Some simple questions about access points and bridging. Are all access points inherently bridges?
My initial experience was with an Orinoco AP500 -- bridging is explicitly configured in the management software. Wireless hosts seem to have no trouble reaching each other through these. I have since tried a D-Link DWL-5000AP, 802.11a. There is nothing about bridging in the documentation or configuration. It is plugged into a level 2 switch (Linksys 8 port). Wireless hosts can't ping or otherwise see each other, although they can reach hosts wired into the switch. Wired hosts can see all other hosts. If the DWL is not bridging, will the use of a hub rather than a switch clear this up? Would I need even more -- say a router? Thanks for any insight. Don Hayward don at pomobuli dot net -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
