On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 05:02:50PM -0500, Michael Skowvron 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.
Maybe I am telling you something you already know, but it is a rare access point that supports a wireless distribution. That is, it is a rare one that relays messages from AP to AP to AP until either it reaches some wireless client, or it enters a wire distribution. Even with Agere access points costing $500 or more, you have to buy a different firmware than the usual to achieve a wireless distribution. Vendors use imprecise language to describe their access points. Purposefully or not, they make it appear that they support a wireless distribution. After a close read, though, it is usually quite clear that no inexpensive access point comes with this feature. Dave > > 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 > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- David Young OJC Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] Engineering from the Right Brain Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933 -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
