Don't daisy chain APs unless you absolutely must. What I'm suggesting you use WDS for is if the APs support WDS, and using a MT in station-wds mode (say the guest doesn't have a wireless card) and you want the guest's MAC in your tracking database rather then the MT bridge.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:58 PM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote: > That makes sense. Sometimes wiring can really suck or is impossible. > If you dont need all that bandwidth, WDS may be the ticket. > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Every hop on WDS aps cuts the bw in 1/2.. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer > > Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services > > Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net > > LIVE On-Line Mikrotik Training - Author of "Learn RouterOS" > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of RickG > > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:53 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Hotel > > > > How about saving all the effort of hardwiring and use WDS and not > > hardwire - any drawbacks? > > (I've never used WDS and looking for an excuse :) > > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Jerry Richardson > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> WDS is for repeating an AP's clients through another AP. > >> > >> Since you are hardwiring each AP (best), there is no need for WDS. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of RickG > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 6:38 PM > >> To: WISPA General List > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Hotel > >> > >> Why not WDS? > >> > >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jerry Richardson > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> same ssid = yes > >>> same channel = no. use 1, 6, 11 > >>> wds = no > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> On Mar 3, 2010, at 2:30 PM, "Steve Barnes" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I have a hotel that it takes 3 AP to cover well. 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