Abstract: A method and apparatus for keeping information included in routing tables consistent throughout a wireless network are provided. The method includes enabling a mesh access point to generate data and transmit the data, gathering a plurality of pieces of information about a plurality of stations associated with the mesh access point, classifying the plurality of pieces of information into a plurality of blocks, generating a checksum for each of the blocks, and transmitting the checksum.

Abstract: A wireless networking device and a communication method using the same. The wireless networking device includes an address generator to generate an address to be used in a predetermined wireless network, a router information setter to set router information of the wireless network, and a controller to control operation of the address generator and the router information setter according to the router information and perform hand-off to a wireless network that corresponds to the router information.