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A wireless local area network (WLAN) links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method (typically spread-spectrum or OFDM radio), and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network. Most modern WLANs are based on IEEE 802.11 standards, marketed under the Wi-Fi brand name.

Wireless LANs have become popular in the home due to ease of installation, and the increasing to offer wireless access to their customers; often for free.

Norman Abramson, a professor at the University of Hawaii, developed the world’s first wireless computer communication network, ALOHAnet, using low-cost ham-like radios. The system included seven computers deployed over four islands to communicate with the central computer on the Oahu Island without using phone lines.

WLAN hardware was initially so expensive that it was only used as an alternative to cabled LAN in places where cabling was difficult or impossible. Early development included industry-specific solutions and proprietary protocols, but at the end of the 1990s these were replaced by standards, primarily the various versions of IEEE 802.11 (in products using the Wi-Fi brand name). An alternative ATM-like 5 GHz standardized technology, HiperLAN/2, has so far not succeeded in the market, and with the release of the faster 54 Mbit/s 802.11a (5 GHz) and 802.11g (2.4 GHz) standards, almost certainly never will. A HomeRF group was formed in 1997 to promote a technology aimed for residential use, but disbanded at the end of 2002.

TO FIND THIS CACHE:

For this cache you will need some sort of device that can view available wireless networks. Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, and even some GPS devices can view wireless networks. Once at the posted coords, open up your wireless settings and view the many available wireless networks. One of the strongest networks available will be named with the final coordinates. Put those coords in your GPS and go find the final. There will be no need to connect to the wireless network, you will only need to see it's name.

The posted coords are a great place to park for the final, although you may choose to find parking closer. There is a crosswalk across a busy road then a short hike down a bike path. The final location could be a high muggle area at certain times, so use stealth. You will be looking for a bison tube.

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