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--- wireless_interface_modes_table [2025/05/10 23:26] – hogwild
+++ wireless_interface_modes_table [2025/09/12 08:31] (current) – Draft, starting to update part 1 m_ars
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-====== Wireless Interface Mode Table ======
+====== Choosing a Wireless Interface Mode ======
-|   | WDS Mode | Wireless Client Mode | Client Bridge | Repeater | Repeater Bridge | Two routers (1 Client Mode, 1 AP Mode) |
+ \\ This table contains information to help you choose the appropriate Wireless Interface Mode for your network needs.
-| Requires admin access for all routers. Routers WDS implementations must be compatible. | **•** |   |   |   |   |   |
-| Does not require control over host access point/routers; can connect to a host you don't control |   | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+ \\
-| Supports multiple wired client devices | **•** | **•** | **•** * | **•** | **•** * | **•** |
-| Supports multiple wireless client devices | **•** |   |   | **•** | **•** * | **•** |
+|   ^  AP Mode  ^  AP + WDS Mode  ^  Wireless Client Mode  ^  Wireless Ethernet Bridge  ^  Repeater  ^  Media Bridge  ^  Two routers \\ (1 Client Mode\\ + \\ 1 AP Mode)  ^
-| Bandwidth is halved for wireless clients | **•** | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | Not if you use two channels |
+| ADMINISTRATIVE ACCESS required for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved. |   |  **•**  |   |   |   |   |   |
-| All routers and clients share the same subnet | in LAN mode |   | **•** |   | **•** |   |
+| CONTROL OF HOST APs/ROUTERS NOT REQUIRED. You can connect to a host without having admin access. |   |   |  **•**  |  **•**  |  **•**  |  **•**  |  **•**  |
-| Each router is on its own subnet with its client devices | in P2P mode | **•** |   | **•** |   | **•** |
+| Multiple wired client devices supported. |   |  **•**  |  **•**  |  **•** *  |  **•**  |  **•** *  |  **•**  |
-| Creates a true transparent bridge compatible with all protocols | **•** |   |   |   |   |   |
+| Multiple wireless client devices supported. |   |  **•**  |   |   |  **•**  |  **•** *  |  **•**  |
-| Uses MAC address translation (MAT) (proxy ARP) (not compatible with some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses) (potential ARP problems) * |   |   | **•** * |   | **•** * |   |
+| Bandwidth halved for wireless clients |   |  **•**  |  n/a  |  n/a  |  **•**  |  **•**  | No, if you use 2 channels |
-| Allows different SSID on repeated network | depends on encryption choice | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+| SAME SHARED SUBNET for all routers and clients. |   | In LAN mode |   |  **•**  |   |  **•**  |   |
-| Encryption support | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) | any | any | any | any | any |
+| INDIVIDUAL SUBNET for each router with its client devices |   | In P2P mode |  **•**  |   |  **•**  |   |  **•**  |
-| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP |   |   |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+| Creates TRUE TRANSPARENT BRIDGE compatible with all protocols |   | **•** |   |   |   |   |   |
-| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel |   | **•** |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |
+| 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 setting. |  n/a  |  n/a  |  **•**  |  **•**  |  **•**  |
+| Supports ENCRYPTION. |   | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) |  any  |  any  |  any  |  any  |  any  |
+| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP. |   |   |   |   |  **•**  |  **•**  |  **•**  |
+| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel. |   |   |  **•**  |   |  **•**  |  **•**  |  **•**  |

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