Setup house 802.11r RE305/RE200

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@bluewavenet

Why do you not answer the question about a powerline link?

I currently have no sockets available near the switch, even the switch is USB powered from the Raspberry Pi 4

@bluewavenet

If a wireless link between the two APs is good, then a user device will also be able to link to the AP that is furthest away, so why do you need the second AP?

I need the second AP because I want outdoor coverage, a weak signal though a brick wall and you get no signal at all

@psherman

channel scan in each of the locations to find the optimal channels to use

nobody know how to change Wi-Fi channels round here and everything is left on auto, so I am the only one using DFS

@psherman

And using DFS channels means that the AP must wait and listen to verify that the airwaves are clear and that it can operate safely before it will come up... it will shut down the radio if there is a "radar hit." You're best off avoiding DFS channels if you can.

I think I am clear on that as well

@psherman

Who told you this?

@bluewavenet in a different post RE305 Mesh Wi-Fi - Installing and Using OpenWrt - OpenWrt Forum
but I may have misunderstood what was being said

@psherman

KISS = "Keep It Simple, Stupid"

well thanks for calling me stupid

me previous roaming issue may have been cause by the MAC address changing, causing the IP address to change, that how stock worked

everybody seems to be ignoring the issue with the ethernet speed

but you might have saved me some money here, If I don't need 802.11r I can still use my RE450 as the first point as I way going to buy a Multy M1 to run openwrt