[MLB-WIRELESS] Channel management

[David Arnold]

-->"Simon" == Simon Butcher <pickle at alien.net.au> writes:

  >> untrue, wireless cards can automatically switch between channels
  >> without much hassle at all

  Simon> Wireless cards can, yes, with operator intervention. I'm
  Simon> unaware of any wireless cards which can switch automatically,
  Simon> and if they exist they're probably going to be running some
  Simon> proprietary software IMHO.

if i have a wired network with a bunch of APs on it, spread across an
office, i thought the recommended configuration was to use a bunch of
channels and to overlap the coverage areas to ensure smooth handover
between the APs as you move about?

the proprietary software involved is the protocol used between the APs
to do the handover.  there is an open protocol currently under
standardisation within the IEEE to address this lack ...





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