augh!!! I am sooooooooooooo computer-related illeiterate. what is the difference b/w an access point, bridge and router? what would i want for use with my laptop at home for internet connection? HELP!!!! i have no clue with this new technology stuff - i'm so behind the times.
what's the difference b/w access point, bridge and router?
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A router acts as a gateway to your LAN. For small office/home office it allows you to "hide" numerous computers behind a single internet connection.
An access point is generally used in wired networks where you want to add wireless capability. It allows wireless clients to connect to the network.
A bridge can be a whole bunch of different things. Generally it "bridges" two network segments.
An access point is generally used in wired networks where you want to add wireless capability. It allows wireless clients to connect to the network.
A bridge can be a whole bunch of different things. Generally it "bridges" two network segments.
In simple terms:
Access point is wireless for "router"
Bridge connects 2 networks
Router is the connection point between a network and an internet connection (in most cases)
amish
Access point is wireless for "router"
Bridge connects 2 networks
Router is the connection point between a network and an internet connection (in most cases)
amish
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"<FONT color=#000000>Buy a router and a wireless pc card then you'll be set..."
No you won't. You'll have a worthless client device unless it has a wired NIC in it. A router is not an AP. A combo unit is a an AP integrated with a router. They are not the same thing however.
An Access Point is it's own device. AP's were around long before they started integrating them with NAT routers. It was and is a good idea to combine them but they are not interchangeable. An AP can either attach to your LAN as a node, similar to a hub, but it will communicate to it's associated clients via microwaves vs copper cabling. You don't have to have the AP attached to the LAN. You can have a small contained lan with just the AP and some clients. Microwave bridges connect remote LAN's transparantly connecting the second site to the first. Building to building and so forth. They can be point to point, two bridges, or point to multipoint, one parent bridge and two or more child bridges. </FONT>
No you won't. You'll have a worthless client device unless it has a wired NIC in it. A router is not an AP. A combo unit is a an AP integrated with a router. They are not the same thing however.
An Access Point is it's own device. AP's were around long before they started integrating them with NAT routers. It was and is a good idea to combine them but they are not interchangeable. An AP can either attach to your LAN as a node, similar to a hub, but it will communicate to it's associated clients via microwaves vs copper cabling. You don't have to have the AP attached to the LAN. You can have a small contained lan with just the AP and some clients. Microwave bridges connect remote LAN's transparantly connecting the second site to the first. Building to building and so forth. They can be point to point, two bridges, or point to multipoint, one parent bridge and two or more child bridges. </FONT>
I'm pretty sure it was implied to be a wireless router. Also, wireless routers can be used as Acess Points.
Lets not sit here and nit pick. Its going to be for home use, all he wants is to share the internet on his notebook. He probably has DSL or Cable, which he would need a router unless he wants to pay for additional IPs...
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