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Re: Multiple Wireless AP working together?




Richard Malcolm-Smith wrote:

> > Actually I meant if both cover the middle ground adequately, and
you
> > have the same SSID, channel etc, you could end up with a bit of a
clash
> > at the point where the signal strengths are similar...?
>
> It will associate with one or the other and be fine, it will usually
> hang on to
> one ap till the signal from it gets too bad, then re-associate with
> the better
> one. There is no controlled handoff like there is on mobile phone
> systems where
> the second one will see the device and arrange it to move. There will
be
> interuption to connectivity while the mobile PC changes accesspoints,
> but as
> long as they are connected to the same ethernet segment then windows
> seems to be
> able to keep tcp sessions open across APs


Yup, but as you say elsewhere - different channels!

Jim



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