On 19 Nov 2008 at 13:11, Tom Metro wrote:

> What is WDS?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System
 
> So to review, is this your setup?
> 
> MVP -> DD-WRT (bridge) -> [DMZ] Router [LAN] -> TFTP server

No, there are 2 setups, one works, one does not, the non working setup is 
explicitly caused by the client bridge mode of dd-wrt

Working

MVP -> [DMZ] Router [Internal Lan includes dhcp server and tftp server]
 
Not working

MVP -> DD-WRT (bridge) ->[WLAN] Router [Internal Lan includes dhcp server and 
tftp server]
 
> And one of your problems was that ARP wasn't resolving across the 
> router. Then you discovered that DD-WRT is not bridging correctly?

2 separate problems.  Arp requests weren't passing through the router, this 
is by design.  
 
> Can you install your own custom Iptables rules from the command line to 
> accomplish the bridging you desire in DD-WRT? Or is the failure in the 
> network interface drivers?

Neither as I understand it. Problem is supposed to be in the implementation 
used for client bridging by BrainSlayer (dd-wrt dev). Some other firmware's 
based on OpenWRT are purported to work properly.  Haven't tried any others 
yet.
 
> If you just need a simple bridging wireless interface (access point), 

No, I need a transparent bridge

> maybe your best bet is to reinstall the stock firmware on the WRT and 
> plug the DMZ into the LAN port of the WRT. I'd expect that to work, as 

Problem is that still does NATTING which puts the MVP's on a different 
network, given that I have 3 mvp's in use with this config, that would 
complicate things needlessly IMO. 

> it's a common setup, which apparently works for wireless multimedia 
> devices that use broadcast packets (UPnP, etc.).

True, but that also makes the wrt act like an AP, which I do not want, I want 
ALL wifi traffic to be sent through my router rather than having multiple 
AP's talking to the main AP.  The term for client bridging with AP capabilies 
is bridge repeater mode = No Nat, bridging and AP all in one.
 
> The WRT shouldn't need to do any "heavy lifting" as you have a separate 
> router isolating the wireless from your LAN.

hmmmm
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