On 16 Oct 2002, at 7:05, bobwarasila wrote:

> Is there a difference between an "access point" and a "router"?
>
> Bob Warasila
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  Yes.

  An access point is a radio "base station"; in networking terms, it may
only be a layer 2 BRIDGE between Ethernet and Wi-Fi (or, in some cases,
between one Wi-Fi channel and another...).  Nodes on the wired and wireless
sides of the AP may use addresses from the same range.

  A router is a layer 3 device, typically used to pass traffic between two
networks -- for instance, between a LAN and an ISP's cable or DSL network.

  You can find devices which combine both functions into a single box.

David Gillett

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