ap_bridge_packets

Doug Yeager doug at aircomwireless.net
Mon Jul 7 21:35:17 EDT 2003


one of the main reasons i'm using the hostap driver is that it gives the 
functionality to turn off packet bridging  which stops communications from 
client to client on the local area network....this can be very beneficial 
in a situation like a hotel or coffee shop where people don't really want 
others to be able to see their computers.

my question is:
is there any other access point hardware that gives this 
functionality?  does linksys allow you to turn off packet bridging?  or any 
other off the shelf AP?  i ask because i have one site that requires many 
AP's and it would be more practical to use the commercial AP hardware.  is 
this called a "wireless switch"?  this would seem like it was more "switch" 
functionality.
if somebody could help w/ this issue, it would be great.

thx,
doug



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