Clone them (ssid & key), and then change the radio ch of 1 only. Laptop should seek the best signal. my .02 worth
--- Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there really such a thing as WiFi operating > "seamlessly"? I assume that > would be like the operation of cellular service. > Wireless computer > interface to the Internet can be accomplished by > "dial up" through the PSTN > Cellular and that would be seamless, but other than > that kind of service, if > you move from one WiFi hot spot to another, the OS > has to re-acquire > connection via the new hot spot. > > I have two WAP's and would like to configure so that > it would be seamless to > move between them, anyone know how? > > > Richard, NCT > N6GPP > > On 3/2/06, Jack Unger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Roaming between access points may result in > applications stopping > > termporarily or dropping permanently. > > > > > > Sankaran Somasundaram wrote: > > > I have some basic question again. what are the > problems that would arise > > > with "seamless wi-fi"..One problem i know is > interference because of the > > > unregulated unlicensed region wi-fi operating > in. what else could be the > > > problems when a seamless wi-fi is promised? > > > > > > your help is appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Sankar > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/28/06, Sankaran Somasundaram > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks a lot Kevin and Mr.Thompson. > > > > > > > > > On 2/27/06, Jim Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > kevincw01 wrote: > > > > > >>I don't beleive it's this simple. One problem > is that the range for > > >> 802.11g is actually less than 802.11b at the > maximum throughput. > > >> > > > The primary reason for this is that at > the maximum modulation > > speed > > > (54Mbps .vs 11Mbps) a much higher Eb/No > (SNR) is required for > > > 11g than > > > for 11b. > > > > > > At (nearly) equivalent bit rates (12Mbps > 11g .vs 11Mbps 11b) the > > > Eb/No > > > curves are almost identical. > > > > > > If your environment has a high delay > spread (lots of multipath), > > > then > > > 11g's 800ns guard interval may get a > signal through a lot > > > "farther" than > > > 11b's nominal 110ns tollerance for delay > spread. > > > > > >>So you have to decide, do you want the range for > the max > > > throughput or at > > >>just the point before it stops working? Another > problem is that the > > >>power drain is largely dependent on the > manufactuer's strength > > > of the > > >>radio. All radios are not the same strength. > Off the top of my > > > head, > > >>I think many pcmcia 802.11b cards are 150mW but > definiteily not all > > >>(don't quote me on that, it's just a number > floating around in > > > my head > > >>that seems right). So you'd probably have to > take the average > > > here, or > > >>maybe different numbers for different > strengths... Then > > > ofcourse the > > >>cost is going to be all over the map, good luck > on that one. > > >> > > >> > > > The original questions are unaswerable > without a lot more > > > information. > > > > > > However, the Eb/No (SNR) curves for the > WiMax PHYs, operated in > > > unlicensed spectrum, at equivalent bit > rates are approximately > > > the same, > > > and anyone operating WiMax or WiFi in > unlicensed spectrum must > > > operate > > > under 47 CFR Part 15.247 (ISM) or 15.407 > (U-NII), so there is > > *no* > > > inherent advantage of either WiMax or > WiFi (compared to each > > other) > > > under these conditions. > > > > > > If you don't believe me, I invite you to > study the IEEE > > > documents carefully. > > > > > > *most* 802.11b cards operated with > 16-17dBm (32mW - 50mW) of > > > transmit > > > power. There are specialty cards with > 100mW or more of transmit > > > power > > > available. All other things being > equal, building a high-power > > > 11g card > > > is more expensive than building a > high-power 11b card, due to > > > peak-to-average power ratio issues. > Since WiMax also uses > > > OFDM, with > > > similar modulation envelopes, it will > also face PAPR .vs > > linearity > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jack Unger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - President, > Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > > Serving the License-Free Wireless Industry Since > 1993 > > Author of the WISP Handbook - "Deploying > License-Free Wireless WANs" > > True Vendor-Neutral WISP > Consulting-Training-Troubleshooting > > Phone (VoIP Over Broadband Wireless) 818-227-4220 > www.ask-wi.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "Being a bit scattered tends to be a trait of highly > imaginative people." > The more you rattle the marbles around in your > brain, the more creative new > connections you make, as it were > � connections that might be lost on those focusing > intently on just the red > ones. > - Ed Vogel, University of Oregon, Department of > Neuroscience > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. 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