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SECTION 1
Simple Home Network Diagram
Wireless Connections
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Your wireless notebook adapter card, allows you to access files,
printers, and an Internet connection on your network. A sample Local
Area Network (LAN) is shown below:
In the example above, the Internet communicates with the modem,
which in turn communicates with the router. The router acts as the
gateway to your network, sending information to whichever device
asks for information. The adapter card enables your notebook PC to
be part of the wireless network.
Your wireless adapter card uses a radio transmission technology
defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
called 802.11 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). This standard is subdivided
into distinct categories of speed and the frequency spectrum used,
designated by the lower case letter after the standard.
For example, your adapter card can work with both the 'b' and 'g'
specifications. The 802.11b specification transmits data rates up to
11 Mbps while the 802.11g specification transmits data rates up to
54 Mbps. Both standards operate in the 2.4 GHz range. These are
theoretical speeds so your performance may vary.
A Word About Data Rates: Data rate is the speed at which individual bits of data flow
through a channel. It is not the same speed at which entire files are uploaded or
downloaded. These speeds will vary, and are often less than the maximum data
rate. Upload and download speeds are affected by several factors including, but not
limited to: the capacity of and the services offered by your cable operator or
broadband service provider, channel capacity, network traffic, computer equipment,
type of server, number of connections to server, and availability of Internet router(s).
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