Access Points - general

Is an Access point ONLY used to connect a wired network to a wireless
network ?


Andy M Moore

No, I think that's more the definition of a router. With an access point,
it is the same network that is extended to wireless.

-Yves

"Andy M Moore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is an Access point ONLY used to connect a wired network to a wireless
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> Andy M Moore
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The can be used several ways:

1) Extend wired to wireless (allows you roam with laptop)
2) Bridge two wired networks via wireless (connect two buildings)
3) Repeater - to extend signal


"Andy M Moore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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There are plain "Access Points" that are more like repeaters (wired Ethernet
to wireless) that work at the MAC address level - and there are
"Gateway/Access Points" or "Router/Access Points" that have higher level
router functionality - I.E. NAT, firewall, DHCP, PPPoE, routing, etc.

To make it more confusing there are access points that also can bridge
(wireless to wireless) to another access point.

Don Woodward

"Yves Konigshofer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> No, I think that's more the definition of a router. With an access point,
> it is the same network that is extended to wireless.
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> -Yves
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Andy the book answer is:

APs can be in one of 3 modes:
Root Mode
Repeater Mode
Bridge Mode

the better defination is Root - AP connected to a wired backbone - usually
Ethernet interface
Repeater - the ability to provide a wireless upstream link into the wired
network, i.e. the AP connects to clients as an AP and connects to the
upstream root AP as a client itself.
Bridge - a wireless bridge (not all AP's support this) provides
connectivity between 2 wired LANs in Point to Point or Point to Multipoint
(wireless bridges go one further and can be connected to other wireless
bridges in 1 of 4 modes, Root, Non-root, AP & Repeater Mode)

Hope that clears things up 4 U?

M
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> Andy M Moore
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Thanks guys - thats clarified it a bit !

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Andy M Moore