The AP needs to support it. Ubnt and MT call it WDS repeater. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jun 1, 2015 4:53 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account)" < [email protected]> wrote:
> I guess you could call the functionality I'm looking for more of the > "Repeater" or "Mesh" operation, but with NAT in the middle..... > > I.E. today you can, add a virtual AP to a Mikrotik device, so it looks > like two devices. I'm looking for the functionality where you can add > both a 'wireless AP' and 'client bridge' to the same device. Yes, I know > all about the whole 'speed getting slower with WDS/mess issue, etc.), but > in this case it doesn't really matter since the traffic is going to be next > to nothing. > > It seems that most hardware and/or drivers will only permit you to be in > "AP" or "Client" mode. Like I said, I swear I've seen a device which > actually works in both at the same time with the same radio - either that > or some small device which has two radios in it. > > Otherwise, I'll just go the separate AP and client bridge route. > > -forrest > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ether1/poe in pulls DHCP and gets your Internet >> >> bridge1 (ether2/wlan0) is 172.16.0.1/24 and gets NATed >> >> What are you missing? >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Maybe. I'm actually probably going to buy one of those and the mAP >>> just to play with. I have some ideas. >>> >>> I swear I've seen something which was designed to connect to a hotspot, >>> then NAT the hotspot connection and deliver it through both AP and wired >>> modes. You know, so you could connect your wired and wireless devices on >>> what appears to be a single connection. I probably need 2 (usable) or 3 >>> (great) Ethernet ports. >>> >>> -forrest >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Josh Luthman < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Can you use this and a POE switch? http://routerboard.com/RBmAP2n >>>> >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Question for those of you who deal with WiFi devices a lot more than I >>>>> do: >>>>> >>>>> I am in the market for a small WiFi access point which I can use >>>>> primarily to connect a small Ethernet network to wireless devices >>>>> (tablets, >>>>> phones). This is a trade show application - aka 2-3 Ethernet demo devices >>>>> attached via WiFi. I'm looking for small, light, and although battery >>>>> would be nice occasionally, "wall power" is a must, even if it is just >>>>> leave it plugged into the charger while operating. I'm going to be flying >>>>> with this device so I don't want something large and clunky. >>>>> >>>>> Bonus for a device which will also act as a wifi client/nat router at >>>>> the same time.... aka act as a "WISP client" AND at the same time act as >>>>> an AP. Not sure if this exists or is even possible with current >>>>> hardware..... If not, if there's a teensy wisp client out there with >>>>> ethernet for this type of application, feel free to point me there... >>>>> >>>>> My fallback position is probably a RB951, although the new hAP light >>>>> product is intriguing (not sure if it is even shipping yet). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >>>>> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >>>>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com >>>>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >>>>> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >>> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com >>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >>> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > >
