I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Wireless networks use high frequency radio signals to connect computers to each other and to shared-resources for the transmission of data such as files, images or connection to the internet. This type of network is known as a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Wireless networks offer most of the same ability as a traditional wired LAN. If your wired network has the ability to access the Internet today, then your wireless LAN will be able to as well. A wireless LAN typically consists of two components; a wireless network card and an access point. The access point serves as an aggregate point for all…