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Date:  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:39:02 -0600
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From:  Sam Lewis <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] OS/2 Access Point

John Poltorak wrote:

>On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 01:19:43PM -0600, Sam Lewis wrote:
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>>John Poltorak wrote:
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>>>Is it possible to create an OS/2 Access Point?
>>>
>>>I see that IBM have produced instructions for building a wireless access 
>>>point on Linux. Wondered how much of it would apply to OS/2...
>>>
>>>Also can someone explain the difference between ad-hoc mode and the other 
>>>one (can't remember the name) ?
>>>
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>>Ad-Hoc is peer to peer communication between two computers with Wireless 
>>NIC's.  No access point is needed.
>>
>>Infrastructure mode is used when you have an access point which can be 
>>connected to your wired network.  An access point is like a wireless Hub.
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>So, in infrasture mode, if you had an AP on 192.168.0.1 and two computers 
>on 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3, could you contact .3 directly from .2 or 
>would traffic have to be routed via .1?
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Yes you could ping .2 directly from .3 and vice versa with no routing.  
The access point acts like a regular dumb hub plus you use the AP to 
connect your wired cat 5 network to your wireless network if you have 
one.  That also requires no routing, it will look like one big happy 
network.

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>Presumably ad-hoc mode would allow direct access...
>
Ad-Hoc is what you would use if you don't have an AP and you would not 
be able to connect your wired network to your wireless network.

Sam

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>>Sam
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