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Suggestion on Wireless network configuration

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I have server 2003 ent edition.  Right now I have around four 3com 8760 dual radio 11a/b/g wireless nodes, which does the job of connecting wireless laptops in our domain to the network.  The simple configuration right now is as follows:
-Each wireless node is installed at different locations of the bulding.
-Each wireless node is on a different radio channel.
-Each wireless node is able to provide IP addresses (taken from DHCP server) to the wireless laptops (i.e each wirless node is independent)
-Each wireless node has WDS settings which has options, Bridge Role as AP, Bridge, Repeater, Root bridge.  All nodes are at AP (selection).
-Spanning Tree protocol setting is Disabled on all the wireless nodes (Not sure if enabling it will make any difference)
-Using WPA/PSK as the authentication method in Each wireless node.

The problem:
WHen a user switches locations (i.e from one location of a wireless node to another location of wireless node)  the re connection of the new wireless node and the laptop takes longer time???

-Should these wireless nodes be some sort of bridged?
-Should one wireless node be acting as independent node and the rest should act as repeaters?
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Hello Sorry I cannot even read your name:
Sorry please make the fonts of your comments big so that I can read them.
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Thanks for suggestion.  I appreciate your time.