Fundamental Question...How does my Mac book pro choose an AP?

Hi all,
Setup: I have an n-type Airport extreme connected to my cable modem. I have it set to allow it to be extended and be b/g compatible. I then have 3 additional airport devices, all n-type, extending the network. These devices are ....
Airport express
Airport Extreme (second base station)
Time Capsule
Ok, so here comes my question. I can identify on my laptop which airpot mac address I am connected to. When I am sitting right on top of the time capsule, the laptop chooses one of the base stations half way across the house, with a fairly low RSSI. I have renewed the DHCP lease on the computer but it will not choose the Time Capsule..any one know why? Maybe there is a setting that I am missing specific to the Time Capsule?
Thanks in advance
Darnelld
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Ok, so here comes my question. I can identify on my laptop which airpot mac address I am connected to. When I am sitting right on top of the time capsule, the laptop chooses one of the base stations half way across the house, with a fairly low RSSI. I have renewed the DHCP lease on the computer but it will not choose the Time Capsule..any one know why? Maybe there is a setting that I am missing specific to the Time Capsule?
No, you're not missing any specific settings on your Time Capsule. The algorithm that Apple employs for a wireless client to "decide" which base station to connect to, as far as I know, has never been published to the general public so it would be hard to offer you any explanations to the rhyme or reason that they connect as they do. Logic would lead you to believe that the client would try to connect to either the nearest or the station with the strongest signal ... but as you can see, it doesn't always work that way.

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