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I have 2 devices:

  • Device A: Huawei E8231 emits wifi signal
  • Device B: Ravpower WD-02 device emits wifi signal
  • Device A has access to internet and is running stock firmware.
  • Device B doesn't have access to internet and is running Openwrt Attitude Adjustment

I want device B to connect to A, wirelessly. So that when I connect to device B's wifi through computer or phone, I can access internet seamlessly. Just the way chromecast device's wifinetwork can easily join another wifi network for internet given SSID and password.

I have already looked up the option of WDS, which I think my device A doesn't support even if my device B supports it (as client).

Any other way I can go about this?

Thanks.

Sindhu S
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For anyone having a similar situation: the answer is to make device A a Client of Device B.

Step 0: Open Openwrt login page on device B.

Step 1: Click on "join" and join the wifi network which which has internet. Make sure the network you check is 'lan'.

Step 2: Add new wifi interface. This is the signal you will connect to from your devices. Make sure the network checked is 'wan'.

Step 3: Go to Network>Interfaces> click on edit for 'wan' and under Physical settings and uncheck "Bridge" option.

and you should have your device B connecting to device A for internet wirelessly! :) Make sure router pages of either devices are not set to same location. That is to say, if one device is using 192.168.1.1 then make the other use something else.

Sindhu S
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