E4200v2 Bridge mode, cannot view/ping wireless devices

Hi everyone,
I currently have 2 e4200 wireless routers. The first router is connected to 3 devices via ethernet, and the 4th port is connected to my other e4200v2 which is set as bridge mode. The main router is at one end of the house, the second bridge mode router is at the other end.
My wireless devices are connected to the main e4200v2, along with all the wired clients.
Here is the problem: When wirelessly connected to the 2nd e4200 (the bridged one) I cannot connect to or ping any wireless clients that are connected to the main router. (For example, in my bedroom I am connected with my computer to the 2nd bridged router, and I am trying to ping my other computer that is wireless connected to the main router. I am unable to ping to this computer. When I am conected wirelessIy to the mian router, than I am able to ping the other wireless computer on the same router. Note:I am able to access any hard wired devices to the main router, regardless of which router I am connected to. The issue only appears to be when trying to connect to a wireless device that is connected to a different router than the device I am connecting from.
Both routers are setup on the same subnet mask with firmware Ver.2.1.39.145204
Any suggestions or help is much appreciated, as I've been trying to figure this out for days.
Thanks,
Christopher

I absolutley understand, and I appreciate your time.
I think I may have found the issue. I am not sure why this would affect my situation, but the bridged router had 2 different DNS addresses than the main router. Once I set them all to (8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4) it worked!

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