Anonymous January 9, 2012 at 8:23 am

And did you put DD-WRT in router mode, or is it still in default gateway mode?

If still in gateway mode, will not only mask the MAC address, it will even mask the IP address. You cannot do that if you want separate logon’s

Put the 2nd router in router mode. Ensure you know what IP address it has, turn off DHCP and set the gateway to the first router’s address.

I am not sure if the router mode will bridge the WAN port, so to be safe, connect the cable to one of the LAN port, not WAN port.

Now you can use the remaining 3 LAN ports and the WiFi-AP for the remaining equipment. In this setup, there is actually no need for WDS.