Comments on: Feature Article: Extending your wireless network's coverage

By: simonmackay

simonmackay — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:14:00 +0000

Hi,
The extended service set wouldn’t work well across multiple subnets (logical networks with their own IP addressing scheme). It is intended to work on “Layer 2” which is the Ethernet layer rather than “Layer 3” which is the IP layer that the routers work on. This may cause problems with roaming or session synchronisation as a user moves between the router and the access point and you would also have to set up static port maps to achieve this.
With regards,
Simon Mackay

By: Murlo

Murlo — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:48:45 +0000

Thanx for this helpful article!

Just one additional question: Is it possible to setup an “extended service set” having the router and the additional accespoint(s) in different (but routeable) networksegments, e.g.: router in network 10.15.4/24, the accesspoint in a 192.168.1/24 network?

By: simonmackay

simonmackay — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:55:04 +0000

You may have come across HomePNA WiFi routers, most likely equipment meant to be provided by your telco or ADSL Internet provider. As I mentioned before in this article, you can repurpose this equipment as an access point as long as you disable DHCP, Dynamic DNS and UPnP IGD functionality as well as setting the IP address to one that is in your network’s subnet. Also, you connect your network to a LAN socket like the HomePNA connection or Ethernet LAN sockets.

Simon Mackay (author of the blog)

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