"Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> All have different SSID's
>
> Why?
>
> If all your devices (laptops, pcs, etc) are connecting to the same subnet
> then it's often best to use a single DHCP server. If they're all on the
> same network then you HAVE TO do this. If they're on different subnets
> (and there are plenty of good reasons for/against this) then you'd want to
> look into DHCP forwarding. The wifi devices are configured as routers.
> Each expecting to have it's own subnet behind it. As in, the main network
> is 192.168.5.0 and the wifi networks are on, say 192.168.12, .54, .120 and
> .188. They could be on any numbering, nor does it matter their sequence.
> You'd then configure them to DHCP forward any requests to a central DHCP
> server on the main 192.168.5.0 network. On that DHCP server you'd setup
> ranges for them (.12, .54, .120, .188 or whatever). This way you get a
> central place to administer all DHCP settings.
>
> Alternatively you could configure the wifi units as access points. Here
> they act as passive connectors, any hosts connecting to them are granted
> DHCP from whatever DHCP server is active on the wired network. The main
> network tracks which device is on which wifi access point based on ARP
> tables (stuff you normally never see).
>
> There are a number of different scenarios that might be applicable here.
> You'd have to better describe what your network and users need before
> deciding what sort of scheme is appropriate. This ends up being more of a
> generic networking question than wireless.
>
> -Bill Kearney

They are all on the same subnet
192.168.0.xx
They all connect to the same network
"mynetwork"
Each wireless router is acting as access points - since they are each
connected via LAN cabling from the ADSL modem / router into on of their LAN
sockets ( not WAN ).
So, I am sure I read it correctly that I must turn off the dhcp on each of
the access points and turn it on ONLY on the ADSL modem/router.
Users connecting to each access point will be able to get an IP address via
this 'central' DHCP server .
Many thanks for help from both posters.
-keevill-



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