wifi radio theory

[TomCerul]

We're having some issues getting the wifi radios to talk to each other. What's the general configuration theory? Are both routers supposed to be bridges? Just one? Why would we run one as an access point at practice but as a bridge during competition? That violates my "Practice like you want to perform" rule.

The classmate can connect directly to the white DLink (ping) through the internal wifi card. I'm having a hard time understanding what the blue/black linksys is supposed to be doing at a high level though. I know it's supposed to provide better power for the classmate but is it acting as a bridge or what?

Thanks for you time!