Another dumb question about cablemodem and wireless network

[Harry Giles]

On Sun September 28 2003 03:00 pm, Net Llama! wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Harry Giles wrote:
> > Will this work?
> >
> > LInux box, using a standard wired NIC plugs in to the W.A.P. and the
> > Windows boxes on the network use the wireless cards.
> > The cable modem goes into the router, then plugged into the W.A.P.
> >
> > The W.A.P. shouldn't care about the wired box being Linux, should it?
>
> I assume WAP = wireless acceess point?  If so, why would you want the WAP
> to be central point of contact?  Wouldn't it make alot more sense to have
> the cable modem plug into the router, and then have everything else plug
> into the router (including the WAP)?

The router (a Netgear unit) has two connections:  one for the modem, and one 
to the network.  From what I understand, the (yes, you guessed right) 
W.A.P. 's also act as a hub, thus the central point.

Forgive me for not understanding all of this stuff, but I havn't done much 
networking in my life.

Harry G

Harry