W
wall jacks, 93-94
WAP (wireless access point)
ad hoc network, 180
Basic Service Set (BSS), 179
configuring, 180-182
functions of, 177-178
infrastructure mode network, 170, 179
multifunction, 179
roaming, 179-180
security, 377
Service Set Identifier (SSID), 179
wireless bridge, 180
wavelength, 171-172
Web servers, 70-71, 210-212
WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 182
Wi-Fi, 170
Windows & .NET (magazine), 235
Windows Resource Kit (book), 295
Windows Server 2003
Configure Your Server Wizard, 152-153
costs, 139
Event Viewer, 290-291
features, 138
Performance Monitor tool, 272-275
popularity of, 15
tweaking, 17, 71
versions, 138-139
Windows Server 2007, 15, 71
Windows Update, 337
Windows Vista
computer identification, 164-166
File and Printer Sharing feature, 44-45
firewall, 193-194, 333-334
network connections, 160-162
offline files, 59-60
Public folder, 48-50
shared folders, 47-48
shared printers, 52-53
Windows XP
computer identification, 163-164
File and Printer Sharing feature, 42-43
firewall, 193-194, 333-334
network connections, 156-159
offline files, 59-60
shared folders, 45-47
shared printers, 51-52
wireless networks, 183-186
WINS server, 154
wire cutters, 89
wire strippers, 89
wired equivalent privacy (WEP), 182
wireless access point. See WAP
wireless bridge, 180
wireless local-area network (WLAN), 170
wireless network adapter, 176-177
wireless networks
ad hoc mode network, 170, 180
Alohanet, 174
Basic Service Set (BSS), 179
defined, 10, 169-170
DHCP servers, 183
how they work, 171-173
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS), 180
infrastructure mode network, 170, 179
range of, 175-176
roaming, 179-180
service set identifier (SSID), 170, 179
standards, 174-175
WAP (wireless access point), 170, 177-182, 377
Wi-Fi, 170
Windows XP, 183-186
wireless bridge, 180
WLAN (wireless local-area network), 170
workgroup name, 24
workgroup networks, 24
workgroup templates, 55-58
working from home
Outlook Web Access, 199, 221-223
virtual private network (VPN), 138, 224
worms, 335
Write Attributes permission, 254
Write Extended Attributes permission, 254
Write permission, 253
