Appendix A Wireless Networking Overview
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Appendix A
Wireless Networking Overview
You can use the ZoomAir
USB Client in two types of networks,
AdHoc (also called Peer-to-Peer) or Infrastructure. This
Appendix explains the basic difference between the two.
AdHoc vs. Infrastructure
A network is a group of individual computers called “
clients
”
connected together so that they can share information, an Internet
connection, printers, and other resources. A network can be wired,
wireless, or a combination of the two.
The simplest wireless network is called a “
peer-to-peer
“ or
“
adhoc
” network. In a peer-to-peer network, each client computer
communicates directly with every other client computer on the
network.
To set up a peer-to-peer network, all you need are two or more
computers equipped with wireless networking devices. The
downside of a peer-to-peer network is that the number of users
and the range are somewhat limited.
P E E R -T O -P E E R N E T W O R K
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PC w ith W ireless Adapter
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Laptop w ith P C C ard
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Laptop w ith P C C ard
