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i have a few routers connected together to extend wireless range. my question is

router 1 (10.10.0.1 dhcp server) shows all the device names IE Bobspc
router 2 (10.10.0.2) when bob is connected to router 2 via wireless it shows bobs Mac address but it doesn't carry the pc name to router #2. I would like to see bobspc listed on router #2 just to make it easy to see who is connected to what. i messed around with dns settings but cant seem to get it to work.

what am i missing?
all the routers have tomato on them
thanks

Hi cinobyte,

No you are not missing anything. Looks like bob is connected to the repeater in bridge mode correct? If thats the case then it will show him connected but wont show his signal strenght. You can still perform QoS and BW Limitations for Bob though since he is coming though the secondary router to the primary gateway. Hope this answers the question.

Have a great day!

Since Tomato does not have layer 3 repeating ( AKA repeater bridge mode ) , then you must be using WDS mode to connect the two routers together as a wireless extender.This is a layer two connection, but the ARP table is not updated unless the end client is pulling an IP address via DHCP from the primary radio. The devices that are not appearing are probably programmed with a static IP address.

From the primary radio ping one of the clients connected to the repeater tomato radio and you will see it show up on the client list of the primary radio since the ping response will create an entry in the ARP table of the primary radio.

Hum i have it set up so that they all are wired with gigbit connections with different sids and dhcp turned off on all but #1.

ugh i cant post pic of topology

i can actually see the mac rssi and the tx rx rate just not the name

Try connecting that device directly to router 1 with a cable. I'm guessing that the problem is not related to the wireless connection, but has another explanation.

you are correct if i connect to router #1 names show up as you would expect. but any other router no name listed. im pretty sure its an internal dns issue i just don't know how to resolve it. maybe i cant maybe its a limitation of some sort
it really comes down to router #1 does not pass internal dns names back to the other devices

I can confirm your issue using Tomato Classic. I am using Tomato Classic on my primary router. With a static IP I get only the MAC address. I just changed it to DHCP and did a release / renew and the computer name popped right in.

I have also noticed the other anomaly where the wireless signal strength shows up. I have seen it show signal strength on WIRED devices. I guess the lesson for today is that Tomato WDS is damn near as transparent as a piece of wire. Now it is time to get another cup of coffee with a shot of bourbon, and browse for some better porn on this fucked up WDS connection.

yea i just gave up on it maybe coffee and bourbon will make me not care that i gave up on it

Hello friends,

I have a WDS running cuz i live in a huge house and i get MAC and IP both . Take a look at the screenshot.
I run 115ND on primary and 115 K26 on the secondary WDS point. DHCP is only running on primary router. Both my routers are Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 because of its built in Tx/Rs amp and the cool part is, they are located at a distance of about 200+ meters. Yes, i use 9dbi antennae on both. God bless these solid units. I hope it gets you back on your feet and try it again. Do not give up! When the bourbon goes away then how would you feel? :)

Have a great day!

God bless these solid units.

Blessed by the "Light Bearer" himself would be more appropriate, but I digress. These are some hellashious radios. I still have 4 in operation, but some have died of old age.

The information in question is the device name, not the MAC or IP addresses. I think this may be called the "NetBIOS" name, but I did fail to Google that to confirm the term. Actually, I think NetBIOS is an entire protocol. Mr. Cynobyte….. get me another shot, please ……

Edit - Insert image ? When did we get the ability to post images, or have I been missing it all these years ?