Thanks,

I know that giving them the same SSID is correct as it is very similar
to Domain naming. If you call an SSID a Domain Name, for this example,
you would have to log on to two completely different networks everytime
you moved from upstairs to downstairs.

No, the SSID can be the same, for ease of use, as long as the signal
does not have the same channel, as they can fight over who rules the
space.

I know this as it has been tried and tested and confirmed at my current
place of work. This was not the issue, so for anyone who wishes to
argue with this idea, I suggest you try it yourselves.

The question was can I turn a Wireless Router into just a Wireless
Access Point, by turning off DHCP, changing round a couple of IP
Addresses, and do it all wirelessly... or does it need to be physically
connected to a backbone, or similar idea, to connect with the Network.

If the answer is no, then fair enough... it's just I am going to be
recieving an Orange Livebox anyway, and thought using my existing
router as a booster might be more beneficial than leaving one or the
other piece of equipment dormant in the corner of the room...

Has anyone used the Orange Livebox? How does it compare to a standard
Wireless Router, such as my Netgear?


jrhick@gmail.com wrote:
> 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