Specify an access point.

Hi all,
I have a wireless network in my house, with a wireless extender from Dlink to reach those out of the way places.
I'm wondering if there is a way to specify which access point you connect to.
One things to keep in mind:
The extender has the same ssid as the main access point.
On my xp box, I there is a spot to specify the mac address that you want to try first ... just trying to find the same thing using OS X ... 10.4.5
If you're wondering why ... the extender only has half the available bandwidth because of the way it works .. half to connect back to the main router, other half for people connecting to it.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Blue
iBook G4 800Mhz Mac OS X (10.4.5)

In reality, this shouldn't even be a user option but my guess is XP doesn't do wifi correctly without some manual assistance. The wifi subsystem of the airport card should automatically detect multiple access points for a single SSID and dynamically switch based on of the signal between the two.
Of course, this is tricky if the extender isn't full bandwidth as I'm not sure the algorithm checks bandwidth (i think there's an assumption that a network with multiple access points wouldn't be unbalanced).
I'm be curious if anyone knows if it does. One thing you could try (you'll need someone to help) is to get close to your extended and have someone disable the primary. If you notice a temporary signal stall and quality change it means that you were still on the primary. You could also monitor he base station ID in the internet connect.
Rinse and repeat until you find the range balance and then decide on your own if its appropriate.
Cabal

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<parm name="PXADDR" value="139.7.29.1"/>
<parm name="PXADDRTYPE" value="IPV4"/>
<parm name="PUSHENABLED" value="0"/>
<characteristic type="PORT">
<parm name="PORTNBR" value="80"/>
</characteristic>

<parm name="TO-NAPID" value="BildNAP"/>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>

<characteristic type="NAPDEF">
<parm name="NAPID" value="BildNAP"/>
<parm name="NAME" value="Bild NAP"/>
<parm name="BEARER" value="GSM-GPRS"/>
<parm name="NAP-ADDRESS" value="access.vodafone.de"/>
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<parm name="AUTHTYPE" value="PAP"/>
<parm name="AUTHNAME" value="Bild"/>
<parm name="AUTHSECRET" value="Bild123"/>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
<characteristic type="APPLICATION">
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<parm name="NAME" value="Bild Proxy"/>
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