From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IkqZ9-0006zx-WC for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:27:16 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with SMTP id l9P0PxqF028807; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:25:59 GMT Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.192.81]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l9P0Low9024099 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:21:51 GMT Received: from spore.ath.cx ([24.245.14.14]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with ESMTP id <20071025002149m110065cv9e>; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:21:49 +0000 Received: from pascal.spore.ath.cx (pascal.spore.ath.cx [192.168.1.100]) by spore.ath.cx (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72AE174A for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:21:48 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:21:48 -0500 From: Dan Farrell To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Pinging two devices on the same IP address Message-ID: <20071024192148.0d1463b1@pascal.spore.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <0D2A0650-3E45-4A6F-A1C0-10464C5200D6@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> References: <200710232203.32668.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <342e1090710231427r70f89d6pdf102430fe2133fe@mail.gmail.com> <342e1090710240741y9cddf56w76e502f1fabfc38@mail.gmail.com> <0D2A0650-3E45-4A6F-A1C0-10464C5200D6@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> Organization: Spore, Ltd. X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 9985be2d-7276-4e93-8f7d-d5ae2e0f03db X-Archives-Hash: c06782c2d53a28ad0133daee5d474812 On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:28:16 +0100 Stroller wrote: > > On 24 Oct 2007, at 15:41, Daniel da Veiga wrote: > > ... > > Simple home APs act just like that, no address for configs or > > anything, just a bridge to another network. These devices have no > > config at all, they simply create an SSID with no encryption to a > > wired network. I had a belkin AP that I think was like this. The windows-only control program (wasn't running wine at the time) was a big reason I will probaby never buy one again. Once you build a real router, you never go back... > > What he got is a WIRELESS ROUTER that acts like an Access Point, > > providing a gateway and forwarding, linked to another router... > > Where do you find this particular definition of an "access point"? > I would have believed the expression "wireless access point" to > include either class of device within its definition. I agree. I think 'AP' has come to mean, perhaps a trifle informally, simply a device to allow wireless access to a wired network. > I should add that there are some APish devices which bridge - i.e. > they do not route or NAT - yet still have a MAC address & IP for > administrative purposes. > > Stroller. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list