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On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 09:05:02AM +0100, Ralf wrote: |
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> On 11/12/2015 01:08 AM, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: |
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> > I do not run any APs, but I manage plenty of laptops with 5GHz Intel |
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> > chipsets, and never had a problem. Is there any reason you are not |
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> > using a dedicated AP instead of a wireless card in AP mode? |
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> I also thought so, but according to a friend of mine, running a card in |
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> AP or monitor mode is quite different as running a card as client. |
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> Especially if you want to have a dual stack ability. |
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That makes sense. In my apartment I have a dedicated Netgear router and a |
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dedicated TP-LINK AP. The AP was around $20, and has fantastic range. |
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Having a dedicated AP sounds way easier to me than trying to do a |
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dual-stack thing. |
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Now that I think a bit more about it, having a wireless AP and a |
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wireless client on the same chip doesn't sound good, since one MAC |
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address would be doing two functions. That said, I am not even close to |
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a networking guru; I hope someone else can chime in. |
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Alec |
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