03-05-2002 07:19 AM - edited 07-04-2021 11:00 PM
I am currently connecting a remote office to the main building using 340 bridges. Can I add another Antenna/bridge to "double" the link speed or will it simply provide a redundant connection?
03-10-2002 03:39 PM
A second wireless link would be similar to a 2nd cable connecting the two points - there's more link bandwidth there, but you need something that can take advantage of it.
If you connect both ends to a switch, one link will be blocked by spanning tree - which means you've got a redundant link.
If you want to increase your throughput, you'll need to use something that supports load balancing.
03-11-2002 12:42 AM
Im not sure but maybe you can aggregate the 2 links. You can try it if you want. The 2 ports on 1 switch end should be grouped as well as the other end.
int fa0/1
port group 1 distribution destination
int fa0/2
port group 1 distribution destination
03-11-2002 03:50 PM
In addition to the Layer 2 issues, you need to have enough separation between the antennas - 2 meters to be safe (using Yagis or grids).
Don't forget to force separate channels at least 5 apart (ch1 & 11 would be best), and don't let the bridges search other channels.
03-15-2002 01:14 AM
It can double the speed if you configure both end switch to aggregate ports using Fast EtherChannel or multilink. Then configure bridges to use non-overlapping channels, and yes 1 and 11 are best channels to use.
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