My old apartment complex had the wireless access in a different building. Wireless networks also have issues when things like walls get in the way of the signal. Wired networks hardly ever go down unless the power goes out in the entire building. I can’t even think of how many times I’ve had to do this at my house. It’s also not uncommon for the router to crash and need to be reset. Wireless networks are prone to a variety of connection issues, particularly if you try to access the network at the edge of its wireless range. Not to mention the constantly changing standards for network encryption.
And that’s just connecting to a wireless network, trying to set one up can cause all sorts of headaches. And when (not if, when) you have an issue, it’s nigh impossible to troubleshoot. I’m sure everyone has had issues trying to connect to a wireless network. Setting up the network and connecting to it So let’s take a look at why Ethernet is still going strong even with wireless getting all the hype. Ethernet has now had about 30 years to get better, and it’s become a pretty awesome way to get online. Thankfully our technology and fashion have improved (well our technology has anyway). Ethernet was born back in the days of Walkmans, VHS, MC Hammer pants, and stone washed jeans. Wait, you mean people connect to the internet…with wires? Why do that when you can do it wirelessly from virtually anywhere? That is a good question, my friend, and it has a good answer.
That means that you can use an Ethernet cable as a wired connection to the internet. An Ethernet cable is used to transfer information.
So if you’re not sure what an Ethernet cable is, don’t feel bad, a lot of people don’t. Out of the 6 people I asked, only one person knew what it was. I was curious and so just yesterday I asked some of my friends, all of them very tech-savvy college students, if they knew what an Ethernet cable is. But do we realize what we are giving up for that convenience? We love the convenience of getting on the internet from anywhere in the mall, coffee shops, airports, hotels, and from any room in our house, and anywhere else we can nab a free Wi-Fi hotspot. With how much of our lives we live on the internet, it’s amazing how much we take it for granted. We watch movies online, socialize online, date online, shop online, work online, read online, go to school online, the list seems endless. Today, virtual reality is becoming our primary reality. Virtual reality used to be something that only existed in science fiction stories.
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