I previously posted this and then accidentally deleted it instead of editing
Anyhow: I have Puli and Beryl AX, both on the latest firmware.
I am trying to connect Puli (as repeater) to Beryl AX.
I log in to Puli admin panel, go to repeater, and look for available WiFi networks. Puli identifies several available networks, but my Beryl AX 2.4GHz network doesn’t appear. I have rebooted both Puli and Beryl AX. Nothing seems to help.
I tried manually adding SSID & password. Also fails.
I have a Mudi V2 (also in repeater mode) - it sees and connects immediately to Beryl AX WiFi.
What is the problem with repeater mode working on Puli? Is there a feasible solution?
It seems odd that this is the first time GL have seen this problem because the problem has been publicly discussed for quite some time. The problem appears to affect Mango, Shadow, Puli and possibly other GL models trying to connect (in repeater mode) to certain other GL models.
In fact, community testing and troubleshooting seems to conclude that Mango/Shadow/Puli (and possibly other models) can see some GL router models ONLY if:
Both devices are N-only mode
Both devices are locked to 20MHz channel bandwidth
Both devices are on channel 1 (sometimes), 6 or 11
I just encountered a similar issue, if I set the Wi-Fi mode to the one that doesn't include the old protocols, for example, no 802.11a support for 5GHz AP, then my phone will not see it. After I add back the 802.11a support then, all works well.
I see you are using the 2.4GHz mode, if no 802.11b support, some stations may not be able to see the beacon packet. This may also lead to the issue of association as some stations may require 802.11b as a mandatory.
No B mode on my Beryl AX. B mode is disabled by default, for good reason.
Mango/Shadow/Puli/etc. All support B/G/N according to the spec, and I don’t see any asterisk in the documentation that would lead me to believe they require sniffing for B-mode beacon packets to connect via G or N.
Maybe.
Perhaps @bruce or someone else can contribute a definitive answer.
Thanks for the useful feedback about the mode-b test.
This is a very interesting topic; some other tests may help to narrow down the root cause:
I see you the Channel as automatic, are you able to share which channel the Beryl AX is using?
You may set Berly AX to the same channel that the other AP is using and Puli can see them, then manually fill Beryl AX's info to trigger an association.
It will be very helpful as well if you can use another device to trace the 802.11 traffic when the association happens. I imagine there will be some communication between the two routers when the association happens.
hello, EvolvePlease
We tried to reproduce it on our side and found that Puli can scan out Beryl's network properly and can relay on it. So, could you tell us what kind of wireless configuration you have for Beryl and Puli? If it's convenient, you can export the configuration of Beryl and Puli via luci and send privately to me.
