Index_M

M

MAC (Media Access Control) address

definition, 251

filter activation, 199–201

filters and, 197–198

wardriving protection and, 95

MAC (Media Access Control) layer, Wi-Fi, 252

macro viruses

executable programs, 104

file-infecting, 107

malware, 101–102

man-in-the-middle attacks. See MITM (man-in-the-middle) attacks

manufacturers, hardware, 233–236

masks, subnets, 38

master devices, Bluetooth and, 18

Media access control layer, Wi-Fi, description, 31

media for backups, 223–224

Microsoft, fink-fund virus reporting reward, 109

microwave ovens, interference and, 134

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), hackers and, 45–46

MITM (man-in-the-middle) attacks

exposing, 68

session hijacking and, 61

Morris Internet Worm, 111

mount antennas, 140–142

multipath interference

antenna mounts, 142

antennas, 127

cabinets, 127

ceilings, 127

definition, 252

description, 125

DSSS and, 129

floors, 127

metal furniture, 127

OFDM and, 129

radio waves and, 126

site surveys and, 129

walls, 127

WLANs and, 127

multiport repeaters, active hubs as, 6