Comments on: Ok, so here is a question: Wifi and Bridging http://www.xxeo.com/archives/2005/02/22/ok-so-here-is-a-question-wifi-and-bridging.html 20 minutes into the future... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:17:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jason Luther http://www.xxeo.com/archives/2005/02/22/ok-so-here-is-a-question-wifi-and-bridging.html#comment-305 Jason Luther Fri, 25 Feb 2005 06:22:12 +0000 http://www.xxeo.com/archives/2005/02/22/ok-so-here-is-a-question-wifi-and-bridging.html#comment-305 <p>WDS is the 4-address frame I was talking about. :) WDS = Wireless Distribution System. </p> <p>Some other APs support "AP Client Mode" (that's one of the names) where the repeating AP will associate to the wired AP on behalf of each client that's associated to it. This gets around the problem of APs that don't support WDS. </p> WDS is the 4-address frame I was talking about. :) WDS = Wireless Distribution System.

Some other APs support “AP Client Mode” (that’s one of the names) where the repeating AP will associate to the wired AP on behalf of each client that’s associated to it. This gets around the problem of APs that don’t support WDS.

]]> By: dru http://www.xxeo.com/archives/2005/02/22/ok-so-here-is-a-question-wifi-and-bridging.html#comment-282 dru Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:02:31 +0000 http://www.xxeo.com/archives/2005/02/22/ok-so-here-is-a-question-wifi-and-bridging.html#comment-282 <p>I think I've found another solution. </p> <p>The Linksys supports something called WDS. Apparently a few others support it as well. The interesting thing is that you have to setup the network manually. (ie. you have to point your AP's at each other by their MAC address).</p> <p>Interesting.</p> I think I’ve found another solution.

The Linksys supports something called WDS. Apparently a few others support it as well. The interesting thing is that you have to setup the network manually. (ie. you have to point your AP’s at each other by their MAC address).

Interesting.

]]> By: Jason Luther http://www.xxeo.com/archives/2005/02/22/ok-so-here-is-a-question-wifi-and-bridging.html#comment-279 Jason Luther Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:05:52 +0000 http://www.xxeo.com/archives/2005/02/22/ok-so-here-is-a-question-wifi-and-bridging.html#comment-279 <p>The 802.11 protocol has a 4-address frame format so that it can support bridging (source, destination, transmitter, receiver). The trick is that there's no standard for how one AP knows which other AP to send the packet to in order to reach the final destination. There are a bunch of companies that make mesh networking solutions, and there is an effort underway in the IEEE to standardize mesh networking. </p> <p>For a small network, you can just buy something like the D-Link DWL-G800AP "Range Extender" that does pretty much exactly what you describe. </p> The 802.11 protocol has a 4-address frame format so that it can support bridging (source, destination, transmitter, receiver). The trick is that there’s no standard for how one AP knows which other AP to send the packet to in order to reach the final destination. There are a bunch of companies that make mesh networking solutions, and there is an effort underway in the IEEE to standardize mesh networking.

For a small network, you can just buy something like the D-Link DWL-G800AP “Range Extender” that does pretty much exactly what you describe.

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