[MLB-WIRELESS] Bridge vs router vs AP

Matt Boyd Matthew.C.Boyd at uts.edu.au
Thu May 30 11:55:13 EST 2002


Andre
since it doesn't have dedicated wires or ports to send over (radio waves go 
everywhere) then surely it would be more hub like.



At 11:32 AM 30/05/02 +1000, you wrote:
>Ok, correct me if I'm wrong...
>
>So an AP is basically like a hub or a switch for wireless networks (which is
>it a switch or a hub?, I know the difference)
>
>and that's weird... my crappy Netcom 2 mbit access point I can use as a AP
>and I can connect it to my switch so it bridges to my wired LAN, so your
>saying some/most AP's can't do that?
>
>I think my main question is that one up there, Does an AP act like a switch
>or a hub, i.e. broadcast all packets to every link, or just to the IP its
>going to...
>
>...Ferni


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