I have a [WRT160NL](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_routers) router (192.168.1.0/24 - [OpenWrt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWrt) 10.04) as AP. It's:

* WAN port: connected to the ISP
* WLAN: working as an [AP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_access_point), using 64 bit WEP/SSID: "MYWORKINGSSID", channel 5, using password: "MYPASSWORDHERE"
	+ Its IP Address is: 192.168.1.1

OK! It's working great!

But:

I have a TL-WR1043ND router that I want to configure as a "WDS". (My purpose is to extend the wireless range of the original WRT160NL.)

Here is how I configure the TL-WR1043ND:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jmFTx.png)

1. I enable WDS bridging.
2. In the "Survey" I select my already working network.
3. I set up the encryption (exact same like the already working one)
4. I choose channel 5
5. I type the SSID
6. I disable the DHCP server on it.

After I reboot the router and connect to **this** router (TL-WR1043ND) over wireless I'm trying to ping google.com.

From the ping I see that I can reach this router. That's OK, but it seems like this router can't connect to the original one, the WRT160NL (so I don't get a ping reply from Google). The encryption settings/password is **good**; I checked it many-many-many times.

What could be the problem?

I'm thinking it could be a routing problem, but what should I add to the "Static Routing" menu?

I tried to change the IP address of the TL-WR1043ND to: 192.168.1.2. So if this a routing issue then I should add a static routing rule that says:

If destination is *any* then forward the packet to 192.168.1.1.

PS: I updated the firmware to the latest version. It's still the same.

PS 2: The hardware version of the TL-WR1043ND is 1.8.

PS 3: Could that be the problem that I use different routers? (If I would buy.. another TL-WR1043ND and use it instead of the WRT160NL, and with normal firmware, not OpenWrt, would it then work? The "WDS" is different on different routers.)

PS 4: I will try to check the router logs tonight - and paste it here!