Fast Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems
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In network terms, a ''[[Wikipedia:Network bridge|bridge]]'' is transparent, passing data from each side to the other side (wireless to wired, wired to wireless). Thus in normal operation it doesn't have any use for [[wikipedia:IP address|IP addresses]], just [[wikipedia:Media Access Control|MAC addresses]]. | In network terms, a ''[[Wikipedia:Network bridge|bridge]]'' is transparent, passing data from each side to the other side (wireless to wired, wired to wireless). Thus in normal operation it doesn't have any use for [[wikipedia:IP address|IP addresses]], just [[wikipedia:Media Access Control|MAC addresses]]. | ||
| - | However, because of the need to ''manage'' Wi-Fi operation ([[wikipedia:Service set identifier|SSID]] selection, [[wikipedia:Wired Equivalent Privacy|WEP]]/[[wikipedia:Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA]] security, ''etc.''), a Wi-Fi client bridge will typically have ''configuration screen(s)'' at a specified [[wikipedia:Private network|private IP address]] (''e.g., ''192.168.0.254) that can be accessed with a standard Web browser (''e.g., ''Microsoft Internet Explorer) from a local computer. Unfortunately, unlike with a Wi-Fi router, a computer connected to a Wi-Fi client bridge ''can't'' normally communicate with both the client bridge configuration and the Internet at the same time. To deal with this problem, see [[Wi-Fi How To#Configure a Wi-Fi client bridge|How To Configure a Wi-Fi client bridge]]. | + | However, because of the need to ''manage'' Wi-Fi operation ([[wikipedia:Service set identifier|SSID]] selection, [[wikipedia:Wired Equivalent Privacy|WEP]]/[[wikipedia:Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA/WPA2]] security, ''etc.''), a Wi-Fi client bridge will typically have ''configuration screen(s)'' at a specified [[wikipedia:Private network|private IP address]] (''e.g., ''192.168.0.254) that can be accessed with a standard Web browser (''e.g., ''Microsoft Internet Explorer) from a local computer. Unfortunately, unlike with a Wi-Fi router, a computer connected to a Wi-Fi client bridge ''can't'' normally communicate with both the client bridge configuration and the Internet at the same time. To deal with this problem, see [[Wi-Fi How To#Configure a Wi-Fi client bridge|How To Configure a Wi-Fi client bridge]]. |
== Poor coverage or range (weak signal) == | == Poor coverage or range (weak signal) == | ||
