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Old 09-19-2006, 12:32 PM   #8
MaggieL
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Originally Posted by Elspode
Can anyone tell me this...When configured as a wireless bridge, shouldn't this device pick up my Linksys' signal and send it through a network cable to the desired computer?
I beleve a "wireless bridge" doesn't use an Ethernet connection...it receieves and retransmits the packets that it hears, making it possible for a packet to travel further than a single radio hop would permit.

In ham radio we call that function "digipeating".
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