Re: Wireless laptop roaming through various access points

"VDP" <rentorbuy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>William,
>I previously posted two replies, one for you and one for bumtracks.

OK, and if you had included a snippet of the message you were replying
to, it would have made everything clear. Just like I did above... Oh
well.

>I did try just that software from Intel's site:
>http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?&DwnldID=9563&ProductID=1784
>but it didn't switch seamlessly between APs even though I did tweak the
>adpater's options (maximum "agressiveness" option).

Are you switching between APs with the same SSID? I beleive you have
to have the same SSID in order for the roaming thing in the Intel
drivers to function properly. I don't remember if I had mine on
different channels or the same channel, IIRC there were advantages
either way...

Also, FWIW, I was using straight APs (Linksys WRT54G boxes, one V1 and
one V{3,4}, with the latest firmware, and not a WRT54G router. They
are supposed to be the same, but there are some differences...
.

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