MBR wrote: > ...when I look for "access points" nowadays, I find devices > that are at least as expensive as a WiFi router. A few months ago I > read what it said on the outside of a box for one in Microcenter, and it > seemed to list about a million features I couldn't make sense of.
I believe the consumer market for access points shrunk once integrated router + access point devices became popular. Now the main market for access points is commercial settings, and they justify a higher cost by using higher-end hardware, having management software, and support contracts. What goes into a consumer access point is nearly 100% the same hardware as what goes into an integrated router + access point. The only part they leave off is the switch, which is a minor cost. The rest is just different software. I assume what you saw at Micro Center was aimed at the consumer market, and I'm guessing the cost was comparable to a router because the production volume was lower and the hardware essentially identical. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss