[TriLUG] Another Plea for Wireless Networking Help
Joseph Tate
jtate at dragonstrider.com
Tue Jan 6 10:20:51 EST 2004
Jason Purdy wrote:
> Jim Ray wrote:
>
>> You have to plug the router into your cable modem. You can plug an
>> access
>> point into a switch. They definitely are not the same pieces of
>> equipment.
>
>
> Gotcha. I do have a wireless router plugged into the cable modem
> upstairs. But what do I need downstairs to convert the wireless to two
> ethernet ports? Access Point ... Router ... Adapter ... Bridge?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jason
>
Bridge. You can bridge one Access Point to another, but both have to be
pretty much the same brand/type (as bridging is not an 802 standard).
See your routers' documentation on how to enable bridge mode.
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