CS/IS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Wireless Access Point, Network Interface Controller, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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If you have static ip, check for conflicts. Ping ip address/computer name to see if the computer has a valid ip. Means that you can reach certain services, but not some. Use task manager and see how hard the network card is being worked by other. Ieee 802. 11 primary way wireless stuff talks. Wireless access point bridge between an ethernet network, and a wireless one. Infrastructure mode multiple waps working together. Wireless network cards used to upgrade computer to support wireless. Comes in the form of usbs, or integrated in motherboards. Wireless antennas in laptops are located (usually) around the monitor. In phones, the antennas are around the casing/housing. One host, other clients use the host as wap. Sends signal to whatever it is facing to. Over the years, we"ve seen extensions to the standard to support new tech and speed. 802. 11 is based on the industrial, scientific, and medical (ism) radios bands.
