From: Tim (ccie2be@nyc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Dec 22 2005 - 13:12:42 GMT-3
Hi Arun,
Thanks for your response but I don't really understand it.
Any chance you can elaborate?
Is the physical ethernet port (interface), used as an uplink to the wired
portion of the network, actually a layer 3 interface and therefore gets an
ip address?
And, does the AP create a mac address table for the wireless clients to
which it's associated?
TIA, Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Arun Arumuganainar [mailto:aarumuga@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:06 AM
To: Tim; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Way OT: Aironet AP's -- Functionally more repeater or more
bridge?
Functionally they are another router and bridge tied together!!!
Thanks and Regards
Arun
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim" <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:41 PM
Subject: Way OT: Aironet AP's -- Functionally more repeater or more bridge?
> Hi guys,
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> I'm starting to refresh myself on this WLAN technology and I was
wondering.
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> Would an AP be considered more a repeater or more a bridge?
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> Or, does it depend on the topology?
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> For example, suppose this were our 802.11 topology (and assume no ad-hoc
> peering between pc1 and pc2)
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> pc 1 pc 2
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> AP
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> server
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> When pc 1 is talking to pc 2 via the AP, is the AP acting like a repeater?
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> And, when pc 1 is talking to the server via the AP, is the AP acting like
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> bridge (switch) and thus building a mac address table?
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> I've been reviewing lots of WLAN material but nothing seems to discuss
this
> issue.
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> If these are really dumb questions, please accept my apologies and try to
> set me straight.
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> Thanks, Tim
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