Hi,
I have a network configuration consisting of an ADSL modem and a 3com router. What I would like to do is set up a wireless office about 50metres from my house(router). I have a cable to the office, but would like to have the pc's connected wireless. Can I connect a second router to this and get good results, or perhaps just an accesspoint to share the network? What is the difference between a router and accesspoint?
Thanks for all and any help,
Regards, SC
An AP is a bridge device that bridges two networks together. In your case, you would plug the a WAP into a LAN port of the router so that wireless computers can use the gateway router to access the Internet and share resources with other wireless machines and wire machines connected to the gateway router.
A gateway wire/wireless AP router has the bridging already built into it. And of course, the router acts as a FW by separating two networks with two network interfaces the network it's protecting from the Internet (WAN) and the private network it is protecting the LAN and may have other FW like features that an AP doesn't have in it. Routers can also be used to segragate the LAN with two or more routers being connected together.
Duane :)
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