December 2006
Beginner to intermediate
384 pages
10h 39m
English
Wireless networks are similar to cell phone networks:
• The more bars of service you have, the better the call sounds.
• When you have very few bars of service, you may be able to place a call, but it probably does not sound very good.
• When you have zero bars of service, you cannot make or receive calls.
Wireless networks operate the same way, as shown in Figure 11-1. When you are within the coverage area of your wireless network and have good signal strength (shown in the green area), you will have a good wireless connection and also have at or near the maximum data rate your wireless router supports (54 Mbps for 802.11g, 108 Mbps or higher for 802.11n, and so on).
Figure 11-1. How Wireless Network Coverage Affects ...