WDS AP does not work with NStreme?

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Hello:

I have been playing with SR9 cards recently and discovered that WDS AP to WDS AP does NOT WORK with NStreme enabled (it works great when WDS is not enabled)? Is this a bug or a know problem? WDS AP to WDS Station works fine with NStreme enabled.

This problem occurs regarldless of whether the cards are SR9s (5213). I have found the same problem when using regular 2.4GHz cards (5413).

Thanks in advance,
Ken

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Ken,
Nstreme requires AP<->station-wds, here is information from wireless documentation,

WDS for Nstreme protocol requires using station-wds mode on one of the peers. Configurations with WDS between AP modes (bridge and ap-bridge) will not work.

And WDS cannot be used in Dual-Nstreme links.

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In case of a p2p nstreme2 setup, using dual radios per AP, how do you create a bridge, since you can not use WDS?

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Nstreme2 already bridges all MACs correctly without the need for WDS. It’s built into Nstreme2. You don’t need WDS for it because it doesn’t apply…Nstreme2 is a very different beast from regular Nstreme.

– Nathan