Odd network behavior

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rikona schreef op 01-08-2017 21:11:

>> Typically... if you don't want the second router to do any routing...
>> I mean that the wireless connection is usually bridged to the regular
>> LAN ports of that router, so you don't have to use the uplink port.
> 
> If by uplink you mean a WAN connection, that is correct.
> 
>> Therefore, you could simply use it as an access point by only using
>> the LAN-connected ports of said router and not the actual "routed"
>> port, which is also what I am doing.
> 
> That sounds correct.
> 
>> Ie. I have some second router plugged into the main router using its
>> ordinary ports and it works just fine, it has an IP address but
>> doesn't do anything with it (except allowing me to configure it).
> 
> Same here.
> 
>> So this router doesn't have any sort of WAN connection.
> 
> Correct.
> 
>> If you are going to use the same SSID then both clients have to be
>> able to reach the same server doing DHCP. You say you have this. But
>> they also need to have the same router, so the secondary router must
>> only be pass-through (like I said).
> 
> Only #1 does DHCP.

So basically you already did everything I asked of you I guess.

>> Thank me later, honey-bun.
> 
> Hey - I'll thank you now. :-)

Ha, you're sweet. I thought you would burn me for something I said :p.

Although it is usually other people that burn you for saying something 
to a girl, not the girl herself :p.

Well anyway, just kidding about that I guess. No longer a girl, not yet 
a woman ;-) :p.

>> No, just kidding, I don't know if that's true.
>> 
>> I might be wrong about this you know.
> 
> As might I, since it doesn't work right :-)).

Well basically what I hope is that the first wifi isn't bridging the 
packets of the other wifi onto the same network creating that loop that 
compdoc was talking about.

>> (I mean there was recently a guy on a Dutch computer forum that saw
>> his main router start power cycling when he connected an access point
>> on the attic. It seems the exact same problem but I don't know how he
>> solved it. I could look it up).
> 
> If you could, I'd appreciate it - I'm open to any clues at this point.

Well he never responded anymore.

Here was his picture:

https://image.ibb.co/h0V4Tv/Knipsel.jpg

He had the same problem as you have. He was using an experia router, but 
I guess that doesn't mean much.

> Actually there are TWO problems - one is the router going off, the
> other is the change in local master browser in the Ubuntu box. I wanted
> only one box to be that, but it changed, based on how the routers were
> connected. Not clear to me why that is happening.

I don't know, can't help you there ..... soooooorrryyyy.

> Thanks for the help!

Yo no problem.