can an access point connect through an access point?

[Timothy Murphy]

Les Mikesell wrote:

>> Additional detail: the box that my broadband is connected to is an FC4
>> box. It's acting as router and doing DHCP for the LAN. The machines on
>> the LAN are all Windows boxes, though slowly being changed over to Linux.
>> That's why I need to dump the Microsoft USB WIFI nic.
> 
> The home combo router/ap/switch boxes are so cheap these
> days that it is probably not worth the effort to use
> anything else.  In fact if you need a second access
> point the cheapest way to do it may be to get a
> pair of routers, connect by ethernet on the switch
> side, and disable the WAN side of the 2nd unit.
> If you shop for closeouts/rebates you might find
> them for around $20.

I'm not sure what you mean by a home combo router/ap/switch box.
Could you give an example (or two) please.

I've found this thread very confusing.
Would it not be easier for the OP to use an ordinary WiFi card
in his MS machine?
What is the point of having a second AP?

Nb I'm no expert on WiFi, as may be obvious.

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