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From: eug k
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 07:40
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 07:40
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking Gregory Toomey <nospam@bigpond.com> wrote: > eug k wrote: > >> hm, are you sure? how would it get around the inherent speed-halving >> of the store-and-forward method? >> > > TCP/IP is a sliding window protocol. You keep on sending packets af full > speed, and the receiver sends ACK (acknowledgemets) back. There can be > quite a delay betweend sending a packet and sending the acknowledgment, and > many packets in the "pipeline". yes, but APs only have one radio, so they can only transmit on one channel at once. So in repeater mode, it receives it, stores it, and retransmits it Just found a site that explains it well: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wireless/airo_350/350brdgs/brscg/br350ch1.htm (or) http://tinyurl.com/35e9s check figure 1-4, Repeater Bridge. What I wanted was confirmation that it works with the linksys in particular. Looks like it probably will! :) Hooking up two APs back to back will solve the bandwidth issue, but that'll double the costs. thanks --
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From: eug k <wired_au@change-this-to-ho.tmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 802.11g repeater repeating a repeater
Date: 13 Jun 2004 07:40:38 GMT
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