WIRED AND WIRELESS NETWORK

Differences between wired and wireless networks

There are a couple of big differences between setting up a wired network and setting up a wireless network. Wireless networks are generally accepted to be the easiest to set up, with a “network wizard” or “network assistant” instructional set-up tool found in all Macs and PCs. This guides you through the process of creating your network on the first computer gaining access; the computer essentially setting up the network. It also helps you to join a network if you are using the assistant tool on an additional computer thereafter. Wireless networks require a router for Internet access. Computers that are hardwired do not necessarily need a router for Internet access if there is not more than one computer. That considered, such a system would hardly qualify as a “network”, with only one computer connected. The point specifically is that a modem cannot be accessed wirelessly and so a router is needed for any number of computers gaining access via wireless connection, be it one or 100.