Re: [Madwifi-users] mesh + AP ???

[Michael R. <mre...@ma...>]

Hi.

> I would suggest you use one or more AP VAPs and one or more WDS VAPs.
> The redundant WDS VAP links form a mesh topology and then you typically
> either add your own routing protocols or bridge them and enable STP to
> transform the mesh into a proper tree without routing loops.

Disadvantage: all nodes will be in the same collision domain. Broadcasts
(such as ARP requests) will get passed through the whole net, which might
become a problem, depending on the setup and the size of the network.

Bye, Mike