How does is a node's access to a wireless network (WIFI)  different than

access to a wired network (LAN) when attempting transmission on the

network?

Wifi( wireless network) and LAN are basically used for data
transmission purpose. How wifi and LAN different in their
transmission does is only the difference in way of transmission. In
LAN network data transmitted as electricity where as in wifi data
transmitted as low frequency wave or signals. LAN contains
collection of wires (semi conductors), which are able to transfer
electricity. In computer data’s are logically (not physically)
represented as 1’s and 0’s. In LAN cable, the presence of +5V is
considered as 1 and absence as 0. The continuous flow of electricity
in the LAN cable represents the transmission of data. RJ45 connector
are used connect LAN cable to the computer.LAN cables are available
in different bandwidth and categories, based on that the
transmission speed vary.
Where as in WiFi, Data transmission done as electronic signals. The
sender/receiver device is connected with network access by signals.
One wave can be used to represent 1 or 0 in the network. There are
different types of waves are in the nature and these waves arranged
electromagnetic spectrum for easy classification. 2.4GHz to 5GHz
range waves are used for wifi transmission.
Higher frequencies like 5GHz and 60GHz have far shorter effective
ranges than 2.4GHz. If its high frequency, more data can be sent to
the network but it can travel only few meters. Where as if the range
is 2.4GHz then less data, signal travel range is higher than 5GHz
802.11 WLANs use radio waves having frequencies of 2.4 GHz and 5
GHz, which means that the signal includes 2,400,000,000 cycles per
second and 5,000,000,000 cycles per second, respectively. Signals
operating at these frequencies are too high for humans to hear and
too low for humans to see
The typical range of a standard Wi-Fi network can reach up to 100
meters in the open air. Buildings and other materials reflect the
signal, however, making most Wi-Fi networks far narrower than that.
Typically, ranges of 10-35 meters are more common. The strength of
the antenna and the frequency broadcast can also impact the
effective range of the network. Higher frequencies like 5GHz and
60GHz have far shorter effective ranges than 2.4GHz.