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Old 12-30-2006, 02:45 PM
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Default Re: Using Wireless Router as Wireless Access Point Only


Mark McIntyre wrote:
> On 29 Dec 2006 10:36:49 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , "Karlos"
> <buonacorsi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Surely they wouldn't connect if they didn't have the same SSID... they
> >wouldn't be able to find each other.

>
> If the two routers are connected via RJ45, they're not connecting via
> wireless.
> In this scenario, you would need different SSIDs, to avoid your client
> getting confused when you roamed from one router to the other.


This is totally wrong... If you want to have a wired distribution
system, with the fastest switch over between AP's, give hem the smae
SSID. Just make sure you have a single DHCP server so you don't have
to reassign IP addresses. I.E. make the wireless cloud its own IP
subnet and the wired lan another subnet.
>

<Lots of other stuff deleted>

> Mark McIntyre



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