Sort of on topic... Using transparent bridging (WDS, whatever), what does that do to the MTU of the data going through it? Does the MTU setting on the UBNT hardware even matter when using transparent bridge?
----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Hardy To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] UBNT Station to Station performance We actually renamed "WDS Repeater" to "AP Repeater Mode" in the web UI to help reduce this confusion. We also have the description "Transparent Bridge Mode" next to the WDS checkbox. Our recommendation is usually to leave it enabled... On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: Two different techs. WDS Bridging != WDS Repeating On Mar 9, 2015 7:37 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: Yeah, I have no idea why UBNT decided to label Layer2 mode as WDS mode. It definitely creates a bit of confusion for people. There is actually no WDS repeating taking place in this scenario. On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Jerry Richardson <[email protected]> wrote: WDS repeater mode cuts the throughput. In this case WDS is allowing the MAC address of the device behind it to pass through. https://community.ubnt.com/t5/Installation-Troubleshooting/What-do-WDS-Transparent-Bridge-Mode-on-both-end-AP-and-Station/td-p/618853 From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 8:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] UBNT Station to Station performance Definitely not. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mar 9, 2015 11:23 AM, "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote: WDS definitely does not halve the bandwidth of the clients. On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Vince West <[email protected]> wrote: Doing the separate links would be the best option. You have a little more control over the quality of each link as opposed to one link possibly bringing down the whole AP. I am not really sure WDS is going to help you much. WDS mostly provides L2 access, if you CPE is a bridged CPE. I am not sure you will see much benefit from WDS. I thought, and I could be wrong, that WDSing all the clients on one AP halves the bandwidth of the clients. I could be wrong. Vince West Tower Hand Technical Support Shelby Broadband 148 Citizens Blvd Simpsonville, KY 40067 Phone: 1-888-364-4232 On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Jerry Richardson <[email protected]> wrote: What is the distance and angle from the stations to the AP? Also, the pattern on the antenna is pretty wide, LOS is pretty important. If they are too low on the roofline they will not perform well Yes WDS makes a difference but not that much. -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 7:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] UBNT Station to Station performance I'm looking at a site where somebody has installed three UBNT M5 stations pointing at a UBNT M5 AP. Performance station to station is important for this customer, and it kind of sucks. I'm suggesting that we replace the whole thing with three separate point to point links, but in the short term will I get better performance from site to site if I change the stations into WDS APs? My feeling is "probably", but I wonder if someone who's already done this can tell me.
