Labels:hakham | monitor | reckoner | sky OCR: 266 SECTION c CHAPTER Why is wireless slower than wired? Wireless signals are suscepti- ble to interference from devices such as microwave ovens, cordless telephones, and baby monitors. When interference affects a wireless sig- nal data must be re-transmitted and that takes extra time Despite interference wireless networks are fast enough for most applica- FIGURE 5.26 tions Even the slowest wireless LAN technologies are faster than most On a wireless network signal Internet services, so online access from wireless LAN is no slower than strength varies depending on from wired LAN. Wireless LANs are slower for intra-LAN operations, such distance from transmitter and as exchanging files and sharing printers When lots of computer game play- obstacles that might interfere ers compete against ea ...
