all of them using the same mac address

samsoft08 · Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:43 am

i have a group of 15 user , all connected through a single wireless client ap at 7Km far from my MT, i found in the arp list that all of them using the same mac address wich is the wireless client ap mac .. is it ok ????? by the way , arp is not reply-only ..
if i put a router ( any kind of router ) there and making them connecting to it , is there any advantage of this idea ?????

AnaG · Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:07 am

Gess u'r AP is in client bridge mode and all 15 users connected with UTP to this AP(is it wrt)?

I have done same thing no problems at all:)

if u AP can do WDS than it will act something like swich and u will see all pc's MAC i arp list

Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:47 am

i have a group of 15 user , all connected through a single wireless client ap at 7Km far from my MT, i found in the arp list that all of them using the same mac address wich is the wireless client ap mac .. is it ok ????? by the way , arp is not reply-only ..
if i put a router ( any kind of router ) there and making them connecting to it , is there any advantage of this idea ?????

So the setup is 15 clients <---> some wireless client <-------> Mikrotik

In this case, only "some wireless client" will be able to see all 15 different MACs. If it is necessary to see MACs on the Mikrotik, you must make a bridge from your "some wireless client"

pedja · Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:08 am

I have this problem with Ovislink bridges.

all of them using the same mac address

all of them using the same mac address

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