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Building Wireless Community Networks, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 0596005024
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 111

Authors: Rob Flickenger

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• Building Wireless Community Networks, Second Edition
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• New in This Edition
• Audience
• Organization
• Typographical Conventions
• Comments and Questions
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Wireless Community Networks
• 1.1 Why Now?
• 1.2 The WISP Approach
• 1.3 The Cooperative Approach
• 1.4 About This Book
• Chapter 2. Defining Project Scope
• 2.1 The Standards
• 2.2 Hardware Requirements
• 2.3 Site Survey
• 2.4 802.11b Channels and Interference
• 2.5 Topographical Mapping 101
• Chapter 3. Network Layout
• 3.1 Layer 1 (Physical) Connectivity
• 3.2 Wired Wireless
• 3.3 Vital Services
• 3.4 Security Considerations
• 3.5 Summary
• Chapter 4. Using Access Points
• 4.1 Access Point Caveats
• 4.2 The Apple AirPort Base Station
• 4.3 Access Point Management Software
• 4.4 Local LAN Access
• 4.5 Configuring Dialup
• 4.6 NAT and DHCP
• 4.7 Bridging
• 4.8 WEP, MAC Filtering,and Closed Networks
• 4.9 Roaming
• 4.10 Channel Spacing
• Chapter 5. Host-Based Networking
• 5.1 Anatomy of a Wireless Gateway
• Chapter 6. Long-Range Networking
• 6.1 Topo Maps 102: Geographical Diversity
• 6.2 Antenna Characteristicsand Placement
• Chapter 7. Other Applications
• 7.1 Software
• 7.2 Point-to-Point Links
• 7.3 Point-to-Multipoint Links
• 7.4 Home-Brew Antennas
• 7.5 Redundant Links
• 7.6 Repeaters
• 7.7 Security Concerns
• 7.8 NoCatAuth Captive Portal
• 7.9 Fun with IP
• 7.10 In Closing
• Chapter 8. Radio Free Planet
• 8.1 Seattle Wireless
• 8.2 Universal Wireless
• 8.3 The Future
• Chapter 9. Radio Free Sebastopol
• 9.1 OSCON 2000
• 9.2 The Campus
• 9.3 Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
• 9.4 Online From Home,No Strings Attached
• 9.5 Seattle Wireless
• 9.6 NoCat
• 9.7 The Community Takes Notice
• 9.8 The Portland Summit
• 9.9 And So On
• Appendix A. Regulations Affecting 802.11 Deployment
• A.1 Disclaimer
• A.2 Abstract and Objectives
• A.3 Introduction to the Technology
• A.4 Regulations and Laws Affecting802.11 Network Deployment
• A.5 Power Limits
• A.6 Equipment Limitationsand Certification
• A.7 Interference
• A.8 Broadband AUPs
• A.9 Human Exposure to RadioFrequency Radiation
• A.10 Laws ConcerningAntennas and Towers
• A.11 The Future: Good News and Bad News
• A.12 What Can You Do?
• A.13 Conclusions
• Appendix B. Path Loss Calculations
• Appendix C. Simple Scheme Management
• Colophon
• index
• index_SYMBOL
• index_A
• index_B
• index_C
• index_D
• index_E
• index_F
• index_G
• index_H
• index_I
• index_J
• index_K
• index_L
• index_M
• index_N
• index_O
• index_P
• index_R
• index_S
• index_T
• index_U
• index_V
• index_W