That makes sense. Sometimes wiring can really suck or is impossible. If you dont need all that bandwidth, WDS may be the ticket.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Dennis Burgess <dmburg...@linktechs.net> wrote: > Every hop on WDS aps cuts the bw in 1/2.. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer > Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services > Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net > LIVE On-Line Mikrotik Training - Author of "Learn RouterOS" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of RickG > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:53 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Hotel > > How about saving all the effort of hardwiring and use WDS and not > hardwire - any drawbacks? > (I've never used WDS and looking for an excuse :) > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Jerry Richardson > <jrichard...@aircloud.com> wrote: >> WDS is for repeating an AP's clients through another AP. >> >> Since you are hardwiring each AP (best), there is no need for WDS. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of RickG >> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 6:38 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Hotel >> >> Why not WDS? >> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jerry Richardson >> <jrichard...@aircloud.com> wrote: >>> same ssid = yes >>> same channel = no. use 1, 6, 11 >>> wds = no >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Mar 3, 2010, at 2:30 PM, "Steve Barnes" <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a hotel that it takes 3 AP to cover well. I am going to use >>>> 3 MT411 all wired back to a RB450 router for hotspot. I plan to set >>>> all the 411 to bridged and all the same channel and SSID. Is this >>>> the best way. Is there any reason to do WDS? >>>> >>>> Steve Barnes >>>> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> --- >>>> --- >>>> --- >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> --- >>>> --- >>>> --- >>>> --- >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
