Client IP info and routing are likely to change from AP to AP, right?
I was reading over "mobility support" in 802.11b the other day (the o'reilly book), but it was a little unclear about what is already implemented in the protocol and what was planned for the future. (either it was unclear - or I was confused - or both)
-rob
At 12:12 AM 9/10/2003 -0700, you wrote:
a question of handoff/handshake speeds...
what if you had two APs separated by a mile of road... The two APs have yagi antennas pointed at each other, They have a clear line of sight, they are running on different channels. No encryption. No negative radio interference.
A person in a car with appropriate wifi gear is listening to a streaming internet radio station at point A. He leaves point A for point B at 65 mph. As his card transitions from one AP to the next, will he experience a distracting interruption in his internet radio stream?
I am hoping that most wifi cards have a mode where they will automatically connect to the AP with the strongest signal. I just wonder how fast a handoff can be made.
All thoughts on the issue are welcome :-)
thanks Chris White
