Please clarify Wi Fi use

Would Wi Fi work for me to connect a WiFi pda to a WiFi laptop and printing
documents out on a WiFi capable printer on a remote site away from any
network (internet access is not needed - the primary intent is to generate
and print on-site reports)

Or, would I need to buy a wireless router to receive and process all these
signals to the various devices ? I guess creating my own local network ?

thanks
Joe

"Joe" <joewho?@where?.com> wrote in news:3jQtc.96$ig5.81@edtnps89:

> Would Wi Fi work for me to connect a WiFi pda to a WiFi laptop and
> printing documents out on a WiFi capable printer on a remote site
> away from any network (internet access is not needed


WiFi is wireless networking technology... think of it as Wireless Ethernet.

If you need a wireless interconnect technology like "wireless"
USB/Serial/Parallel then go bluetooth instead.



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>Would Wi Fi work for me to connect a WiFi pda to a WiFi laptop and printing
>documents out on a WiFi capable printer on a remote site away from any
>network (internet access is not needed - the primary intent is to generate
>and print on-site reports)

Yes.


>Or, would I need to buy a wireless router to receive and process all these
>signals to the various devices ? I guess creating my own local network ?
>
>thanks
>Joe
>
The wirelass AP/router shares the internet conection and acts as a
firewall. If your not sharing internet then you just setup the devices
to see each other in Ad-Hoc mode, where no AP is needed. You can
expect about 30% faster transfers in that mode.

AP's are very cheap now. Just got one .11G with router and a PC card
for $60(Compusa.com).

The need for a router and the need for an access point are two separate
issues. Without an Internet connection there is clearly no need for a
router.

An ad hoc network (one without an access point) requires that all
communicating clients be within range of each other. Using an access point
could allow two devices to communicate even though they're out of range of
each other, as long as they are in range of the access point.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

"AndrewJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >Would Wi Fi work for me to connect a WiFi pda to a WiFi laptop and
printing
> >documents out on a WiFi capable printer on a remote site away from any
> >network (internet access is not needed - the primary intent is to
generate
> >and print on-site reports)
>
> Yes.
>
>
> >Or, would I need to buy a wireless router to receive and process all
these
> >signals to the various devices ? I guess creating my own local network
?
> >
> >thanks
> >Joe
> >
> The wirelass AP/router shares the internet conection and acts as a
> firewall. If your not sharing internet then you just setup the devices
> to see each other in Ad-Hoc mode, where no AP is needed. You can
> expect about 30% faster transfers in that mode.
>
> AP's are very cheap now. Just got one .11G with router and a PC card
> for $60(Compusa.com).

curious,
Having not fiddled here with adhoc except laptop to one singular device on
occasion...
Will adhoc do a group connection with three or more adhoc devices
symmetrically - without the need to manually intervene and disconnect from
one and then reconnect to another?

"Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote in message
news:VHUtc.75809$(E-Mail Removed). net...
> The need for a router and the need for an access point are two separate
> issues. Without an Internet connection there is clearly no need for a
> router.
>
> An ad hoc network (one without an access point) requires that all
> communicating clients be within range of each other. Using an access
point
> could allow two devices to communicate even though they're out of range of
> each other, as long as they are in range of the access point.
>
> Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
>
> "AndrewJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > >Would Wi Fi work for me to connect a WiFi pda to a WiFi laptop and
> printing
> > >documents out on a WiFi capable printer on a remote site away from any
> > >network (internet access is not needed - the primary intent is to
> generate
> > >and print on-site reports)
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> >
> > >Or, would I need to buy a wireless router to receive and process all
> these
> > >signals to the various devices ? I guess creating my own local
network
> ?
> > >
> > >thanks
> > >Joe
> > >
> > The wirelass AP/router shares the internet conection and acts as a
> > firewall. If your not sharing internet then you just setup the devices
> > to see each other in Ad-Hoc mode, where no AP is needed. You can
> > expect about 30% faster transfers in that mode.
> >
> > AP's are very cheap now. Just got one .11G with router and a PC card
> > for $60(Compusa.com).
>
>

Yes, an ad hoc network can connect more than 2 stations simultaneously, and
without an access point. The restriction is that two stations must be
within range of each other to communicate, not just within range of an
access point like in infrastructure mode.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

"bumtracks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7Zluc.12440$(E-Mail Removed)...
> curious,
> Having not fiddled here with adhoc except laptop to one singular device on
> occasion...
> Will adhoc do a group connection with three or more adhoc devices
> symmetrically - without the need to manually intervene and disconnect
from
> one and then reconnect to another?
>
> "Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote in message
> news:VHUtc.75809$(E-Mail Removed). net...
> > The need for a router and the need for an access point are two separate
> > issues. Without an Internet connection there is clearly no need for a
> > router.
> >
> > An ad hoc network (one without an access point) requires that all
> > communicating clients be within range of each other. Using an access
> point
> > could allow two devices to communicate even though they're out of range
of
> > each other, as long as they are in range of the access point.
> >
> > Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
> >
> > "AndrewJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > >Would Wi Fi work for me to connect a WiFi pda to a WiFi laptop and
> > printing
> > > >documents out on a WiFi capable printer on a remote site away from
any
> > > >network (internet access is not needed - the primary intent is to
> > generate
> > > >and print on-site reports)
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > >
> > > >Or, would I need to buy a wireless router to receive and process all
> > these
> > > >signals to the various devices ? I guess creating my own local
> network
> > ?
> > > >
> > > >thanks
> > > >Joe
> > > >
> > > The wirelass AP/router shares the internet conection and acts as a
> > > firewall. If your not sharing internet then you just setup the devices
> > > to see each other in Ad-Hoc mode, where no AP is needed. You can
> > > expect about 30% faster transfers in that mode.
> > >
> > > AP's are very cheap now. Just got one .11G with router and a PC card
> > > for $60(Compusa.com).
> >
> >
>
>