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Wall warts, labeling, 203-204
WAP-11 wireless access point, 67, 110-111, 335
pricing, 67
WAR, 369
Warbiking, 372
Warchalking, 100, 372-377
ethics of, 374-377
legality of, 374-377
quick reference card, 372-373
Wardriving, 143, 369-372, 393-395, 403
defining, 369
effective, 390-392
emerging trends of, 376
equipment essentials of, 377
ethics of, 375
hotspots, locating, 369-372
inventor of, 395
legality of, 370
optimum speed for, 391
setting up for, 370
value of, 371
Warflying, 372
Warmemes, 371-372
Warscan, 372
Warwalking, 371
Waveguide antennas, 171-173, 314, 318-321, 328-330, 332
advantages of, 319
diameter of, 318
propagation mode of, 318
understanding, 322
WaveLAN system, 3, 8, 423, 429
WayPort, 96
captive portals of, 251
plans of, 251-252
rates of, 251-252
web site, 251
WDT-11 PCI PC card adapter, 150
Weak IV filtering, 284
WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance), 7
WEP, 13, 258-260, 262-263
attacks, thwarting, 296
brute force attacks on, 287
cracking, 284, 435
enabling, reasons for, 274, 276
enabling/disabling, 124, 262, 281-282
encryption algorithm of, 281
encryption keys, changing, 285-286
functions not supported by, 280-281
glitches of, 277, 284
heir to, 437
importance of, 258-260, 262-263
key lengths of, 124, 288
key settings screen, 303-304
keys, 124
keys, determining, 300-301
keys, entering, 309
keys window, 309
mission of, 280
passwords, reverse engineering, 376
problems of, 280
purpose of, 279, 281
security measures of, 435
setting up with Windows XP Wi-Fi support, 306-309
shortcomings of, 282-288
standards of, 280
turning on, 275, 289-290
versus WRAP, 437
WET-11 Ethernet client adapter, 153-154, 159, 210
Wi-Fi, 4
access points, 60-62, 296, 333, 366.
See also Access points.
ad-hoc network connections, 39
adapters, connections between, 5-6
affordability of, 6
certifying products, 19-20
channels, 17-18. See also Channels.
chipsets, 112, 140-141
compatibility testing program, 10
connectivity, 5, 238
data, 6
defining, 5
frequency allocation, 17-18
frequency of, 16-17
hotspots, 6
hotspots, establishing, 238
key lengths, 300
logo, 7, 19
network bridges, 333-341, 345-350
network mediums of, 22
omnidirectional antennas, 355
PC cards, 145
PCI cards, 150
pioneering of, 10
pricing of, 425-426
Protected Access. See WPA.
security, 6, 274-278. See also Security.
security tips, 310
signals, 167
speed, 13-15
technical term for, 4
technology, 5
technology standards of, 7
waveguide, 319
Wi-Fi Alliance, 7
ad-hoc mode in, 89
Wi-Fi compatibility testing program, creating, 10, 425
Wi-Fi devices, 66-67
pricing, 66-67
roaming range of, 6
standard service of, 66
Wi-Fi frequencies, wavelengths of, 121
Wi-Fi home networks, 80% design for, 68-69
Wi-Fi logo
acquiring, 19
compliance, testing products for, 19
Wi-Fi networks. See also Networking;
Networks.
add-on, building, 218-223
cabling, 200
creating, 68
designing, 200
gaming consoles, connecting, 12-13
getting started, 66-68
growth of, monitoring, 371
installing, 199-205
Internet, connecting to, 5
IP impersonation, 270
multi-zone, building, 223-224
protecting using WEP, 279
requirements of, 5
on the road, 238
routers, connecting with, 5
Wi-Fi Protected Access. See WPA.
Wi-Fi signals, advantages of, 167
Wi-Fi standard key lengths, 300
Wi-Scan utility, 395
Wibos, 372
WiFi5, 19-20
logo compliance of, 19-20
Windows 9x, determining an IP address in, 50
Windows 98, APIPA in, 89
Windows 2000
APIPA in, 89
IP address, determining, 49-50
wireless networking on, 198-199
Windows ME
IP address, determining, 50
wireless networking on, 198-199
Windows NT, determining an IP address in, 49-50
Windows XP
802.1X client programs within, 291
APIPA in, 89
client adapters, configuring, 211-215
IP address, determining, 49-50
network connections, repairing, 230
site survey window of, 212
Wi-Fi Support, 306-309
wireless networking on, 198-199
Windows XP Network Connection applet, 307
Windows XP Site Survey window, 307-308
winipcfg command, 50
Wired Equivalency Privacy. See WEP.
Wired ports, adding, 219-220
Wireless gateways, 5
residential, 11
Wireless networks
access points, 36-37
access reconnaissance.
See WAR.
bridges, 140
client adapters, 36
client adapters, connecting, 86
Ethernet bridges, 153
fidelity. See Wi-Fi.
functionality of, 36-37
network design, 82-83
pioneering of, 7-8
print servers, 12-13
on Windows 2000, 198-199
on Windows ME, 198-199
on Windows XP, 198-199
WPS-11 print server, 12-13
Wireless residential gateways, 109, 117-120
cautions for, 119
compatibility versatility, 120
configuring, 206-210
default values, changing, 207
defining, 117
effectiveness of, 117-118
Internet connection sharing, 117-120
Linksys BEFW11S4 appliance, 117-118
Wireless Robust Authentication Protocol. See WRAP.
Wireless technologies
choosing, 69-82
types of, 69-82
WMP-11 client adapter, 148-149
WPA, 292-293
automatic key feature of, 286
design purpose of, 293
features of, 293
TKIP features of, 286
understanding, 437
WPS-11 wireless print server, 12-13
WRAP
understanding, 437
versus WEP, 437
WUSB-11 USB client adapter, 152-155, 189, 218
configuration system of, 154
disadvantages of, 153
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