Ipad in WDS network: problems with roaming

We have a WIFI-network with several remote wifi-stations. Using an iPad, we have problems when moving within the network to pick up the stronger signal from a close-by station. Instead, the iPad keeps the previous station till it gets so week it drops the connection.
It looks, we had a problem with 3.0, then it seemed to become much better in iOS 3.2, now with 3.3. it got bad again.
Any experience or better idea how to get a reliable connection when moving within the wifi-network-area?

you did not say what router you are using. i am asuming you have 2 apple airport base stations, one named lab1 and the other is lab2.
if you want your ipad to steer to the nearest base station you need to run an ethernet cable between lab1 and lab2 on lab1 you set airport utility to "allow this network to be extended" and on lab2 yoiu run airport utillity and set it to "join an existing network", there should be a setting there"connect with ethernet".. once this is properly setup, the ipad should automatically steer to the access point that has the strongest signal
also on lab2, you want to set it to ""allow wireless clients". if that is not checked, then the ipad cannot join it.
if you are not using apple airport extremes or apple airport expresses in your network, then your probably posting on the wrong forum. and you would need to go to that manufactures website to see how to setup their wireless routers to wds.

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