RUTX10 - Mesh Node - RMS Failed to resolve host name

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Solution to my problem:

In my case, I could either achieve
(1) - an internet connection of the device (Ping possible) but no internet connection of connected clients or
(2) - no internet connection of the device (no Ping, no RMS) but internet connection of connected clients.

As I found out, the problem is, that the Mesh client does not inherit the DNS-Settings of the gateway, although the Mesh gateway is registered as gateway by the Mesh client and - as I understood by support - it should actually inherit those settings. So, to get access to a DNS Server, a custom DNS Server has to be entered in the WAN interface. So, here the step by step approach:

  1. Set up Mesh gateway as in the configuration guide
  2. Start setting up Mesh client from factory defaults
  3. Set fix IP adress in the setup wizard.
  4. Set up Mesh SSID with correct SSID + password, everything else left at factory settings
  5. WAN-Interfaces: a standard WIFI0 interface is set during configuration of Mesh SSID
  6. WAN-Interface: WIFI0
    6.1) General page: Protocol = DHCP
    6.2) Advance page: Use default gateway = On
    6.3) Advance page: Use custom DNS Server: 8.8.8.8 (google)