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HOWTO use DGN2200v2 as a WiFi access point (fixing DHCP issue)
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HOWTO use DGN2200v2 as a WiFi access point (fixing DHCP issue)
I wanted to use a spare DGN2200Mv2 as WiFi access point (AP).
I set a static IP and disabled the DHCP server on the device, following Netgear's official instructions (which I found using the Wayback machine): https://web.archive.org/web/20110103062416/http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/965
I ran into problems with WiFi clients being unable to get IP addresses from the network's DHCP server. These were noted in the Netgear instructions, in another thread about using a similar model as an AP, and a thread about general issues using a DHCP server – but the suggested solution of setting static IPs didn't work for me (not to mention being kind of a hack).
Luckily, I found that setting STP mode on the bridge interface solved the problem – clients connected to the DGN2200 WiFi are assigned network addresses, and can reach both the internet and the DGN2200 itself.
I couldn't find where to do this in the web interface, but it's straightforward if you enable telnet access:
# brctl show bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces br0 8000.4494fc37d06e no eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 wl0 wl0.1 wl0.2 wl0.3 ... # brctl stp br0 on # brctl show bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces br0 8000.4494fc37d06e yes eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 wl0 wl0.1 wl0.2 wl0.3 ...
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