Chapter 2. Getting Wireless Connections: Wireless Local Area Networking
Once you’ve set up broadband Internet access for your home or office, you may want to add the additional convenience of wireless connectivity. With a wireless connection you can roam around from room to room, or even from floor to floor or outside, without being physically tethered to a particular connection point. If this sounds attractive to you, then you’ll want to look into getting a wireless local area network (LAN) setup.
What you need for a wireless LAN is basically a wireless card for your laptop or PDA plus a wireless access point (Figure 2-1). The wireless card is a small card that plugs into your laptop’s personal computer memory card interface adapter (PCMCIA) slot ...
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