Local area networks are the industry standard for file sharing, but what will the future be like with all of these choices at our fingertips? There is only one word to describe this masterpiece of the 21st century-wireless". Wireless networks, also called W.L.A.N. have taken the office by storm. .
Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Adaptec, and Cisco Systems are the most common providers of the industry standard IEEE 802.11b wireless networks. These networks consist of three major parts, which are required to run and maintain these types of networks. The first of these parts are called "access points". The access point is nothing more than a switching station for information. When information is transferred from the server, internet gateway, or just another user PC it enters this device. It is then sorted and sent to the internet presence (IP address) which requested the data from the access point. The second part of a wireless network is called an adapter card. What an adapter card is is a device, which the computer uses to turn the 2.4 GHz frequency back into data. This same process is used whether you send or receive data. The last part of this puzzle is the source device. A source device can be a server, a personnel computer, or a broadband internet connection. The one thing that is still the same is the initial connection method of the wireless network. When they are setup a length of Cat5e networking cable and two RJ-45 connectors, which look like big phone jacks, are the common pieces used. .
According to Texas Instruments, the most effective type of wireless LAN should have a compatibility feature. This feature would allow you to connect to any of the different types of W.L.A.N. networks that are earlier versions of the 802.11 family. If for instance you were using an 802.11g wireless networking connection and are, trying to connecting to an 802.11b network you would have no problem. This is because they have made the 802.
