AP does not provide connectivity
AP does not provide connectivity
Hi!
I have 2 of these DECO devices and I want to set up a MESH.. They are supposed to be connected via ethernet cable to a TP-Link Router with integrated modem that has been provided by my ISP. When I had problems with connectivity for devices and access speed, I called the ISP for help. The technician analysed the internal network and found that for some reason the router did not convey the trafic to the Deco network, not even to the desktop computer which was conected to the router directly. The problem was that in some way the 192.168.68.xx IP range was conflicting with the normal 192.168.1.0xx IP range. So we took one of the Decos off the net. It woked better, but still not stable. So one device is not connected anymore.
However, he also pointed out that the correct way to set up the Deco devices would be Access Point mode. They were in Wifi Router mode. I checked the DHCP server in the Deco, and this was running the 192.168.68.xx range, not the standard 192.168.1.xx range. So this was the problem. In some way this .68.xx range DHCP was conflicting with the .1.xx DHCP server in the router.
When I changed the Deco to AP mode, the Deco seemed to transmit the .1.xx range from the router - however, the wifi-connected devices did not get web connectivity. The information was that the Deco is connected, but it does not have internet access.
I seaw that the IP LAN in the Deco is still the 19.168.68.1 .
My questions:
1.What is the sense of having that .68.1 LAN IP also in access point mode?
2. What can I do to stay in Access Point mode and have a functioning network? (To remain functioning, I have reset and set up again as Wifi Router, again resulting in all my devices having the .68.xx IP addresses, which causes interrupts and slows the net down considerably.
All this about one Deco device. But actually I need 2 because I have two floors inmy house. I have tried, but not been able toadd it as second device in my network. The smartphone app doesn't find it, unless I start the setup for a new network. But I want them both to be in one network, both as AP devices.
The ISP technician tells me to throw out the Decos ('they cause problems everywhere') but I am not ready to do that.
How can we get a solution?
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I was not aware that the Deco would not accept being configured with an SSID because it detects that the SSID is already broadcasted by something else. What was the exact error message?
I would power off the Archer and the two Deco to identify what is broadcasting that SSID.
Can any device actually connect to that ghost SSID?
The Deco can broadcast two SSID, one main SSID and one guest SSID. Is the guest wifi disabled on the Deco?
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The BSSID of a wifi access point is a unique identity of that access point. If an access point broadcasts several SSID, it will do that with a single BSSID. That could help investigate which access point is broadcasting the ghost SSID.
Under Windows, you can see the BSSID of the connected access point via a command box, using command "netsh wlan show interfaces".
Under Android, an app like "Wifi monitor" will show you the BSSID of all broadcasting access points.
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Hi again! And thanks for continuing to help me. Now, with the help of that app I found the culprit: One of my tange extenders.
I wasn't aware that these deviceskeep broadcasting the SSID they were set up with even after the main network has changed and they cannot connect to it. Which explainswhy I could log into that old Wifi but it didn't provide connection to the web.
And now I realize that it would have been necessary to unplug the extenders before doing the reset of the Deco, and I xould have set it up with the old SSID. Learning curve ....
Anyway: Without your explanations I wouldn't have thought of this and found it
So thanks again to you and best wishes!
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