JJZolx;622831 Wrote: > An 'extender' operates as a wireless repeater, doesn't it? I'm not sure > you could operate it on a different channel. I also wouldn't be > surprised if it was a source of some of your problems, as you'll get > only half the potential wireless bandwidth for devices connecting to it > (because the repeater has to both receive and then repeat each signal > wirelessly), plus all of its traffic will have to travel through the > main wireless access point. It's just giving you a better wireless > signal at the other end of the house, but at the expense of bandwidth. > > If I'm right about that, then you'd be much better off running ethernet > to a second wireless access point, on a different channel from the first > one and with the same SSID, as Gary suggests.
Yes, what you say makes a LOT of sense. I think for a short term solution I'll install LAME and limit the bitrate when I want all the players on, then look into running CAT5 to a second AP on a different channel. I can see that being a decent long term solution. I'll just get a decent G router for this purpose and it would be super cheap. I guess my question would be, if both AP's are using the same SSID on different channels, will only one be visible since they are using the same name? And, how do you know which AP you're connecting to? There seems to be one vote for the same name and one for using a different name. -- realcodeguy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ realcodeguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41870 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86757 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
