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What are the differences between a repeater bridge and WDS?

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Mar 15, 202656364 views
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I've read about both repeater bridge mode and WDS in the DD-WRT documentation. It sounds like they solve the same problem, but it's not clear from the DD-WRT documentation where they differ, if at all. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Should I prefer one to the other if my routers…

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WDS is supposed to be guaranteed to work if both devices support it. The other AP must be specifically configured for WDS mode and for the hardware address of this device. The two APs synchronize their lists of clients, and each accept traffic from …

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