carambola via the router.

It seems to me, that I have to change the firewall config or so, but does not know, how.

Do you have any hints?

Mike.

can you share your config files ?
/etc/config/wireless
/etc/config/network
/etc/config/firewall
/etc/config/dhcp
/etc/resolv.conf

Disabling firewall does not change anything. Some tries further I think it is a repeater issue, not a Carambola issue. We do not use Carambola as repeater.

With old repeater firmware the repeater connects the router with his connected stations MAC and with his own MAC for his WEB GUI only. On the router I can use MAC to IP binding, but the Carambola has no internet access.

With new repeater firmware the repeater connects the router always with its own MAC (multiple connects with same MAC). I cannot use MAC to IP binding, but the Carambola has internet access.

To use MAC to IP binding (otherwise the Carambola has to connect a server to publish its local IP) AND internet access (for example, to do NTP time setting) I think we have to buy a new router which can operate in repeater compatible WDS mode (the repeater has it).

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