[kwlug-disc] Two routers with the same WiFi SSID

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

For a few years, I have been running two WiFi routers, each with its own
SSID.
One router is the actual gateway to the internet, connected to the cable
modem.

The other one has DHCP disabled, so that the main router serves IP
addresses to the devices by MAC address.

It seems that I can unify both routers under one SSID, just like hotels,
conference centres, and other places that do that.

However, this article (from 2010) says to put each router on a different
channel.

https://www.hanselman.com/blog/configuring-two-wireless-routers-with-one-ssid-network-name-at-home-for-free-roaming

Those were the Wireless-N days. Now with Wireless AC, does that rule apply?

Can I just use 'auto' in OpenWRT and let the router worry about the
channels?

Thanks.
-- 
Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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