X-Micro Tech. IEEE 802.11b - Manual (Page 7)

2 Wireless LAN basics
Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b standard committee could be
Configure as: Ad Hoc wireless LAN or Infrastructure wireless LAN.
Ad Hoc network is a group of notebooks with wireless LAN PCMCIA Card, called a
BSS (Basic Service Set). These notebooks use their wireless LAN PCMCIA Card to
communicate with each other directly.
The most obvious differentiation between Infrastructure wireless network and Ad
Hoc wireless network is that the notebooks in Infrastructure wireless network can
make use of the resource in the Internet through Access Point.
To set up your notebook’s network as the type of “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure”
wireless network depends completely on your requirement. Generally, if your network
environment has an Access Point, it’s recommend that you set it as “Infrastructure”
mode to connect to the Internet.
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