I'm having an issue when connecting a non-Cisco wireless bridge to a Cisco autonomous AP. I’ve ran into this topology when I upgraded my Linksys AP to a Cisco AP. After which, my wired clients behind the Linksys wireless bridges stopped receiving DHCP and ARP traffic. Below is an overview of my topology:
Internet > Router (Cisco 871) > Firewall (Cisco ASA5505) > L3 Switch (Cisco 3560c - DHCP Server) > AP (Cisco 1042 Aironet) <-> Wireless Bridge (Linksys WES610N) > Wired Client (WIN7, No DHCP Responses)
The wireless network has two SSID’s. One for public traffic and the other for private. Clients can connect and associate to both SSID’s on either 2.4-Ghz or 5-Ghz frequencies. DHCP and Internet connection works perfectly. The issue is when clients behind the Linksys Bridge try to connect. The Linksys bridge does associate to the Cisco AP, but DHCP does not work properly. For example, wired clients work with a static IP configured, but cannot pull a DHCP address. Has anybody run into this before?
This link describes the same issue, but only provides a fix for controller based APs.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/controller/7.4/configuration/guides/lwap/config_lwap_chapter_01011.html
Any help or guidance that anybody can provide is greatly appreciated. I've been working on a fix for a couple weeks now and have exhausted my Google searching : /
Thanks,
-Ron
Cisco Autonomous AP:
Cisco AIR-AP1042N-A-K9 Aironet 1042N Wireless Access Point
Image: c1140-k9w7-tar.152-2.JB.tar
Linksys Bridge:
WET610N v1
