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Date:  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:07:08 -0500
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To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] OS/2 Access Point

In <E1CjsvY-0000Zp-00@pop-a065c32.pas.sa.earthlink.net>, on 12/29/04 at
09:14 PM,
   "Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net> said:

>This is not quite true, athough at times it's hard to figure out what to
>call some  of the devices we use.  Strictly speaking an AP is a bridge. 
>It convert ethernet packets modulated on a radio signal to ethernet
>packets that can travel over cat5 cable.

>The box might do other stuff such as acting as a DHCP server, NAT,
>routing, firewall and so on, but these are not what cause the box to be
>called an AP.

>I'm sure there are boxes out there that do nothing more than act as an
>AP.  

My first wireless AP was just that and nothing more.  Had to configure it
using windoze over a USB connection.  It had one Ethernet port to connect
it to a wired network.  It was a PITA so I bought a Netgear wireless
router which has all the additional stuff.  Now a days it seems all the
wireless devices have at least a router and firewall builtin though.

Mark


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