Re: Auto connecting to strongest WAP


"Jack B. Pollack" <N@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1130886010.99533@xxxxxxxxxx
:I have 3 Cisco Aironet 11-0 covering a large area. All 3 use the same SSID
: and are set to different channels (2,6 and 11). Each one is working, but I
: can not seamlessly roam from one WAP to the next.
:
: If I go to where the signal is weak for AP1 and strong on AP2 the laptops
: will not automatically switch over to the stronger AP. If I reboot or
: disable wireless the laptops do connect to the stronger AP.
:
: Is there any way to improve on this so setup so that I can always be
: connected to the strongest WAP?
:
: TIA
:
:
I maybe wrong - possibility is I'm wrong!
As I'm looking in to this myself but would not an AP with WDS be the answer.
Chris


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