Is the Wireless Access Point(WAP) the Router or the Wireless NIC?
I’m a lil bit confused here. Because here it says: "A wireless bridge connects two wireless APs into a single network or connects your wireless AP to a wired network. "
does that mean two routers are connecting to each other to form a single network?
2 Responses
MKultra
18 Jul 2010
ROD S
18 Jul 2010
Have a look here: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/1563991/Understanding-Wireless-LAN-Bridges.htm and here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge
Sorry, but I’m not knowledgeable enough to give a definitive answer. Hope the links help.
A WAP would be the router, never the NIC.
A WAP is a wireless access point – a device used normally to boost access to the internet if you are too far from the router.
A wireless router these days can also be used as a WAP without routing.
Bridging is a term that means 1 network is being connected without routing. It’s not used much these days AFAIK other than for extension to ethernet length…