Re: Extending Range with WDS / extender

"bigcatxx" <bigcatxx.2uxy8z@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in message
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>
> Hi all,
>
> My current config consist of four 3COM 3CRW554G72T (A-D below), and A
> is the base router. They connect to each other by 3Com WDS now, as
> cabling is not feasible for us.
>
> A <---> B <---> C <---> D <<->> X <<->> Y
> _____________________________^_______^
> _____________________________| _______|
> _____________________________V_______ V
> _____________________________W <<->> Z
>
> My office will be extended to a new zone beyond the AP D. By the size
> of current coverage, I estimate four new AP are required (W-Z). Anyone
> has experience with such large WDS configuration? Will it have any
> limitation / trouble for these long chains?
>
> In other ways, I have also try to look for alternate methods. A
> promising one is the wireless repeater/extender from Linksys(WRE54G) or
> Belkin(F5D7132). But someone told me that only one could be used per
> wlan, so I won't be able to setup the config by extender.
>
> Any comments on the repeaters / range extenders? or any other
> suggestion for my situtation? Thanks
>
> Patrick
>

Repeating/WDS cuts your pipe in half and is nasty.

Run your WAP's as additional WAP's, not as "repeaters".

If you can't run cable, get the data to the WAP's by any other means
possible. Put a wireless-ethernet adapter in front of them, run it through
the powerlines with ethernet-powerline adapters, whatever it takes...