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Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes.
• Network is in an ad-hoc state if it is only there temporarily, which means
whole network is allowed to move from place to place. When three
computers move, they can communicate with each other through the
wireless LAN. This kind of network is said to be in ad-hoc state.
Ad-hoc network
• An infrastructure network is one that cannot be easily moved. When part of
the network is moved, it (the part) can only detect the network when it is
within the radio transmitting range of the Access Points (AP). Picture below
illustrates this:
Infrastructure network
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