Way OT: Aironet AP's -- Functionally more repeater or more

From: Tim (ccie2be@nyc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Dec 22 2005 - 12:11:36 GMT-3

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Hi guys,

I'm starting to refresh myself on this WLAN technology and I was wondering.

Would an AP be considered more a repeater or more a bridge?

Or, does it depend on the topology?

For example, suppose this were our 802.11 topology (and assume no ad-hoc
peering between pc1 and pc2)

             pc 1 pc 2

                            AP

                             |

   |-----------------------------------------------------------|

             |

         server

When pc 1 is talking to pc 2 via the AP, is the AP acting like a repeater?

And, when pc 1 is talking to the server via the AP, is the AP acting like a
bridge (switch) and thus building a mac address table?

I've been reviewing lots of WLAN material but nothing seems to discuss this
issue.

If these are really dumb questions, please accept my apologies and try to
set me straight.

Thanks, Tim

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