"Andy M Moore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks for all of the help I`ve been given in the last month - I`m
learning
> quickly now !
>
> Access Points:
>
> Would I be correct in thinking that an Wireless Access Point would
NORMALLY
> be
> connected to a Router/Switch rather than directly to a server ?
yes - if you have more than 2 Ethernet devices that have to be connected
within the same subnet.
if all you want is 2 devices, then a direct cable between them is fine -
ethernet doesnt care.
in practice most wired home nets seem to have a switch or a hub - as soon as
you have 2 devices you seem to accumulate more.
It also makes sense to have a spare port or 2 if you need high performance
now and then on your wireless laptop - e.g. to copy a large file to a CD
burner, or for disk backup.
>
> My Access Point is currenty plugged directly into the network socket of my
> server at present
> hoping to be able to see and share files with two other computers in the
> house wirelessly.
Should work - unless you have other devices you need on the ethernet - print
server? router or firewall for internet access?
>
> I`m SURE my setup is wrong and I need to add a router/switch connected to
my
> Server - presumably I can then connect the Access Point to the
Router/Switch
> ?
You can get a router with an embedded 4 or 8 port ethernet switch - keeps
the number of devices down so long as it is OK to have the switch and the
router at the same place.
>
> Can someone more knowledgeable than me confirm/deny this ?
>
>
> Andy M Moore
> (E-Mail Removed)
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