multiple access points

At our office, we have 2 linksys routers acting as access points to our
network. The problem is they have different ssid's, and XP always seems to
want to connect to the wireless that is higher on the "preffered" networks,
regardless of signal strength.

So if you work downstairs mainly, and go upstairs, it will still stay
connected to downstairs. Even if you change it, it will eventually connect
to the downstairs....unless I change the order of preffered networks under
XP...

Is there a way to have Windows connect to the strongest signal? Should I
have the same ssid? If so, how would I set that up?

Thanks

sounds to me like there is only need for one linksys router, if you are
connecting to the downstairs router while upstairs and can send and
recv packets then why not just use the downstairs router.

If you must use 2 then you can access the linksys console by typing in
192.168.0.1 in your browser, the default user is admin and the pass is
blank. there u can change the ssid and turn off dhcp, you should only
have one of them acting as a dhcp server.


paranoid wrote:
> At our office, we have 2 linksys routers acting as access points to our
> network. The problem is they have different ssid's, and XP always seems to
> want to connect to the wireless that is higher on the "preffered" networks,
> regardless of signal strength.
>
> So if you work downstairs mainly, and go upstairs, it will still stay
> connected to downstairs. Even if you change it, it will eventually connect
> to the downstairs....unless I change the order of preffered networks under
> XP...
>
> Is there a way to have Windows connect to the strongest signal? Should I
> have the same ssid? If so, how would I set that up?
>
> Thanks

paranoid wrote:
> At our office, we have 2 linksys routers acting as access points to our
> network. The problem is they have different ssid's, and XP always seems to
> want to connect to the wireless that is higher on the "preffered" networks,
> regardless of signal strength.
>
> So if you work downstairs mainly, and go upstairs, it will still stay
> connected to downstairs. Even if you change it, it will eventually connect
> to the downstairs....unless I change the order of preffered networks under
> XP...
>
> Is there a way to have Windows connect to the strongest signal? Should I
> have the same ssid? If so, how would I set that up?

It should connect to the strongest signal - id try setting the same
ssid on both

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:00:21 -0500, "paranoid"
<seanNO@SPAMunhookedmusic.com> wrote in <TUFbh.20$7b4.9@newsfe03.lga>:

>At our office, we have 2 linksys routers acting as access points to our
>network. The problem is they have different ssid's, and XP always seems to
>want to connect to the wireless that is higher on the "preffered" networks,
>regardless of signal strength.
>
>So if you work downstairs mainly, and go upstairs, it will still stay
>connected to downstairs. Even if you change it, it will eventually connect
>to the downstairs....unless I change the order of preffered networks under
>XP...
>
>Is there a way to have Windows connect to the strongest signal? Should I
>have the same ssid?

Definitely. But have them on different non-overlapping channels.

>If so, how would I set that up?

Use the router configuration screens.

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