PC with Wireless Desktop
PCI Network Adapter
Wireless Network
Access Point
Notebook with Wireless
Notebook Network Card
Notebook with Wireless
Notebook Network Card
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Using the Belkin 11Mbps Wireless Setup Utility
computers can exist at a single time in a BSS. This is due to the ability of the
WAP to handle no more than 64 clients. The diagram below illustrates how the
access point will effectively double the distance between wireless equipped
computers in a BSS.
Infrastructure mode:
This is used when you want to connect your wired network to
your wireless network. Often, Infrastructure Mode is used when there is use of a WAP.
Ad-Hoc Mode
Ad-Hoc or Peer-to-Peer refers to a configuration in which each computer in a
wireless network communicates directly with another. An Ad-Hoc wireless
LAN consists of a group of computers, each equipped with a wireless adapter,
connected directly via radio signals to form an independent wireless LAN.
Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured to the same
radio channel to communicate with one another. More than one Ad-Hoc
network can exist in the same space if it is configured to operate on a different
channel. There are a varying number of channels depending on the part of the
world you are operating in. The US has 11 channels, Europe has 13 channels
and Japan has 14 channels. The following diagram shows a typical Ad-Hoc
wireless LAN configuration.
