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| In article , mforsyth90 @hotmail.com says... Hi all Can anyone tell me the difference between an Wireless access point and a Wireless bridge? A bridge is a device for connecting two network segments that can use dissimilar media (different speed ethernets, wired/wireless, etc.). It basically takes anything it receives on one side and sends it to the other side if the destination is on the other side. It does this at the hardware level, so there's no TCP/IP routing going on, just a learned list of MAC (media access control) addresses, so it's smarter than an unswitched hub or a repeater. I am looking to connect two pieces of equipment (a PC and a PS2) to my wireless network (which consists of a broadband router/modem a desktop and a laptop). The new PC and PS2 are sited together so I can wire them or go wireless. I have a hub and was wondering if I can connect the PC and the PS2 to the hub and then then with a bridge/access point connect to the rest of the wireless network. If so what should I use an access point or a bridge? Yes, a bridge will work fine for this. |
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