![]() ![]() It should be noted, however, that throughput in this method is inversely proportional to the number of “hops”, as all traffic uses the same channel. WDS may also be referred to as repeater mode because it appears to bridge and accept wireless clients at the same time (unlike traditional bridging). It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the need for a wired backbone to link them, as is traditionally required. Plus, I love doing projects like this!įirst things first, by definition a WDS is a system that enables the interconnection of access points wirelessly. This weekend I decided to use it to set up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) in my home to fuller home wireless coverage. I’d picked up a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router on Ebay some time ago and had put it away as a spare if anything should happen with my main router. You will see on this diagram the location of the primary AP (A) and of the second AP (B) that I added as a WDS node. It’s absolutely NOT to scale and doesn’t show all areas. Here’s a rough draft of our home’s floor plan. As such the wireless signal strength at the other end of the house, is often weak. My office, where the main wireless router (Linksys WRT54G) resides, is in one end of the house and there is a brick chimney between it and the main living area and kitchen. Our home is single level with a fairly long floor plan from end-to-end. DD-WRT firmware runs on a number of wireless Linux based routers and provides capabilities far beyond factory firmware, such as VOIP, VPN and advanced traffic control. I’ve even done a couple of post about installing and upgrading a Linksys WRT54G with DD-WRT firmware. I’ve been a fan of the DD-WRT router firmware for some time. ![]()
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