Re: another router / network question

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:18:02 -0400, "Christopher Muto"
<muto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

i doubt the cable is a coax type cable, it is probably a standard network
cable with rj45 connectors on each end (like oversize telephone rj11
connectors not round bnc type connectors). but that aside, you can make
anything wireless. and you could use a wireless router, but all you really
need is a wireless access point. a router acts as a go between two
networks, allows many computers to connect to one connection, whereas a
wireless access point simply provides and extension of the given connection.
though either would work.


Thanks Chris. I realize an access point should work if a router does
but the router adds more firewall protection to her system. I'm a
little paranoid right now after discovering I had some open ports and
it was an all day affair to close them for me. To be honest, I know
what I did to close them but I'm not sure why it worked but I'll save
that for another thread.

I guess I'll deal with my daughter's wireless network when the time
comes.

Thanks again.
.

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