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rasimoes
07-11-2003, 07:14 PM
Hello!

The RTS/CTS option have any effect on WDS links?

Thanks!
tony
07-11-2003, 08:10 PM
Yes, RTS settings are used for the WDS channels.

Thanks!
rasimoes
07-11-2003, 08:31 PM
It isn't necessary to enable RTS/CTS on a PtP link, right?
tony
07-11-2003, 09:08 PM
Since all the WDS links are on the same channels, enabling the RTS may help in some circumstances. In normal operation, one should keep it disabled.
rasimoes
07-12-2003, 08:35 AM
ok...

It's necessary to enable the RTS on both sides?

I know that when card is in infrastructure mode, it "get" the RTS value from the AP... But on the WDS links, both sides is in ap-mode, right?

Thanks!
tony
07-12-2003, 10:03 AM
Client cards get RTS information from the controlling AP, only if they are Lucent - Prism 2/2.5/3 cards require the settings on both the client and AP sides. WDS links should be set on both ends if you were to enable it.

Thanks!
rasimoes
07-12-2003, 10:12 AM
Thanks again!
tony
07-12-2003, 10:34 AM
Not a problem, glad to help.
shall
07-20-2003, 04:16 AM
I have another WDS question. First I will describe my scenario.
Assume an Omni directional antenna serving clients from hilltop.
Client A is a backbone link, to a relay on next hilltop. Client A routes to another relay. The question I have is regarding the Omni, if I use WDS at this location and at the Client A location will I have increased throughput for clients to the omni to the backbone link ? Currently the omni is acting as a repeater for clients to it and throughput max's out at about 550Kbps. Unfortunately due to other reasons I cannot use a dedicated link to client A (all channels in use and other links from same location).

Thanks in advance
Stephen Hall
lonnie
07-20-2003, 09:38 AM
I don't think it will increase throughput. I would suspect other issues for the low throughput.

The use of WDS will formalize the links and allow you to have a client interaction via normal AP-Client association and a defined AP-AP connectivity. The AP units are bridged and do not require the ESSID to even associate - all they use is the MAC address of the other end, and of course they have to be on the same channel. This allows the omni at the first hilltop to seem to extend magically to the Client A system.

Call it a simple mesh without the fancy routing.