[CUBE] Airport networking help

[Matthew Lehrian]

Hi Hal (also my father's name),

I don't believe that the regular AirPort base stations supported 
Wireless bridging.  I believe that "wired bridging" was possible.  I 
never played with it myself, so I can't really speak on the subject.  
Rumor has it that some people have had problems seeing "across" the 
base stations.  So Computer A connected to Base Station A might not be 
able to see Computer B connected to Base Station B.

However, I am using wireless bridging (WDS - Wireless Distribution 
System) w/ two AirPort Extreme base stations.  While it does require a 
bit of configuration, it's pretty straightforward and following the 
documentation is the way to go.  One thing I learned that wasn't clear 
in the docs - for the "slave" base stations - disable the DHCP server.  
Only the primary base stations should dole out IP addresses via DHCP.  
A couple things to remember - make sure the network name, channel & WEP 
password (if you're using WEP) are the some for each base station.  The 
latest AirPort software (v5.1) makes WDS configuration much easier.  I 
can tell you that this configuration does not suffer the problem of not 
being able to see "across" the base stations.

If you're going the AirPort Extreme route and have more specific 
questions, feel free to email me.

Good luck!
Matt


On Sunday, July 20, 2003, at 06:37 PM, Hal wrote:

> I have a question that involves using my Cube, so I thought I'd pose 
> it to the group. I have cable modem service and have the cable modem 
> connected to an Airport Base Station (graphite) that serves part of my 
> house pretty well. I don't get coverage from the base in some parts of 
> the house and want to extend the network.
>
> Has anyone figured out how to bridge base stations, or use multiple 
> base stations to act as repeaters? I haven't been able to find any 
> good resources on this on the web. I'm currently using a G4 Cube, a 
> Pismo, a 400mHz iMac and  TiBook off the base station. The TiBook 
> seems the most restricted in terms of range, but even the Pismo drops 
> the signal in parts of the house or outside on the deck.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> -Hal
>
>
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