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Hi pebaugh

Thanks for the follow-up on why Meraki didn't work out. You are correct, they have limited power output and the DHCP server is a poo of their private 10 space. Your control is limited to their servers in a sense.

However, this project is quite a challenge by using all off the shelf, (SOHO)firmware enhanced features of these various vendors. It is something I think is possible but have never suggested to enterprise customers, unless the fiscal resources was limited.


Let us know how it goes. There is much value to taking a vendor neutral approach.

Only suggestion would be to set the transmit power on the Linksys WRT routers to match the client cards you are using. Then if you need additional range go with a stronger antenna. You can find 9 dbi rubber duck antennas at (www.hyperlinktech.com) as well as many other sources. This way you do not have a situation where the signal is heard at the client but the client cannot be heard at the AP.