Hello all, I am hoping someone can clarify an issue for me with respect to WiFi networking.
I have read that it is not possible to link Airport Base Stations to an internet connection in anything but a star topology. This restriction makes me wonder whether it would be possible to daisy-chain base stations, whether they be Apple or 3rd party (11/54 Mbit), and to have *local* (i.e. non-internet) TCP/IP traffic "hop" between daisy chained base stations)? My second question is -- would it be possible to have a server (http, ftp, etc) which is accessible either to the web, or to the WiFi WAN/LAN with the same IP/DN (accessible within the WiFinet whether or not the internet connection was live... would this require the WiFinet to run its own DNS?)? And, I guess the 3rd question is, can you prevent TCP/IP requests to a server (let's say http) from bridging my conception of a WiFinet and the internet, and vice-versa? i.e. traffic can reach the same http server but not use the server as a conduit to get onto either the WiFinet or internet. I am trying to develop a conceptual framework for my own personal network and am trying to assess how scalable it could be (e.g. a WiFi "internet" only accessible to, and relevant to our neighbourhood community and businesses, but one in which individual players can access the wider internet as they need without providing free internet access to all). PS I claim ownership over this idea... you can use it, just give me credit (unless someone else already dreamt it up) (it popped into my head last night since I'm trying to figure out whether I should get our Lombard and Pismo and a few other WinDOSe computers in the same house (other people) wirelessly networked, and hooked up to the internet... I have a few other ideas that are only peripherally related to my WiFi problems, but I'll try to flesh them out into a more articulate story eventually). Eric Dunbar. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
