>
> Another issue, which isn't totally clear in my mind, had to do with
> routing
> from one AP (for lack of a better word) to another, and a decrease of
> space
> in each packet for actual data. Judson was saying something about
> this, but I
> think I was away from the table at that point. Probably it had to do
> with
> bridging instead of routing, but perhaps he can share with the group
> exactly
> what he was talking about, if he has the time to post that here.
>
Sure, Joey.
The short version is this: connecting APs to Wireless bridges (which is
essentially an AP in reverse) is a bad idea for the most part. My
understanding is that 802.11 frames include data about the AP they're
talking to, and as a frame passes through several APs, each one adds
some data to the frame. After a few (like 2 or 3) bridge-AP hops, the
frames get fragmented, and your throughput drops to the 1Mb range (if
that.)
Judson
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