To connect the wireless network nodes to a wired network segment,Īs shown above. Wireless networks running in infrastructure mode use one or more WAPs
Wireless networks use in small groups also known as Independent basic Service Set (IBSS) Node in direct contact with each other node in a decentralized free for all. These two different methods are called ad-hoc mode and infrastructureĪd-Hoc mode is sometimes called peer to peer mode, which each wireless More complicated wireless networks use a WAP to centralize wirelessĬommunication and bridge wireless network segments to wired network
The simplest wireless network consists of two or more PCs communicatingĭirectly with each other sans cabling or any other intermediary hardware.
