Patent ID: 7336923

Claim:
An electronic appliance, comprising: one or more dipole antenna(e); one or more wireless network interface(s), coupled with the one or more dipole antenna(e), to communicate with other devices; and an extender engine coupled with the wireless network interface(s), the extender engine to function as a client to a first wireless network access point and the extender engine to function as a second wireless network access point to one or more other client(s), including performing one or more functions chosen from the group consisting of beacon, client connection table maintenance, client authentication, and dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) service; wherein the extender engine functions as a second access point to one or more other client(s) sends and receives communications between client(s) on an extended coverage network and resource(s) on a primary network; and wherein the extender engine sends and receives communications between client(s) on an extended coverage network and resource(s) on a primary network translates the communication(s) between the primary network and the extended coverage network; and wherein the extender engine translates the communication(s) between the primary network and the extended coverage network translates the communication(s) between a first network protocol and a second network protocol.