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Wifi repeater WN3500NP and virtual MACs
Trying to improve my wifi coverage, I have just bought a used Netgear
WN3500NP repeater. It just connects to my main router (OpenWRT) via wifi and provides an additional access point further away. All is working fine, but I notice one peculiarity... I have my main router, the one which connects to my FTTC set up to do the DHCP allocation of IP's, with everything allocated by the router its own static IP, based on its MAC. Now, everything which connects via the repeater, is given a virtual MAC, with the first three sets of MAC numbers changed. Problem is, items which connect via the repeater - things which once had static IP's, now have to have a dynamic IP. I can add them via 'Static Leases' settings of my main router, but is there a better way? |
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Wifi repeater WN3500NP and virtual MACs
On 21/10/2020 15:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Trying to improve my wifi coverage, I have just bought a used Netgear WN3500NP repeater. It just connects to my main router (OpenWRT) via wifi and provides an additional access point further away. All is working fine, but I notice one peculiarity... I have my main router, the one which connects to my FTTC set up to do the DHCP allocation of IP's, with everything allocated by the router its own static IP, based on its MAC. Now, everything which connects via the repeater, is given a virtual MAC, with the first three sets of MAC numbers changed. Problem is, items which connect via the repeater - things which once had static IP's, now have to have a dynamic IP. I can add them via 'Static Leases' settings of my main router, but is there a better way? put the netgear trash in the bin -- "What do you think about Gay Marriage?" "I don't." "Don't what?" "Think about Gay Marriage." |
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Wifi repeater WN3500NP and virtual MACs
The Natural Philosopher submitted this idea :
put the netgear trash in the bin Attached Devices Help This page shows the IP Address, Device Name and MAC (Media Access Control) Address for each computer attached to the network. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click on the Refresh button. Virtual MAC Address: This is the MAC address of your wireless devices observed from your extender. The MAC addresses of all of the devices that are attached to the Extender will be changed to virtual MAC addresses when traffic is transmitting from the devices to your extender. If your extender enables a MAC filter/Access control list, you must add these Virtual MAC addresses into your extender. |
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Wifi repeater WN3500NP and virtual MACs
On 21/10/2020 16:56, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
The Natural Philosopher submitted this idea : put the netgear trash in the bin Attached Devices Help This page shows the IP Address, Device Name and MAC (Media Access Control) Address for each computer attached to the network. You cannot change any of the values on this page. Exactly. There are better extenders than this -- Any fool can believe in principles - and most of them do! |
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