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"c hore" <carhore@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Not necessarily. The Buffalo 802.11b AP/bridges are both AP
> and bridge (and could do both simultaneously unlike Linksys
> and some others, I understand), and so AP and bridge cost
> the same because they are the same unit.
>
> I believe---correct me if wrong---that the new
> Buffalo 802.11b/g boxes which use I think the Broadcom chip
> are also still combined AP/bridge, and can bridge not only to
> other Buffalo 802.11b/g AP/bridges
> but also to the older Buffalo 802.11b AP/bridges, or so I
> was told.
>
I actually bought one of these Buffalo 802.11b AP/router a while ago.
I flashed the firmware, set it up as an AP, worked fine.
Then I tried to enable WDS to bridge to my main NetGear FWAG114 AP/router,
but I could not make it work.
> Can bridging work between different manufacturers?
I am not even sure if I can get those cheaper NetGear AP/router that are
capable of WDS to bridge to my FWAG114.
I may be able to use one of those game adapter instead of a full bridge, but
I don't know if I can put a hub/switch to run multiple devices.
yuki