Can't seem to attach 3 routers in WDS setup

[stuffedtiger]

Just for fun, I decided to dust off my old Linksys WRT54G routers and see if I could get WDS working with all three (the main being an RT-AC68U). The two Linksys routers are using v132 of shibby tomato. The ASUS router is using 384.3-Beta1.

After configuring one Linksys successfully with the ASUS, I thought it would be easy to setup the second. So I mirrored the settings and changed the 2.4GHz MAC on the second Linksys to one higher (from :2A to :2B). When the second Linksys MAC was added to the AP list on the ASUS router, suddenly neither of the Linksys' would connect.

I have an ethernet cable running from my PC to one Linksys router at a time to check if I have internet access. If either Linksys MAC is added to the ASUS AP list, I have internet access, but as soon as I add the second, there is no internet when connected to either Linksys.

Any help is appreciated!

 

[RMerlin]

WDS isn't always compatible across models, as implementations might differ between manufacturers.