jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | reply to bburley
Re: Short PtP link What is your reasoning for using MPLS vs just a simple WDS bridge? Seems like a lot of extra complication for no additional gain that I'm aware of. |
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bburley
join:2010-04-30
Cold Lake, AB | MPLS was supposed to make the link a bit faster but I didn't actually do any comparisons on that claim. What interested me is the "transparent" part. I have had funny issues in the past with MAC addresses being translated to the MAC address of the bridge device. I have read that this is normal behavior for an RFC compliant bridge but I didn't want that 'feature'. I want to see all of the original MAC addresses left the way they are. |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
kudos:1 | said by bburley:I have had funny issues in the past with MAC addresses being translated to the MAC address of the bridge device. I have read that this is normal behavior for an RFC compliant bridge but I didn't want that 'feature'.
WDS fixes that.
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Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. -- Stephen Vizinczey |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | reply to bburley
said by bburley:MPLS was supposed to make the link a bit faster I believe that was true when 802.11n first came out... MT had a problem with poor performance on WDS links, but they fixed that quite awhile ago. I looked at the Wiki article, and it appears nobody has updated it since then. When I set up my first few 11n links, I did have to use MPLS, but as soon as regular WDS bridging performance was fixed, I dumped the MPLS stuff since it was much more complicated than the simple WDS setup. And it does pass mac addresses properly. |
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bburley
join:2010-04-30
Cold Lake, AB | Thanks for the info. I know someone who is just setting up some WDS links and we'll have to compare notes. I will likely try it out myself... I will add it to my long list  |
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