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[Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics
- Subject: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics
- From: bogstad at pobox.com (Bill Bogstad)
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:41:30 -0400
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Richard Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com> wrote: > On 7/31/2014 5:17 PM, Tom Metro wrote: >> Richard Pieri wrote: >>> The correct solution is to configure the Edimax as an Ethernet bridge, >>> disable NAT and disable DHCP services. >> >> a.k.a. Access point mode? :-) > > No. It's an access point. Period. It's currently configured as a NAT > gateway. It needs to be configured as an Ethernet bridge. Terminology confusion. In 802.11 style nomenclature any device that forwards Ethernet style packets between wireless endpoints is an AP (access point). Most such devices can also act as an Ethernet bridge to a wired Ethernet (the LAN ports on such devices). Most of them can also act as a (typically NAT based) IP router to the WAN port on the device. Most of them will also provide DHCP, DNS and other IP based services. Richard is noting the fact that all devices of this type are acting as an AP no matter which configuration "mode" you put them in. The issue is what additional service on top of being an AP they are providing. In this case, the only services that appear to be desired are acting as an AP and doing Ethernet bridging to a wired Ethernet. Finding some configuration that turns off (or at least ignores) all the other services is what is desired. Disabling the DHCP service in particular is the most critical. You don't want this device to be offering IP addresses (and default routes) to anyone. If the "AP mode" configuration of the device doesn't achieve this then some other configuration change that does is required. If there is no way to disable the DHCP server on the device then it is probably not suitable for the task. Bill Bogstad
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