"Chris Green" wrote in message
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Mesh is more to do with the AP talking to each other so if you already
have connectivity between the AP I don't think you will gain anything.

Just set the same SSID on you AP and see what happens.

Yes, this is my understanding, mesh systems don't do anything more
than ensuring 'transparent' interconnectivity between the nodes and
making sure the SSID and password are the same everywhere. It's down
to the client to decide (or not) to move from one node to another.

I have had problems recently with the node that feeds my PC deciding to
connect to a more remote node and then, as you'd expect, reporting a weak
signal :-(

Node 1 ------ Node 2 --------- Node 3


Node 2 is the primary one that is connected to the router by Ethernet. Node
1 is about 30 feet away from Node 2 through a couple of internal brick walls
at 45 degrees to the direct line of sight. Node 3 is about 5 feet away from
Node 2 in the opposite direction, perpendicularly through an internal brick
wall.

And yet the connectivity reported by the Linksys Velop app is:

Node 1 connected to Node 2 (as expected)
Node 3 connected to Node 1 (not to Node 2, as I'd expect)

The symptom is that Node 3 sometimes displays an orange "weak signal" light
and the comms speed to a computer connected by Ethernet to Node 2 (as
determined by copying a large file) drops from about 150 Mbps to about 30
Mbps).