wds mode in a mesh scenario

RouterOS Wireless Networking
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Hi there!

Sorry for posting here i don’t know if i have to post in FORWARDING PROTOCOLS sections…[probably yes].

I know that best mesh configuracion is using HWMP+ protocol of mikrotik. But thinking about config a MESH network with WDS + RSTP [or STP if there are other SO that don’t support the rapid version…].

My question is one, and it was generated for reading two documents [http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Mesh_wds and http://mum.mikrotik.com/presentations/BR08/Brasil_Mesh_Maia.pdf] that seems to be [only for me for sure] a little bit in contradiction.

The correct configuracion of wds-mode for wireless is:

/interface wireless set wlan1 wds-mode=dynamic

OR

/interface wireless set wlan1 wds-mode=dynamic-mesh

Thank you in advance,

Best Regards.

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Both are correct but used in different scenarios.

/interface wireless set wlan1 wds-mode=dynamic

is used to add a dynamic wds interface to a bridge.

/interface wireless set wlan1 wds-mode=dynamic-mesh

is used to add a dynamic wds interface to a mesh without having to create a bridge interface.