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WPA security

jimmycrackcorm · 2011-05-17 13:05:26

So I want to use my old Linksys running DD_WRT as a wifi repeater to connect to a usr wifi router using WDS. I have them set up working together as long as I don't have any security configured. Once I do so the WDS doesn't work I'm unsure how the configuration should be matching, the USR offers WPA - PSK and WPA Pre-shared…

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17-05-2011 2:05pm

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So I want to use my old Linksys running DD_WRT as a wifi repeater to connect to a usr wifi router using WDS. I have them set up working together as long as I don't have any security configured. Once I do so the WDS doesn't work

I'm unsure how the configuration should be matching, the USR offers WPA - PSK and WPA Pre-shared passphrase, whilst DD-WRT offers WPA-Personal, WPA-enterprise both with KTIP and AES. I can't find a matching combination to work - anyone familiar with this?

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#2 17-05-2011 2:16pm
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Thread moved to Wireless forum.

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#3 19-05-2011 12:36am
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WDS is a real pain due to it not working across different chipsets.

see:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/WDS_Linked_router_network

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