i just got 2 wrt54gl routers for my brother to network his house. i flashed the routers w/ dd-wrt v23 sp1. i myself have a wrt54g (v1.1), but i only have experience w/ it as a single AP.
my idea of the network network topography:
basement: router 1
-internet connection (cable, i don't know what speed)
-wired PC's
-wireless clients (laptop, pda)
upper floors (1st & 2nd floors): router 2
-xbox (wired)
-wireless clients (laptop)
-occaisional wired clients
i did some reading last night and here's what i understand, correct me if i'm wrong.
WDS: (set up each AP, use same wireless settings on each, enable WDS pointing to each other's MAC)
-easy to set up
throughout is greatly diminished. is the following correct?
-i will experience 1/2 throughput connecting via wire to the upstairs router? (throughput halved b/t basement and upstairs routers)
-i will experience 1/2 of 1/2 (ie. 1/4 throughput) when i connect wirelessly w/ the upstairs router?
-normal speeds wired and wirelessly connecting w/ the basement router?
also, under WDS since both routers transmit the same SSID, how do i know which router i am connected to wirelessly?
wireless client bridge (router 1 AP, router 2 client bridge)
-is it correct that no wireless clients are supported at all? thus i'd have to buy another AP or put a router in AP (via wire) to allow wireless clients?
-greater throughput upstairs compared to WDS (w/ signal loss coming through basement)
wired (set both as AP, turn off dhcp/routing on router 2)
-best speeds: wired speeds for all wired clients; no signal loss coming from basement
-have to run wire from the basement router to the upstairs router
wireless bridge is out of the questions since i'd like wireless clients on both ends and that would require buying more AP's. i like WDS b/c it looks easy to set up, but there is a great loss of throughput. i don't know the speed of the cable broadband connection, but would the decreased throughput be noticeable while web surfing or downloading? would it greatly impact file/ftp transfers (between computers, xbox, etc) and streaming (via XBMC) between the basement and upstairs?
thanks.
my idea of the network network topography:
basement: router 1
-internet connection (cable, i don't know what speed)
-wired PC's
-wireless clients (laptop, pda)
upper floors (1st & 2nd floors): router 2
-xbox (wired)
-wireless clients (laptop)
-occaisional wired clients
i did some reading last night and here's what i understand, correct me if i'm wrong.
WDS: (set up each AP, use same wireless settings on each, enable WDS pointing to each other's MAC)
-easy to set up
throughout is greatly diminished. is the following correct?
-i will experience 1/2 throughput connecting via wire to the upstairs router? (throughput halved b/t basement and upstairs routers)
-i will experience 1/2 of 1/2 (ie. 1/4 throughput) when i connect wirelessly w/ the upstairs router?
-normal speeds wired and wirelessly connecting w/ the basement router?
also, under WDS since both routers transmit the same SSID, how do i know which router i am connected to wirelessly?
wireless client bridge (router 1 AP, router 2 client bridge)
-is it correct that no wireless clients are supported at all? thus i'd have to buy another AP or put a router in AP (via wire) to allow wireless clients?
-greater throughput upstairs compared to WDS (w/ signal loss coming through basement)
wired (set both as AP, turn off dhcp/routing on router 2)
-best speeds: wired speeds for all wired clients; no signal loss coming from basement
-have to run wire from the basement router to the upstairs router
wireless bridge is out of the questions since i'd like wireless clients on both ends and that would require buying more AP's. i like WDS b/c it looks easy to set up, but there is a great loss of throughput. i don't know the speed of the cable broadband connection, but would the decreased throughput be noticeable while web surfing or downloading? would it greatly impact file/ftp transfers (between computers, xbox, etc) and streaming (via XBMC) between the basement and upstairs?
thanks.
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