[clue-tech] WiFi "routers" are in.

[Dennis J Perkins]

On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 16:24 -0600, David L. Anselmi wrote:
> I went by Microcenter today and picked up two WRTU54G-TM.  They were cheap so I figured 2 might give 
> us better use at installfest.
> 
> So what's the best way to set these up?  I gave them the same SSID and different channels.
> 
> I sort of planned to plug them into the wired network via their "Internet" ports, so I gave them 
> different subnets and made them both DHCP servers.  That means it will be awkward for machines that 
> are connected to one to talk to the other (not that that's a requirement).
> 
> I read a little bit about repeater mode and such but these don't seem to have such a thing.  Should 
> I have gotten something else?  Should I set it up differently?
> 
> I guess it will mostly work in any case.
> 
> Dave
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Will there be problems if you give them the same SSID?  

I flashed my two routers with Tomato.  It works great.  Mine are running
in some sort of bridged mode, so I do use the same id.  It lets me
connect two wired networks into one network.  There is a performance
penalty but since the other wired portion is just printers, it's not a
concern for me.  In your case, I'm not sure that a repeater will help,
since everyone  is in the same room.  Two independent subnets seems more
efficient.