Setting up WiFi extenders... is it possible to daisy-chain them?

Posted by Bigbio2002 on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Bigbio2002
Published on 2012-12-12T20:35:53Z Indexed on 2012/12/13 17:05 UTC
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At a location with limited cabling, I've had to set up WiFi signal extenders to cover the whole area. Here is a crude diagram...

Internet - WiFi/Gateway - Extender 1 - Extender 2
                |                          |
          PC (ethernet)               WiFi device

I was able to successfully daisy-chain three together, and I can access the internet from WiFi devices connected to the farthest extender. Is this a supported configuration? If not, what kind of issues can arise from it? The reason why I ask is that the PC keeps reporting IP address conflicts, and I'm wondering if that's caused because of the way this is configured.

Additionally, I noticed that the extenders named their own SSID similar to the one they are connected to, but with a suffix. Would there be any issue in naming them all with the same SSID, to enable seamless roaming as you would with multiple standalone APs?

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