Router Repeater Setup using WDS on Tomato/DD-WRT

A reviewed version of this page, approved on 12 December 2017, was based off this revision.

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Repeater Network setup

Follow the instructions here

The "Basic Wireless" Setup screen should look like this afterwards:

Main Router - Buffalo WHR-G125 (usually with Internet Access)

WAN port connected to Internet

WAN (configure normally)

LAN

IP Address = 10.0.0.1

DHCP Server = enabled

Wireless

Wireless Mode = Access Point + WDS

SSID = WifiLapper-EnduroRacer (change to your own unique suffex)

Channel = 1

Security = WPA Personal

Encryption = AES

Shared Key = putyoursharedkeyhere

WDS = Link With

MAC Address = (*wireless* MAC address of the Repeater Router below)

Repeater Router - Linksys WRT54G (No internet access)

WAN port not used

WAN

Type = Disabled

LAN

IP Address = 10.0.0.2

Default Gateway = 10.0.0.1 (Main Router IP address)

Static DNS = 10.0.0.1 (Main Router IP address)

DHCP Server = Disabled (Main Router handles DHCP)

Wireless

Wireless Mode = WDS

SSID = WifiLapper-EnduroRacer

Channel = 1

Security = WPA Personal

Encryption = AES

Shared Key = putyoursharedkeyhere

WDS = Link With

MAC Address = (*wireless* MAC address of the Main Router) (might not even need to be set)