I have two HalowLink 1s: one as an AP and the other as an Extender. I’ve connected the Extender to a BeagleBone via the LAN port. I can see the IP address and ping it but when I try to SSH in, the password gets rejected.
Do you mean the ssh password for the beaglebone or the HaLowLink1 extender isn’t working?
Regardless, it’s unlikely the network connection would cause a password rejected message, rather it would timeout instead.
Are you sure you have the right IP address/password?
Hi @ajudge
Turns out I was using the wrong IP address. I was trying to SSH into the HaLowLink1 extender but realized that the extender is a bit of a “ghost” when it is in extender mode. I was wondering if there was a way to ssh in from the BeagleBone in case I need to toggle it from AP to extender mode.
In extender mode, the HaLowLink1 will switch from a static IP address to a DHCP client.
Assuming you’ve left the AP configuration as is, it should be acquiring a new address from the DHCP server running on the HaLowLink1 AP. Check the AP DHCP lease table for the new IP address of the extender. There shouldn’t be anything else preventing you from ssh-ing into the extender.
This is easiest done by logging into the WebUI of the AP or running this command from a device connected to the AP: ssh root@192.168.12.1 'cat /tmp/dhcp.leases'
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Thanks! Checking the dhcp.leases file worked.
You can also go to the UI of the AP and click on the ‘number’ in the DHCP table or on the number in the ‘associated devices’ to see the IP of the STA.