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> Multiple access points should share the same SSID. [...]. If you use separate SSIDs [...] it will often lead to laptop users remaining marginally connected to
by ufo 8y ago
> Multiple access points should share the same SSID. [...]. If you use separate SSIDs [...] it will often lead to laptop users remaining marginally connected to an AP they’re barely within range of.
I constantly run into this issue in my home network. Is solving it really just a matter of reconfiguring the routers to share she same SSID or is there more to it?
- eli 8y agoIt’ll probably help. In practice it’s always still a little wonky. I think it’s on the OS to determine if to when there’s a closer AP to switch to
- sulam 8y agoIt really is that easy in my experience. I had five APs at the last house and Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows all were able to hunt automatically as long as I had the same SSID. When I tried to get cute stuff got a lot less usable.
- azernik 8y agoOne more thing is required - the different APs must all be on the same layer 2 network. 802.11 (WiFi) clients, by design, assume that all APs broadcasting the same SSID provide access to the same 802 (Ethernet & friends) network, and so assume their DHCP leases and TCP connections etc. will carry over. If you break that assumption then roaming will cause issues.