TP-LINK routers -- WEP or WPA2 in bridge mode?

[Scott Sullivan]

On 09/04/2012 10:55 AM, James Knott wrote:
> William Park wrote:
>> I need wireless bridge, because I can't get my wireless
>> card to work consistently, with or without external antenna.
>>
>
> Why not go with a proper access point, such as the TP-Link TL-WA901ND? I
> have one of those and it works well.  It supports 802.11n and WPA2¹. It
> also supports PoE, so you don't need to have AC power handy.  If you
> need something portable, you might consider the Asus WL-330gE (802.11g)
> or D-Link DAP-1350 (802.11n).
>
> 1)  802.11n mandates WPA2.  If you select a lesser encryption method, an
> access point is not supposed to work in 802.11n mode. This is part of
> the specs.

William already has an access point and is looking for something client 
side as his client side wireless card is giving him trouble. Suggesting 
getting another access point doesn't answer his question about what 
versions of encryption are supported for WDS Bridging.

Now, I currently am using those features with a TP-Link TL-MR3020 
(native firmware). I am bridging my Access point (a D-link running 
OpenWRT) with WPA2 as my selected encryption for the AP. I have the 
TL-MR3020 supporting a small lan of 4 machines where it was not 
convenient to run a cable through my home.

Currently it has been working rather well. I seem to be unable to get 
DHCP responses to that local group, but I had no issue when I was 
testing the bridging at my office (did a PXE boot through the bridge). 
So I suspect it's some other issue not caused specifically by the bridging.

-- 
Scott Sullivan
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