Pineapple Mark 5 Client Mode Problems

[E.Wright]

I purchased a Mark V in July and have been successful in getting most functionality to work as expected. However, I have only been able to connect to the internet while connected through a network cable to a computer that does Internet sharing. This works for Internet connections through both Windows and Linux computers, even when the computers are on a home wifi network.

The problem I’m having is in getting the Client mode to work over a direct wifi connection to my home wifi networks. I have tried it with two different home routers (Linksys EA6500 and Apple Timecapsule about 5 years old).

Here’s what has worked so far:

- Pineapple can get to the Internet through a wired connection to a Linux machine on the home wifi networks, with connection sharing turned on

- Pineapple can connect to 2 different wifi routers in wifi Client mode and receive a local IP (192.168.1.x and 10.0.1.x)

- Pineapple can successfully ping the router and other devices can successfully ping the pineapple

What does not work:

- Wireless clients connected to the pineapple AP (WLAN0) can not reach the Internet when Pineapple is connected in wireless Client mode (even when it got a local IP address)

- Pineapple can not access the Internet over wifi through routers in wireless client mode ((even when it got a local IP address)

- Pineapple can not ping external IP addresses (e.g. 8.8.8.8) through the routers

I can’t figure out where the connection problem is occurring. I’ve reviewed the Pineapple U video on setting up Client Mode over wifi, but I don’t see any obvious differences.

Thanks.

[Scott.W]

Does anyone know how to debug wireless LAN client mode problems? If nobody on the forums has seen this kind of issue before, what's the best way to get support? The Hak5 web pages for paid support are unreachable at the moment.

Thanks.