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Building Wireless Community Networks, Second Edition
By Rob  Flickenger
Publisher	: O'Reilly
Pub Date	: June 2003
ISBN	: 0-596-00502-4
Pages	: 182
Slots	: 1			Copyright
		Preface
			New in This Edition
			Audience
			Organization
			Typographical Conventions
			Comments and Questions
			Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.   Wireless Community Networks
			Section 1.1.   Why Now?
			Section 1.2.   The WISP Approach
			Section 1.3.   The Cooperative Approach
			Section 1.4.   About This Book
		Chapter 2.   Defining Project Scope
			Section 2.1.   The Standards
			Section 2.2.   Hardware Requirements
			Section 2.3.   Site Survey
			Section 2.4.   802.11b Channels and Interference
			Section 2.5.   Topographical Mapping 101
		Chapter 3.   Network Layout
			Section 3.1.   Layer 1 (Physical) Connectivity
			Section 3.2.   Wired Wireless
			Section 3.3.   Vital Services
			Section 3.4.   Security Considerations
			Section 3.5.   Summary
		Chapter 4.   Using Access Points
			Section 4.1.   Access Point Caveats
			Section 4.2.   The Apple AirPort Base Station
			Section 4.3.   Access Point Management Software
			Section 4.4.   Local LAN Access
			Section 4.5.   Configuring Dialup
			Section 4.6.   NAT and DHCP
			Section 4.7.   Bridging
			Section 4.8.   WEP, MAC Filtering,and Closed Networks
			Section 4.9.   Roaming
			Section 4.10.   Channel Spacing
		Chapter 5.   Host-Based Networking
			Section 5.1.   Anatomy of a Wireless Gateway
		Chapter 6.   Long-Range Networking
			Section 6.1.   Topo Maps 102: Geographical Diversity
			Section 6.2.   Antenna Characteristicsand Placement
		Chapter 7.   Other Applications
			Section 7.1.   Software
			Section 7.2.   Point-to-Point Links
			Section 7.3.   Point-to-Multipoint Links
			Section 7.4.   Home-Brew Antennas
			Section 7.5.   Redundant Links
			Section 7.6.   Repeaters
			Section 7.7.   Security Concerns
			Section 7.8.   NoCatAuth Captive Portal
			Section 7.9.   Fun with IP
			Section 7.10.   In Closing
		Chapter 8.   Radio Free Planet
			Section 8.1.   Seattle Wireless
			Section 8.2.   Universal Wireless
			Section 8.3.   The Future
		Chapter 9.   Radio Free Sebastopol
			Section 9.1.   OSCON 2000
			Section 9.2.   The Campus
			Section 9.3.   Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
			Section 9.4.   Online From Home,No Strings Attached
			Section 9.5.   Seattle Wireless
			Section 9.6.   NoCat
			Section 9.7.   The Community Takes Notice
			Section 9.8.   The Portland Summit
			Section 9.9.   And So On
		Appendix A.   Regulations Affecting 802.11 Deployment
			Section A.1.   Disclaimer
			Section A.2.   Abstract and Objectives
			Section A.3.   Introduction to the Technology
			Section A.4.   Regulations and Laws Affecting802.11 Network Deployment
			Section A.5.   Power Limits
			Section A.6.   Equipment Limitationsand Certification
			Section A.7.   Interference
			Section A.8.   Broadband AUPs
			Section A.9.   Human Exposure to RadioFrequency Radiation
			Section A.10.   Laws ConcerningAntennas and Towers
			Section A.11.   The Future: Good News and Bad News
			Section A.12.   What Can You Do?
			Section A.13.   Conclusions
		Appendix B.   Path Loss Calculations
		Appendix C.   Simple Scheme Management
		Colophon
		Index