Two wireless access points??

Can you have two wireless access points in one network. At one end of my
house the signal is too weak. If I ran a cable to the far end and then put
another access point on it would that work?

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:22:07 +0100, "Kimball K Kinnison"
<nospam@(nospam)yahoo.com> wrote:

>Can you have two wireless access points in one network. At one end of my
>house the signal is too weak. If I ran a cable to the far end and then put
>another access point on it would that work?

yes. Give the same SSID and you should be able to roam between them.
Pick non-overlapping channels like 6 and 11 or 1 and 6

you should also consider the AP position and antenna orientation, as
you should be able to cover a house from one AP with ease unless you
live in a stately home or something with lead walls.

Phil

With some AP like the Belkin I have they can be configured to work together as a bridge.
From the web admin page "Wireless Bridging or Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is used to connect Wireless Routers and Access points together to extend a network. "

Agree with Phil though that you can probably move the AP to a different location and achieve much improved range. Raise the AP to the highest point possible and remember that it is line-of-sight for the radio from AP to the clients. Sometimes moving the AP a short distance can avoid mettalic objects that are in the line-of-sight and this can improve things a lot.

I installed VNC server on the remote client (that couldn't be moved) and then watched the received signal strength from a PC near the AP using a VNC client as I moved the AP around to get the best signal.

Graham

"Phil Thompson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:22:07 +0100, "Kimball K Kinnison"
> <nospam@(nospam)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Can you have two wireless access points in one network. At one end of my
> >house the signal is too weak. If I ran a cable to the far end and then put
> >another access point on it would that work?
>
> yes. Give the same SSID and you should be able to roam between them.
> Pick non-overlapping channels like 6 and 11 or 1 and 6
>
> you should also consider the AP position and antenna orientation, as
> you should be able to cover a house from one AP with ease unless you
> live in a stately home or something with lead walls.
>
> Phil