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9.2

WDS wireless with Linksys WRT54g, and WRT54GL, both running Tomato firmware

Asked by kicktech in Wireless Technologies, Wireless Networking, Wireless Network Access Points

Tags: Wireless, WDS, Mesh, WRT54g, Tomato

Ok i Just got a WDS (wireless distribution system) working.  However I am a little confused on how the client decides to connect to which Wireless Access Point.  Here is the setup.

Cable Modem ====> Cisco 831 Router ====> Linksys WRT54GL(running tomato firmware) Connected via Wireless ====> Linksys WRT54G(running tomato firmware)

So a main cisco 831 connected Via Ethernet connection to the first wireless AP using WDS we will call it "AP-A".  Then I have the Second wireless AP connected Via wireless that is about 100 feet away from the first, we will call it "AP-B"

The problem I have is when I am sitting on my laptop next to AP-A (before i connect to the Wireless Network, that has the same SSID) the signal strength is full bars.  So I connect.  Right after I connect I have one to two bars of signal.  I monitored the bandwidth on both wireless AP's and determined that My laptop had connected to AP-B that was about 100 Feet away and then is passing the traffic over the WDS to AP-A, then AP-A is sending the info back to AP-B and then wirelessly sending back the info to my laptop.

Ok if that was not confusing enough.  I am getting very very poor connection because I am connecting to the far AP-B.  Does anyone have any idea on the best practice to get the clients that are closest to the AP to take the better signal, and then switch to the higher signal if they move around?

I have the laptop that is connecting to AP-B and two iPhones that attach to AP-B.  I have a iMac that attaches to AP-A.

I have cleared out the wireless profiles and re-added them to the config of the Vista Laptop, and the iPhones but still the same thing, they attach to AP-B.

I am off to bed but I will respond to questions bright and early tomorrow.  Thanks for your help.
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Zones: Wireless Technologies, Wireless Networking, Wireless Network Access Points
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