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--- wireless_interface_modes_table [2025/05/10 23:35] – Change Heading to: "Choosing a Wireless Interface Mode" hogwild
+++ wireless_interface_modes_table [2025/05/10 23:41] (current) – -Add intro sentence hogwild
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 ====== Choosing a Wireless Interface Mode ======
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+ \\ This table contains information to help you choose the appropriate Wireless Interface Mode for your network's needs.
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-|   |  WDS Mode  |  Wireless Client Mode  |  Client Bridge  |  Repeater  |  Repeater Bridge  |  Two routers (1 Client Mode, 1 AP Mode)  |
+|   |  A/P Mode  |  WDS Mode  |  Wireless Client Mode  |  Client Bridge  |  Repeater  |  Repeater Bridge  |  Two routers (1 Client Mode, 1 AP Mode)  |
-| Requires admin access for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved. | **•** |   |   |   |   |   |
+| Requires admin access for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved. |   | **•** |   |   |   |   |   |
-| Doesn't require control over host APs/routers. You can connect to a host for which you don't have admin access. |   | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+| Doesn't require control over host APs/routers. You can connect to a host for which you don't have admin access. |   |   | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** |
-| Supports multiple wired client devices | **•** | **•** | **•** * | **•** | **•** * | **•** |
+| Supports multiple wired client devices |   | **•** | **•** | **•** * | **•** | **•** * | **•** |
-| Supports multiple wireless client devices | **•** |   |   | **•** | **•** * | **•** |
+| Supports multiple wireless client devices |   | **•** |   |   | **•** | **•** * | **•** |
-| Bandwidth is halved for wireless clients | **•** | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | Not if you use two channels |
+| Bandwidth is halved for wireless clients |   | **•** | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | Not if you use two channels |
-| All routers and clients share the same subnet | in LAN mode |   | **•** |   | **•** |   |
+| All routers and clients share the same subnet |   | in LAN mode |   | **•** |   | **•** |   |
-| Each router is on its own subnet with its client devices | in P2P mode | **•** |   | **•** |   | **•** |
+| Each router is on its own subnet with its client devices |   | in P2P mode | **•** |   | **•** |   | **•** |
-| Creates a true transparent bridge compatible with all protocols | **•** |   |   |   |   |   |
+| Creates a true transparent bridge compatible with all protocols |   | **•** |   |   |   |   |   |
-| Uses MAC address translation (MAT/proxy ARP). Some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses may be incompatible and not function properly) (potential ARP problems) * |   |   | **•** * |   | **•** * |   |
+| Uses MAC address translation (MAT/proxy ARP). Some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses may be incompatible and not function properly) (potential ARP problems) * |   |   |   | **•** * |   | **•** * |   |
-| Allows different SSID on a repeated network | depends on encryption choice | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+| Allows different SSID on a repeated network |   | depends on encryption choice | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | **•** |
-| Supports encryption | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) | any | any | any | any | any |
+| Supports encryption |   | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) | any | any | any | any | any |
-| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |   |   |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |   |   |   |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |
-| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |   | **•** |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |   |   | **•** |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |

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