2012-12-20 - Re: [GRASE-Hotspot] Repeater PRoblem - Updated

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From: Tim White <ti***8@gmail.com>
Message Hash: 6dc26f6f02d67ee1026a1a55d22e940baae44affa386a41c4732cb5f63faa909
Message ID: <50D3DAB6.3090201@gmail.com>
Reply To: <CA+9ZPKokT4gAvSKj+He6yagSCGjj=75zcUQFBhnzqtMyq39mCQ@mail.gmail.com>
UTC Datetime: 2012-12-20 20:42:46 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:42:46 +1000

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Other than my recommendation to never use a wireless repeater as they 
reduce bandwidth...

Can you confirm, that a computer connected to the repeater, gets an ip 
address from the Grase server? If it does, then can you confirm that it 
can access the grase server via ip address? If it can't, then there is a 
issue with the wireless access point and router.

Also, how is it acting as a repeater? Is it connecting to the wireless 
access point as a "client" and then serving out a new wireless signal? 
What may be happening is that the repeater isn't doing proper layer 2 
routing, and so it "hides" all the computers on the repeater. This means 
to the access point, and the Grase server, it appears as if all the 
clients on the repeater, are actually one client with the repeaters MAC 
address. If this is the case, it's impossible to use the Hotspot in this 
situation.

I personally never use wireless repeaters so can't give much help.

Also, I believe that a WDS wireless "repeater" system should work 
without any problems.

Tim

On 21/12/12 12:12, Santiago Berniz wrote:
> I just did the same configuration with a wireless router as access 
> point and a wired router for testing, works great on repeater mode, So 
> my guess is the problem somewhere oin the Grase Hotspot system. This 
> is the layout... where I have the problem...
>
> Have a router as an access point (bridge mode) connected to the ubuntu 
> server... Everything works fine..
>
> Connected repeater to access point where the grase system is.... 
> Repeater is connected fine..
> Computer gets ip address from the Server DHCP
> Can connect to the repeater and router setup utility
> Can't access the internet or the portal page, it comes out as page not 
> available...
>
> Tried the same setup but instead of connecting access point to the 
> ubuntu server, i connected to the regular wired router
> everything works fine
>
> I am really needing help in this.. since is very important to fix this 
> problem
> Thanks in advance
> Santiago
>
>
>
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