As computer connectivity continues to evolve, there is a definite push towards wireless. The idea of wireless connectivity is not new. IrDA, or infrared wireless communication has been around for a while. IrDA uses pulsed infrared light waves to provide wireless connectivity to printers, cell phones, PDAs, laptops and other devices. IrDA is fairly limited in its usage parameters, requiring close proximity and direct line of sight between IrDA ports. These limitations have led to the marginalization of the standard as a feasible method for wireless communication.

In recent years, however, we have seen an explosion of wireless technologies. One of the most prevalent wireless technologies has been the 802.11 standard for local area computer networks. This standard uses low-level radio waves to transmit data across the network at reasonably high speeds (up to 54 mbps). The popularity of this wireless standard is the fact that it isn