[ludovic]

Hello,

I have two APs with the same SSID. I want my laptop to use the closest AP, but unfortunately it regularly takes the AP that's further away. I think this is because the "RATE" of that one is advertised as higher:

[ho1Aetoo]

You do not have to change the rate but enter the BSSID in the client (the MAC address of the router you want to connect to)

[ludovic]

Thanks, but depending on where I'm working, I want networkmanager to roam to the closest AP.

Whereas by fixing the BSSID in the client, I would lock networkmanager to only that AP.

Basically, I want them to have the same rates, so that networkmanager can roam based on correct information.


This is not the "sticky client problem": sometimes I'm connected to the AP that's close by, and all of a sudden it roams to the AP that's far away.

[ho1Aetoo]

then I would suggest using different SSIDs and deactivating “auto-connect” and connecting manually.

You can then select the closest SSID depending on your location.

Roaming rarely works the way you want it to

270 / 405 are both HT40 with different modulations (which you cannot influence)

These can both be routers with 3 antennas, but 270Mbit can also be 2 antennas (can be configured in dd-wrt with a different router firmware probably not)

[ludovic]

Thanks for the info. Shame roaming cannot be relied upon, it shouldn't be that complex to get somewhat right.

Different SSIDs would work, of course, just a bit absurd to do this manually instead of automated. (Especially when you have non-tech users in the house, who won't easily think of connecting to a different SSID.)

[kernel-panic69]

There are settings that may help manipulate how well it works (signal to connect, authenticate, etc., and ack timing, etc.), but you will have to do a whole lot of testing to get them set right.