Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:47 Post subject: WDS versus AP-bridge mode : what is best for this situation?
I have 3 routers : A,B and C
A has access to the internet
A and B are within eachothers range . B has no access to the internet
B and C are within each others range. B and C have no access to the internet
I want for A and B and C : to be able to connect wireless devices
a device connected to B must get access to the internet via A
a device connected to C must get access to the internet via B and further to A
question is
In order to get this configuration to work and what is the best way to get this working. I am thinking of
= AP- bridging
= or WDS
What is the most stable and easiest way ?.
What solution has the best performance ?
any suggestions and items to pay attention to within the configuration ?
I have no problem having different SSID for each of the routers ( bridging) versus having the same if you use WDS
further : can you help me and give an indication where the required ( virtual) setups are described for the 2 items A,B and C then
Set router A in the typical default setup.
Follow the wiki for routers B and C.
When you get to step 6 of the wiki:
Router B Physical Interface SSID = same settings you have on Router A.
Router B Virtual Interface SSID = unique1
Router C Physical Interface SSID = unique1
Router B Virtual Interface SSID = unique2
The SSID's can be whatever you want so long as unique1, unique2, and the SSID of router A are all different.
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i have stopped trying to get the ap suggestion to work
without security (wep) it works but after including this sequrity all the ssd's are gone . after i reboot all i cannot connect : the connection keeps saing trying to connect and sometimes getting ip nbr
even after powering donw router this keeps on being so
I don't get it working
now the alternatives WDS : simple and fast : however i get onlu 1 mb link speed and on ping very long respons times :
can any body help why the connections are slow or how to get the full speed
I selected wds-ap : wireless option
waht is the meaning of the subchannel using this option btw
i use 2 pt-link wr1043nd routers rated at 300\mb wireless speed
