what is BroadcomAp in my network?
- Thread starter NourinE
- Start date
- Jul 22, 2012
- 345
I would guess that it's using the broadcomp wifi driver to access the network since you're using wifi. The AP would stand for access point. The little antenna on the icon is a good indicator as such.
Which TP-Link Router?
One of these: TD-W8950ND, TW-W8950N, TD-W8960N
They use an Broadcom chipset.
Found here: http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?76823-Which-routers-have-Broadcom-chipsets
Note that many ISPs are now using (without permission 
) customer's ISP-provided "gateway devices" (wireless router/modem devices) to provide wifi "hotspots" so their customers can wonder around the country and access the Internet wherever they are. These features do not take away from your bandwidth, and those connected users cannot (yet) access your network or your connected devices. But they are using your electricity - though admittedly that is probably pennies/year.
That may be what you are seeing. You may be able to disable it in your gateway's admin menu and see if it breaks anything on the wireless side of your network. Make sure you can access the menu with an Ethernet connected device before you disable the wireless side or you might lock yourself out of your network. That would not be good.
) customer's ISP-provided "gateway devices" (wireless router/modem devices) to provide wifi "hotspots" so their customers can wonder around the country and access the Internet wherever they are. These features do not take away from your bandwidth, and those connected users cannot (yet) access your network or your connected devices. But they are using your electricity - though admittedly that is probably pennies/year. That may be what you are seeing. You may be able to disable it in your gateway's admin menu and see if it breaks anything on the wireless side of your network. Make sure you can access the menu with an Ethernet connected device before you disable the wireless side or you might lock yourself out of your network. That would not be good.
Your Broadcom is listed as a "Network Infrastructure"
Some items that I found on "Network Infrastructure" -
Regards. . .
jcgriff2
Some items that I found on "Network Infrastructure" -
- What is Network Infrastructure? - Definition from Techopedia
- Unknown router showing under "Network Infrastructure" Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums
- networking - What is "Network Infrastructure" feature in Windows Exploer? - Super User
- Nokia
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucme/srnd/design/guide/cmesrnd/nstrct.pdf
- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961037.aspx
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-KRN2Mp6G4
- http://www.itelio.com/en/consulting-integration/network-infrastructure/
- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727097.aspx
- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722386(v=ws.10).aspx
- https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...e/d9671dbf-1c74-4369-9fb0-aa1d8682f1f8?auth=1
- https://www.sevenforums.com/network...er-still-shows-up-network-infrastructure.html
Regards. . .
jcgriff2
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