Wireless interface for standard modems

A wireless communications system for enabling an information handling system to couple to a network, comprising:

• communicating means for communicating information sent to and by the information handling system via a wireless transmission medium, said communicating means comprising:
• first interfacing means for interfacing with a bus of the information handling system,
• first wireless transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving information via the wireless communications medium, and
• first managing means for managing the transfer of information between said interfacing means and said first wireless transmitting and receiving means;
• and
• coupling means coupled to said communicating means via the wireless transmission medium for coupling with a network communicating means for communicating over a network wherein the information handling system is enabled to communicate over a network via the network communicating means, said coupling means comprising:
• second interfacing means for interfacing with the network communicating means,
• second wireless transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving information via the wireless communications medium, and
• second managing means for managing the transfer of information between said second interfacing means and the wireless communications medium.

A method for communicating between an information handling system and a network via a wireless transmission medium, comprising:

• sending information to be transmitted from the information handling system to a peripheral device of the information handling system;
• translating the information to be transmitted into a wireless data transmission format;
• transmitting the wireless data transmission formatted information via a wireless transmission medium to a remote device;
• receiving the wireless data transmission formatted information with the remote device;
• converting the received information into a network communications format;
• and
• sending the network communications formatted information to a modem connected to the network for transmission of the network communications formatted information via the network.

A computer readable medium whose contents cause an information handling system to perform method steps for communicating between the information handling system and a network via a wireless transmission medium, the method steps comprising:

• sending information to be transmitted from the information handling system to a peripheral device of the information handling system;
• translating the information to be transmitted into a wireless data transmission format;
• transmitting the wireless data transmission formatted information via a wireless transmission medium to a remote device;
• receiving the wireless data transmission formatted information with the remote device;
• converting the received information into a network communications format;
• and
• sending the network communications formatted information to a modem connected to the network for transmission of the network communications formatted information via the network.

An information handling system for communicating with a remote device, comprising:

• a processor for executing instructions executable by said processor;
• a memory coupled to said processor for storing instructions executable by said processor;
• and
• an interface coupled said processor for transmitting and receiving information to a second transmission interface remotely located from the information handling system and coupled to the remote device such that the information handling system may communicate with the remote device, said second transmission interface being capable of physically coupling with a network communication device for coupling with a network such that the information handling system is capable of communicating over the network via the network communication device.