To: ShadowAce
WAP or “Wireless Access Point,” is a device that "connects" wireless communication devices together to create a wireless network. Think of it as a super-sized router. Well, I think a WAP is more accurately a wifi switch, since they do not all have router/firewall functions.
5 posted on
08/23/2005 7:07:00 AM PDT by
Petronski
(I stick to Rovian talking points: "I love Cyborg!")
To: Petronski
Well, I think a WAP is more accurately a wifi switch, since they do not all have router/firewall functions. Depends on who is selling it, Lynksys is pretty good about calling only things a WAP which are access points for wireless networks. But there are other products out there that market waps that can route and do firewall...
6 posted on
08/23/2005 7:22:17 AM PDT by
N3WBI3
(If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)
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