Probem with AP

[Cooli1]

I'm trying to setup access point, but when I connect to it it has no internet connection.

I'm using 192.168.1.1 on my main router and 192.168.1.150 on my access point, SSIDs are both different and theyre on the same channel (13).

Using a draytek as main and netgear as AP.

 

[Gabriel Pike]

Are you plugged in LAN to LAN?

 

[Cooli1]

Are you plugged in LAN to LAN?

I have the ethernet ports connected to a each other.

 

[Gabriel Pike]

If you plug a a laptop into the second router can you ping 192.168.1.1?

 

[Cooli1]

After fiddling with the cables and then putting them back I have a connection but its extremely slow.

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=255

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 2ms

 

[Gabriel Pike]

Have you got DHCP disabled on the second router?

 

[Cooli1]

Yes, also when testing with a cable from the second router to my laptop my connection is good, but I'm trying to make it work via wifi.

 

[Gabriel Pike]

Maybe a problem with the second router if it works on wire but not on wireless.

 

[DelJo63]

Look to see that you have the latest firmware in the AP

 

[Cooli1]

If I'm connected to the AP with cable/and my working wifi the page says I have no internet connection to check for firmware updates.

 

[Gabriel Pike]

Is the gateway of router 2 192.168.1.1?

 

[Cooli1]

The gateway of router 2 is 192.168.1.150.

 

[Gabriel Pike]

The gateway of router 2 must be 192.168.1.1 or it will have no route to the internet.

 

[DelJo63]

When plugged LAN-LAN (aka the Wan slot is empty) there is no gateway - - it functions as a switch

 

[Cooli1]

So should it be WAN-LAN or LAN-WAN?

 

[DelJo63]

LAN-LAN and router #2 needs DHCP disabled

 

[Gabriel Pike]

When plugged LAN-LAN (aka the Wan slot is empty) there is no gateway - - it functions as a switch

This is partially true across the bridge. For router 2 to be able to reach the internet though to search for firmware it must have a route. Therefor if you want the second device to be able to search for firmware the gateway and DNS should be the IP of router 1. I have attached a diagram of how to do this. LAN - LAN

 

[DelJo63]

I'll bow out (and have different opinion).

 

[Gabriel Pike]

Did any of this work or does the problem persist?

 

[DelJo63]

@Cooli1 Gabriel is correct and I was mistaken, sorry for the confusion.

 

[Cooli1]

I have both IPs set to 192.168.1.1 now, and when connecting to the network the connection is extremely slow (1-2mbs) and when connecting with cable from the AP the speed is fast.

 

[TheDevopsGuy]

I have both IPs set to 192.168.1.1 now, and when connecting to the network the connection is extremely slow (1-2mbs) and when connecting with cable from the AP the speed is fast.

Now that you mentioned that you're reaching the internet you should start configuring wifi settings try to fiddle with frequency bands/ 20/40mhz ect channel 1'6'11 and if possible use 5ghz band for best throghput you mentioned that both routers are on ch13 these are probably overlapping try to change channels.Using apps like wifi analyzer may help you assign these properly

 

[Cooli1]

When I reinstalled the AP I selected to use the best channel available, should I change this to some other? 13 is used by my main router.

 

[TheDevopsGuy]

I wouldn't trust auto channel selection tbh use wifi analyzer and select the least congested channel else just trial and error using either 1,6,11 channels or 1,5,9,13

 

[DelJo63]

I have both IPs set to 192.168.1.1 now, and when connecting to the network the connection is extremely slow (1-2mbs) and when connecting with cable from the AP the speed is fast.

There can ONLY BE ONE 192.168.1.1 on the network - - fundamental TCP!