box question

Hans, can you tell me what the hell this box does? They call it a wireless
ethernet converter. I've read the text a couple of times but I can't figure
out under what circumstances you would need it. My wireless access point
seems to do the same thing.

The only think I can think of is if one had a room with 4 PC's wanting
access to the internet that's avaolable on a 5th PC, you plug all 4
into this box and it would communicate with the wireless access point
on that 5th PC with internet. Or am I missing the point? Rob

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/...&categoryid=29

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:43:24 GMT, rob <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>Hans, can you tell me what the hell this box does? They call it a wireless
>ethernet converter. I've read the text a couple of times but I can't figure
>out under what circumstances you would need it.

A "wireless Ethernet converter" is a wireless *client* bridge between an
infrastructure Wi-Fi network and wired Ethernet device(s). It can be
used to attach a device (computer, game console, etc.) to a Wi-Fi
network using an Ethernet port and cable.

>My wireless access point
>seems to do the same thing.

A "wireless access point" is a *host*. It cannot be used as a *client*
unless it can be switched into that mode. Some can; many cannot.

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Well, I did look up the key words you used: client and
host and just about every link I came across assumed one
knows the difference. I really don't know, but let me guess.

A host is hooked to a PC with a direct/wired connection to
the internet, and the client isn't?

Back to the 'wireless internet converter', all I can figure
that it would be useful for is if one had, say, 4 computers
in a room and needed a link to a central PC with an access
point. Rather than get wireless cards for each of the 4, just
wire them into this box and make the connection. Buy one box
and save the cost of 4 wireless adapters?

Thanks.

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:36:51 GMT, rob <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>Well, I did look up the key words you used: client and
>host and just about every link I came across assumed one
>knows the difference. I really don't know, but let me guess.
>
>A host is hooked to a PC with a direct/wired connection to
>the internet, and the client isn't?

<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wi-Fi_Network_Types>
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wireless_Bridge>
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wireless_Ethernet_Bridges>
(From the wiki links in my sig block)

>Back to the 'wireless internet converter', all I can figure
>that it would be useful for is if one had, say, 4 computers
>in a room and needed a link to a central PC with an access
>point. Rather than get wireless cards for each of the 4, just
>wire them into this box and make the connection. Buy one box
>and save the cost of 4 wireless adapters?

See the links above, and re-read my prior answer more carefully.

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Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>