What are the Advantages and disadvantages of wireless networking?

Answer 1

Some of the advantages of wireless networks are ideal for provisional network setups, much cheaper than wired network and flexible if thereÕs an ad-hoc site. On the other hand, some of its disadvantages are: it has lower speed compared to wired networks, less secure and can easily affect by the surroundings.

Answer 2

Advantages of wireless networks

• Flexible if there is ad-hoc situation when additional workstation was required.
• Implementation cost is cheaper than wired network.
• Ideal for the non-reachable places such as across river or mountain or rural area.
• Ideal for temporary network setups.

Disadvantages of wireless networks:

• Lower speed compared to wired network. (of course)
• Less secure because hacker's laptop can act as Access Point. If you connected to their laptop, they'll read all your information (username, password.. bla..bla..bla..).
• More complex to configure than wired network.
• Affected by surrounding. E.g: walls (blocking), microwave oven (interference), far distance (attenuation)