Jeff Vannest wrote:
We tried that and still couldn't get it to work. It totally baffled us because running as a normal access point, it should properly repeat packets to allow any two wireless clients to communicate. Because we couldn't get A-C communication even in AP mode we were quite convinced that Linksys had introduced the bug at some point.I've tried it and had the same result as you. But I was able to get it to work with 3 SMC 2655W access points. The old ones with diversity, not the new single antenna ones. I wrote it off as yet another Linksys firmware bug.
Okay, then one other question. What about the WAP11 in Access point mode? Same scenario as before: A --------- B | | | C Where B is the access point and A and C are access point clients. Has this proven reliable?
Linksys has since released new firmware for the v2.2 AP that we were using, but we have not re-tested the configuration.
We settled on the following configuration which seems to work perfectly:
A (WAP-11 AP)
| ethernet
AA (WET-11) client to ---> B (WAP-11 AP)
| ethernet
BB (WET-11) client to ---> C (WAP-11 AP)
This worked well in our setup because everyone ended up wanting wireless in their house anyway. We used all 3 channels and ended up with a fairly reliable setup. The Linksys APs still 'wig' out every once in a while and need to be rebooted, though. The WET-11 was initially somewhat unstable, but they are running much better on the latest firmware.
I have to say this about Linksys. I love the feaures that they offer in their (wireless) product line, but the software stability really drives me nuts.
Michael
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