Wired vs. Wireless

Wired vs. Wireless

1. Wireless

   • Advantages
     • Neat and clean, no untidy cables
     • Flexibility around the home, can connect to the network around the house within a limited range.
     • Setup - Those without a great deal of networking experience can set up a wireless network.
   • Disadvantages
     • The potential for radio interference due to weather, other wireless devices, or obstructions like walls.
     • Reliability - If one major section breaks down, for example the Router, the whole network will be affected.
     • Cost - The biggest drawback of setting up a wireless home network. It is still fairly expensive to go wireless but costs have been gradually decreasing as new technologies are on the rise.
     • Bandwidth

2. Wired

   • Advantages
     • The equipment is inexpensive.
     • Wired networks transfer information more swiftly
     • Wired networks transfer information more swiftly
     • Wired networks are generally more secure than wireless networks
     • Wider bandwidth
   • Disadvantages
     • Running the wires from each room within the home can be a difficult task.
     • Network cables can look disorganized.
     • Network cables can disconnect or become faulty consequently causing the connection to fail.
     • Adding more computers to a wired network may result in unexpected expense if you run out of connections on your network and could slow down the network.

3. Both have Synchronisation