Wireless networks can fall into general topographic groups, ad hoc and infrastructure. We will discuss both of these in this section, as well as some peripheral information pertinent to wireless networks, such as planning a network.
In Chapter 2, Understanding Local Area Networks, we discussed various areas that we needed to consider when planning our LAN. All of these are still valid in a wireless network, but I would like to specifically highlight some that have a major impact on the performance of a wireless network:
- Hardware: Recall that in the preceding section, we discussed the different wireless standards, and how they needed to support the same frequency to be compatible.
- Environment: One of the reasons we would implement a wireless network is to support devices in locations where we do not have the capacity to lay cables. This may cause...
