Oh, and regardless of AP mode or AH mode, you will need a DHCP server running somewhere. Out of curiousity, why don't you just buy a cheap access point and use it? They are often available for < $40 today provided you don't need 802.11n.
Andy On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Andrew Farnsworth <[email protected]>wrote: > You should be able to "get by" with that, however, there is several things > an access point does such as manage traffic. Take the situation where the > "access point" can hear computers A and B but A&B cannot hear each other. A > & B will both try to talk at the same time and interfere with each other at > the access point. The AP needs to be able to handle this and I suspect that > is the main reason for an adapter to work in AP mode. If all your systems > are physically close together, then it Ad-Hoc will probably work fine. > > Andy > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:55 AM, JMJ <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Andrew Farnsworth wrote: >> > Showing my ignorance here, >> >> No worries... I'm far more ignorant that you, as I'm surely about to >> prove. LOL >> >> >but what is Access Point mode? Where the adapter >> > will work as an Access Point rather than a client? >> >> Yes, I think so. >> >> > I thought this was all software rather than hardware related. >> >> Right, but my assumption is that the issue is that the firmware or >> driver isn't written to provide that functionality. Or maybe it's a >> combination of hardware and software required for the various modes? >> Most likely, I have no idea what I'm talking about and haven't slept >> enough to realize that I'm babbling? heh heh :-) >> >> Who knows... perhaps I don't need AP mode, and Ad-Hoc mode will work? >> The desired end result is to have a few clients connect to the server >> (which has the card in question) so that the server can stream video to >> the clients. >> >> OK, I just found the following at the D-link site... >> http://www.dlink.com.au/tech/faq/wireless/Wireless_FAQ_General.htm >> >> ---------------------- >> What is an Access Point? >> An access point is a bridging device for connecting a wired and wireless >> network together. Access points are typically wireless routers or >> stand-alone devices that plug into an Ethernet hub, switch, or router. >> >> What is Ad-hoc mode? >> Set of 802.11b wireless stations that communicate directly with one >> another without using an access point or any connection to a wired >> network. >> --------------------- >> >> So, for this particular project, I should be able to get by with Ad-Hoc >> mode and one of the machines setup as a DHCP server... right? >> >> >> Thanks for asking, Andy... I just learned something that I should have >> figured out before asking my original question. LOL >> >> JMJ >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
