Jeff Duntemanns Drive-By Wi-Fi Guide
Jeff Duntemanns Drive-By Wi-Fi Guide
ISBN: 1932111743
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 181
Pages: 181
Authors: Jeff Duntemann
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Jeff Duntemann s Drive-By Wi-Fi Guide
- Part 1: Making Connections by Cutting the Cables
- Chapter 1: Wi-Fi-What, Why, Where, Who, and How?
- What I m Up To
- A Drive-By Wi-Fi Overview
- Internet Connection Sharing
- Sharing Printers and Other Wi-Fi Gadgetry
- How Fast? Bit Rate vs. Throughput
- Roaming
- Is Wi-Fi Effective on PDA s?
- The 2.4 GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) Band
- How Products Become Wi-Fi Certified
- It s About Connections
- Chapter 2: Networking, Ethernet-Style
- Networking from Square One
- The Ether Vibrates
- Bogging Down on Bandwidth: Switching to Switched
- Switches, Ports, and Addresses
- Switches vs. Routers
- From Wires to Wireless
- The Missing Ingredient
- Chapter 3: Your Net and the Internet
- A Network of Networks
- Your Place on the Internet
- IP and TCPIP
- Firewalls
- Default Gateways
- Subnet Masks
- APIPA: IP without DHCP
- Barely Scratching the Surface
- Chapter 4: Designing Your Wi-Fi Network
- Getting Started
- The 85 Design for Very Simple Home Networks
- Choosing a Wireless Technology
- Chapter 5: Wi-Fi Communities
- Spontaneous Community: Ad-Hoc Networks
- The Dream of Community Hotspots
- Captive Portals
- SSIDChalking
- The Dream of Mesh Communities
- Part 2: What You Need and What to Do With It
- Chapter 6: Access Points and Gateways
- Access Points: Broad Power, Limited Agenda
- Wireless Residential Gateways
- Dual-Mode Access Points and Gateways
- Diversity Reception and Dual Antennas
- Common Access Point Configuration Parameters
- Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
- Choosing an Access Point or Gateway
- Chapter 7: Client Adapters
- The Different Kinds of Client Adapters
- Which Client Adapter to Choose?
- Ready to Network
- Chapter 8: Antennas, Cables, and Connectors
- How Antennas Work
- The Different Families of Antennas
- dB, dBi, dBm: The Decibel Family
- Coaxial Cable
- Pigtails
- Coaxial Connectors
- Calculating Link Budgets
- Chapter 9: Putting It Together and Testing It Out
- Notes on Platforms
- Installing a Small Wi-Fi Network: Overview
- Building the 85 Network
- Configuring Your Client Adapters
- Building an Add-On Wi-Fi Network
- Building the Multi-Zone Wi-Fi Network
- Cabling a Multi-Zone Network
- Testing Your Throughput
- Ready To Secure
- Chapter 10: Wi-Fi Warriors on the Road
- Wireless Wandering
- Major Hotspot Networks
- Part 3: Un-Wired Security
- Chapter 11: The Problem of the Speckled Axe
- A Matter of Trust
- Understanding Technology
- Crickets and Termites
- Unplanned Obsolescence
- The Futility of Secrets
- Working Dumb
- Don t Forget Original Sin
- Balancing Risk and Trust in a Complicated World
- Chapter 12: What Hackers Can Do and How You Can Thwart Them
- The Hacker Pyramid
- What Hackers Can Do
- What Measures You Should Take
- The Good News and the Bad News
- Chapter 13: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
- What WEP Does-and Does Not Do
- How WEP Works
- How WEP Fails
- How Many Bits, and Does It Matter?
- The Promise of 802.1X
- Looking Ahead: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
- Chapter 14: Setting Up Security
- A Word on Mac Address Filtering
- Explain Twice, Succeed Once
- Setting up Security-General Steps
- A Real-World Example
- Final Wi-Fi Security Tips
- Part 4: Practice and Projects
- Chapter 15: The Tin Can Bandwidth Expander Project
- What Tin Can Antennas Are For
- Building the Bandwidth Expander
- Bad Ideas and Further Research
- Chapter 16: Bridging Two Networks
- A Bridge Too Far?
- What You re Up Against
- A Bridging Strategy
- A Real Example with Real Hardware
- Troubleshooting the Network Setup
- An Enclosure Example
- Chapter 17: The Parabolic Mesh Reflector Project
- Focused Reflectors
- Making a Reflector
- Final Thoughts
- Chapter 18: Going Wardriving
- Warchalking
- What You ll Need for Wardriving
- Effective Wardriving
- Chapter 19: NetStumbler s Log Files
- NetStumbler s Native Data Files
- Merging Netstumbler Log Files
- Mapping Stumbled Stations with MapPoint and Stumbverter
- Appendix A: Directory of Suppliers
- Appendix B: FCC Regulations Governing Wi-Fi
- Power Limits
- Interference with Other Users
- Appendix C: Finding Your TCPIP Configuration Data
- Windows XP and 2000
- Windows 95, 98, and ME
- Encyclopedia of 802.11 Standards
- 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11c
- 802.11d
- 802.11e
- 802.11f
- 802.11g
- 802.11h
- 802.11i
- 802.11j
- 802.11k
- 802.11x
- Index
- 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_Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Y
- Index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Examples
- Page #179 (List of Figures)
- Page #180 (List of Tables)
Jeff Duntemanns Drive-By Wi-Fi Guide
ISBN: 1932111743
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 181
Pages: 181
Authors: Jeff Duntemann