[juneau-lug] Re: LUG BB&B June 12
- From: "Myron Davis" <myrond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:22:27 -0800 (AKDT)
WDS = Wireless Distribution System
basically it allows APs to act as clients and AP's at the same time as
long as both AP's are on the same channel. And if configured (which most
are) it will bridge the connection allowing multiple devices to hop
between several radios before getting to its destination this allows grid
networking essentially :)
There was a slashdot article on hacking a linksys WRT54GS
http://tinyurl.com/2pbol
WDS is mentioned in the article but for some reason not stressed. I don't
think it's caught on enough as people have not realized the full potential
of it... yet.
-Myron
> I've got a spare Netgear MA111 a usb device that uses Prism 2. I have
> not made it work under linux yet though.
>
> Question, WDS = ?, Wireless Distributed Signal?
>
> Myron Davis wrote:
>
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>>>Topics?
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>>>-Jamie
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>>Here is one possibility, it might be a little overambitious as I can't do
>>it by myself, setup a WDS network.
>>
>>This would require the following from people, bring in a laptop w/ a
>> prism
>>2/2.5 or 3.0 chipset load the hostap drivers then bridge the WDS network
>>w/ the AP network.
>>
>>WDS allows AP's to talk to each other and allowing AP's to act as bridges
>>at the same time. (Thereby creating a large either routable or
>> bridgeable
>>network completely wireless)
>>
>>I think Jake already has hostap on his laptop if I remember right and if
>>he is coming that would be a great help. I got a laptop at state surplus
>>for this precise purpose to act as a WDS system, just don't know if I'll
>>have it ready by the time of the meeting.
>>
>>I have 2 long-range senaocards which are hostap compatible which I can
>>bring in addition to several short range cabletron's (if I can find
>> them!)
>>which can be used.
>>
>>IF anybody does not have a prism2/2.5/3 wireless card I can let someone
>>borrow a long-range Senao Card to experiment on until the meeting.
>>
>>Just a thought, this may be too ambitious but it is probably doable.
>>
>>-Myron
>>
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