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How to tell two WLANs with same SSID apart?

Supermercado

Supermercado

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Hi all,

I've got what I hope is just a quick question about my network setup. For background, I have cable internet service that comes in to my modem and then into my router (WRT54GL running DD-WRT). This router functions as a wireless access point and also distributes the internet connectivity to 2 8-port gigabit switches (the switches are daisy-chained to keep gigabit speeds between them without having to go back through the 100Mbps router). These switches are connected to the cat 6 runs that are in the various rooms of my house. This all happens in my patch panel in the closet of my home office. I've got a second router (D-Link DGL-4300) plugged into one of the ports in a room on the opposite side of the house from my office. The DGL-4300 is connected via the LAN port rather than the WAN port and DHCP is disabled, so it's working just as an access point (and also 3 additional gigabit ports in that room since the DGL-4300 has a gigabit switch). The wireless setup is identical to the WRT54GL as far as SSID, WPA2, the only difference is the channel used.

My question is in regards to figuring out (mostly for my own curiosity, everything works just fine, so there's not an actual problem to solve) which wireless I've connected to on my Win 7 Home Premium laptop, for instance. The network options just tell me what SSID and encryption are in use but I don't see anything about channel. Is there an advanced property or something that I'm missing that I can look at to see this?

Thanks for any help!
 
Ah, so easy, it seems. I will try that out and see what it says. Thank you!

I guess as a follow-up question, because I have two access points with the same settings, should I be able to seamlessly transition between the two as I move around the house, to whichever one has the stronger signal at the time? With the commands you mentioned, I can of course see what's going on but my understanding is that's how it should work?
 
Based on my experience from a extended stay hotel I lived at for a while when I was on a job, yes. They had ap's setup throughout the hotel, and my phone/laptop would jump as needed.
 
Good deal, that behavior is what I've read about so I decided to make use of an old router and provide an access point closer to the guest bedrooms. It also happens to be physically closer to where my laptop is most of the time so I thought maybe I'd be slightly better off in that regard as well. My laptop's out for repair right now but I'll definitely be trying it out using those commands as soon as I get it back.

Thanks again for your help.
 
And here I was thinking about Tigers and Gamecocks getting along for the betterment of our wireless computing needs LOL! 😛
 
Supermercado said:
And here I was thinking about Tigers and Gamecocks getting along for the betterment of our wireless computing needs LOL! 😛
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I'll be honest, I changed my avatar just for this thread 😀. I am a Gamecock fan though, born and raised in SC.
 
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