Wireless Bridge Question?

What is the difference between between a wireless access point and a
wireless bridge? The cable modem and the wireless router is located in my
home office on the main floor. How do I share the Internet connection with
my wife's and my children's PCs on the second floor? Should I use a
wireless bridge? Can I connect a switch or a hub to the bridge?

Hi

In general a Wireless connection is between a Computer with Wireless Client
card (PCI, or PCMCIA, or USB) and a Wireless Cable/DSL Router (or Access
Point).

Due to the Marketing "Geniuses" of the Brands that sell Entry Level Wireless
there is a lot of confusion about Bridging. Two Access Points can work as a
bridge between to Networks (or two location of one Network) when Access
Points are working as bridges a client Wireless can not connect to them.

Few Brands sell some thing that they call Group Bridge, and it has nothing
to do with the above Bridge.

Group Bridge is usually a Wireless Client Card that does not need Drivers,
thus it can be used with games boxes and similar devices that can not load
software drivers, you can use it with a computer too, but it is more
expensive than regular Wireless Card.

In your case a Group Bridge is a good solution since you can plug it to a
switch and connect the PCs to it.

The Content of the following pages might provide additional info.

Wireless Modes: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html

Wireless Bridging: http://www.ezlan.net/bridging

Jack (MVP-Networking)





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> What is the difference between between a wireless access point and a
> wireless bridge? The cable modem and the wireless router is located in my
> home office on the main floor. How do I share the Internet connection
with
> my wife's and my children's PCs on the second floor? Should I use a
> wireless bridge? Can I connect a switch or a hub to the bridge?
>
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