... point "on campus." These user devices are equipped with WLAN adapters, usually in the form of radio network interface cards (NICs), installed in notebook computers, ISA or PCI adapters in desktop computers, or devices integrated into a handheld unit. These adapters provide a means of communication between the network operating system and the airwaves. Who uses Wireless LANs? According to industry analysts Cahners ... ...

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... hardware and software resources as printers and the Internet. That means everyone patched can share stored files, photos, and documents and print them out on a single printer attached to one desktop computer "all without unsightly cables. In a home or home office, using Wi-Fi equipment, your wireless network gives you the ability to share a single high-speed broadband cable or ... ...

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... a user (student/soldier) can move withing a local area with continuous access t! o the computing and information facilities. "There's not much left that mobile computers don't do as well or better than desktop systems. And when the remaining challenges are solved mobile technology will significantly change the face of computing" (Reinhardt 100). The fusion of computers and wireless communications, in this case LANs ... ...

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... point "on campus." These user devices are equipped with WLAN adapters, usually in the form of radio network interface cards (NICs), installed in notebook computers, ISA or PCI adapters in desktop computers, or devices integrated into a handheld unit. These adapters provide a means of communication between the network operating system and the airwaves. Who uses Wireless LANs? According to industry analysts Cahners ... ...

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... has been developing many large databases for managing national datasets such as the registrations of people, students, and vehicles. At the moment, these systems are still dependent heavily on local/desktop and server-based technologies due to the lack of both reliable high-performing communication system and potential human resources. This means networks and internetworks, which form the virtual global Internet ... ...

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