Re: limited 802.11b range, SMC WAP/USR client, multiple WAPS, 802.11a as an alternative?

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From: spp
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 06:35

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Gary Funck <gary@intrepid.com> wrote:

> Oh, the 1.28 driver comes in two flavors: "ad hoc" and
> "infrastructure", which has something to do with whether it roams
> or not, I think, but very little explanation is given.

This is 802.11 terminology, not specific to your product
so perhaps they felt no further explanation was needed.
You want to be in infrastructure mode if you are a station
card talking to an access point.  Ad hoc mode means two
station cards talking to each other, without there being
an access point.

Steve

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Subject: Re: limited 802.11b range, SMC WAP/USR client, multiple WAPS, 802.11a as an alternative?
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