problems with setting up bridging with the archer c6 v4
Hello everyone,
I've been having loads of issues with setting up the archer c6 (EU) v4 for bridging mode. I've had this router set up in bridging mode before and it had worked, but my ISP had changed some stuff that I had contacted them about and made them change it back. Issue is that I initially did not know that and I reseted the router. I have setup the router the same way it was before reseting, but now I can't seem to get it working anymore.
What I am trying to do specifically is to bridge the archer c6 with the vodafone wifi 6 box over wds. neither the 2.4ghz works, nor does the 5ghz. When surveying the network, the router does find my networks on both signals and it does apparently connect since it says that the archer router is connected, but in the end I do not receive any internet and the archer c6 is not found within the list of connected devices on the vodafone wifi 6 box. beyond that I also have the issue that when I setup a different ip for the router, which in my case is 192.168.0.108 (and I have made sure that this ip is not used by any other device) that initially it can be connected to, but at some point can not be reached anymore and when I look up the ip for it on windows it just shows me a blank field for the default gateway, making the UI often unreachable. this issue only occurs once i try to set up a different ip. if I keep the archer router ip on 192.168.0.1 then it never has that issue, but I can't really have 2 devices on the same ip adress.
What I have tried is following the official tp-link guide: https://www.tp-link.com/de/support/faq/1555/
I have tried a lot of different videos on youtube, though to be fair none felt particularly helpful since all of them ran on an OS with a UI that looked entirely different from mine. one of the videos mentioned that I should setup the vlan setting to bridge and put all 4 ports into internet mode, but none of that helped.
I have also made sure that none of my components are at fault. my ethernet cable works perfectly fine. and I don't know any ways I could test it right now, but since nothing out of the ordinary happened to the router. I somehow doubt it got damaged, though who really knows for sure, besides tp-link themself. would be a shame though if the router broke, since I only have it for like 2 or 3 months.
if anyone knows how to help me, feel free to advice me in any way. I appreciate all the help i can get on this issue.
in that regard. I wish you all a wonderful day and a pleasant upcoming weekend.
@terziyski I believe what you are refering to is the old UI of the tp-link. The UI I have has the status under Advanced < Network < Status and there it does not say WDS status is run anywhere. my ui. here is an example image i found on the internet: 
beyond that I am starting to believe that something is genuinely wrong with the archer router. I did try to do so as you explained, with once again no success, beyond that I have noticed that the archer router will not even be detected within the vodafone network, even when directly connected over ethernet, leading me to belief that the archer router is at fault here, considering that I have since pulled out another router and the wireless bridging has worked without any problems. it's a shame really that I paid 40€ for a device that atleast from what I can tell at this point only managed to life barely long enough for my return time to expire. who knows I will try out further testing, but so far I am severly disappointed with my experience.
