Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Thu Aug 7 10:27:05 CDT 2008
>From the GLOSSARY in the LEARNING CENTER on the Linksys website http://www.linksys.com Access Point - A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. Also used to expand the range of a wireless network. Router - A networking device that connects multiple networks together, such as a local network and the Internet. So I beleive a Wireless Router essentially is a combination of an Access Point and a Router, providing access for wireless devices and doing the routing of network packets between both wired and wireless devices. Most of the Wireless Routers also provide firewall capabilities and do some other network stuff like assigning the IP addresses and such. . GK On 8/7/08, Tina Norris Fields <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > What is the difference between a wireless router and a wireless access > point? I'm reading up on the "how to" of installing wireless networks. > I have one little one that I cobbled together by hit and miss tactics, > but now I would like to know what I am really supposed to be doing. The > page at http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx says > to be sure to get a wireless router not a wireless access point. I know > I have a router - it says so right on the box. But I don't know the > difference between the two things. Thanks for any wisdom you care to share. > > Tina > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com