[geeks] wireless range extender

[Lionel Peterson]

Third choice:

3. Multiple APs, same SSID, same security settings = easy hand-off from one
AP to the next (presumes you can run Cat5e to the additional AP powerline
Ethernet to the additional AP may be an option).

Lionel

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Andrew Jones <andrew at jones.ec> wrote:

> <snip>
> Wireless extension comes in two flavors.
>
> 1. Dual-radio, Dual-SSID
>
> radio #1 acts as a client to the original network, and advertises a new
> SSID.  this is not a great user experience since you have to have more than
> one SSID configured and you can't roam etc
>
> 2. WDS
>
> WDS is a non-standard standard to do all kinds of wireless bridging.  It
> works reliably *only* if *all* of your gear is the same chipset vendor.
>  e.g. 100% broadcom, 100% cisco etc.  You will also want all the gear to be
> the same age.  Don't expect a 2010 broadcom to work reliably with 2013 etc.
>
> It is consistently a pain in the ass, and each WDS hop halves bandwidth,
> but the user experience is nice -- it allows roaming, it's transparent to
> the client etc.
>
> To be honest wireless range extension is just a big bag of hurt.  I would
> run fiber to the barn and just set up a new AP out there, or run copper to
> the attic and do it with a big omni antenna.
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Lionel Peterson
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