[Wylug-discuss] Semi-OT - Extending the LAN

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 10 Aug 2005 11:20, gARetH baBB wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > I'm familiar with configuring routers, but I've never done bridging
> > before, and I've been advised to keep the two routers on separate
> > subnets, to avoid conflicts in any situation where signal may be
> > received by both routers.
>
> Erm, by someone who obviously doesn't understand how wifi works - you
> want both APs to have the same SSID and have the same network behind it
> (though they technically don't have to be on the same channel) - that
> way you can roam transparently between the two, your client will
> automatically associate and re-associate with the BSSID with the best
> quality signal.
>
OK - it's true that wifi is not his speciality.  This sounds a good deal 
simpler to set up.

> > Looking at the setup manual for the new router, it looks
> > straightforward, except that I'm not sure what should be done about
> > the page where you enter the WAN and DNS details.  Should they be the
> > same as the other router, even though there is no direct access to the
> > WAN?  I wouldn't have thought so, but can't see what else should be
> > there.
>
> You want to ignore the WAN bit entirely - just use the LAN bit and
> pretend the thing is really just a plain bridging AP.
>
I'll give that a try, thanks.

Anne
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