Index_R

P

Packet Binary Convolutional Code. See PBCC.

Packet sniffing, 270-271

defending against, 271

Packets, 22, 46, 270

colliding, 28

speed, through 100-Base-T networks, 30

speed, through Ethernet networks, 30

Panel antennas, 173-175

radio field shape of, 163-164

Parabolic curve template, 357-358

Parabolic dish antennas, 163-164

Parabolic grid antennas, 173-174

Parabolic reflectors, 355-356

understanding, 359-360

Paranet, 102

Passive hubs, 27

Passive injectors/taps, 131

Password protection, 276

Path loss, calculating, 193-194

PBCC, 141, 400

backward compatibility of, 73-74

bit rate speed of, 73-74

throughput of, 74

PC card integrated 'bulge' antennas, 168-169

PC cards, 145

cardbus cards, 145

generations of, 145

installing, 145-146

types of, 145

PCI (Personal Computer Interconnection) cards, 139

adding Wi-Fi using, 148

with antenna jacks, 146-149

manufacturers list of, 149

plug-in adapters for PCMCIA, 150

pricing of, 148

PCI client adapters

advantages of, 156

disadvantages of, 156-157

PCM340 card, 150

PCMCIA (PC card) client adapters, 146

advantages of, 155

disadvantages of, 156

power of, 142

PCMCIA (PC) cards, 139

client adapters, 142, 146, 155-156

power levels of, 142

PDAs, Wi-Fi effectiveness on, 16

Peer networks, 45

Peer-to-peer mode, 86, 93.

See also Ad-hoc mode.

People, trusting, 256-257, 262

Personal Computer Interconnection. See PCI (Personal Computer Interconnection) cards.

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. See PCMCIA (PC Card) client adapters; PCMCIA (PC) cards.

Picture frame antennas, 173-175.

See also Directional patch antennas; Panel antennas.

radio field shape of, 163-164

Pigtails, 186-187

PLEBR10

PowerLine EtherFast bridge, 226

PoE, 129-134

802.3af, 129-130

802.11b, 130

adapters, choosing, 129-130

commercial products of, 134

defining, 129

effectiveness of, 129

function of, 130

Polarization, 168

Port table, 30

Ports

defining, 49

network addresses, associating with, 30

Power connection problem, 132

power connectors, non-standard, 132

Power over Ethernet, 25, 129-134.

See also PoE.

Powerline Networking Test Drive web site, 226

Powerline Technology eLibrary web site, 226

PPPoE Username and Password, 126

PPS1UW print server, 12

wired/wireless interfaces of, 12

Primestar dish antennas, 331-332

Pringles can antennas, 178-179, 314, 372

Printers, sharing, 12-13

Private IP addresses, 53

Probe assembly, 325-328

Probe offset length, 323-324

Profiles creating, 143

editing, 143

uses of, 143

Propagation mode, 318



Jeff Duntemann's Drive-By Wi-Fi Guide
Jeff Duntemanns Drive-By Wi-Fi Guide
ISBN: 1932111743
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 181

flylib.com © 2008-2017.
If you may any questions please contact us: flylib@qtcs.net