Re: Multiple Wireless Access Points

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:46:02 GMT, "Joe DiGiovanni"
<mrcpuhead@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thanks - indeed I don't want to use the WAP/routers' DHCP services at all.
>>From your other post, looks like I need to use same channel on all 3 to have
>seamless roaming, right? The WEP keys already match (don't think the
>devices support WPA - I'm not in front of them to check).

No. They can and should be on different non-overlapping channels (1,
6, and 11) but all the same SSID. If they were on the same channel,
and they had overlapping coverage, then they will interfere with each
other. The way it works is that a client radio holds onto a give
access point and channel until it loses signal. It then scans all the
channels (1->11) looking for the same SSID. Some clients are smart
enough to take the strongest (or lowest S/N ratio) channel. Others
are stupid and just take the first channel they blunder across. If
you have overlapping coverage areas, you can see where there might be
a problem.

Otherwise, wait for the IEEE to release 802.11r (fast roaming) which
should work much better.


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