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In-Reply-To: <3FD6204F.2070600@rollanet.org>; from Sam Lewis on Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 01:19:43PM -0600
Date:  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:52:34 +0000
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From:  John Poltorak <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] OS/2 Access Point

On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 01:19:43PM -0600, Sam Lewis wrote:
> John Poltorak wrote:
> 
> >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) ?
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 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.


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?

Presumably ad-hoc mode would allow direct access...
 
> Sam


-- 
John



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