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walkie-talkies, super 
    GMRS 
    range, extending 
WAP-11 access points 
WAP-like serial interface to Ericsson's T-series phones 
waveguide antennas 
    16dBi, horizontally polarized waveguide 
    cantenna waveguide with Primestar dish 
        adapting for 802.11a 
        considerations 
        parts list 
    Pirouette can, building from 
    Pringles can, building from 
        element construction 
        front collector construction 
        parts list 
        preparing the can 
        tools needed 
    slotted waveguide, building 
        16- and 16+16 slot 
        8+8 slot omnidirectional antenna 
        8-slot unidirectional  2nd 
        coupling signal to waveguide 
        highly directional 
        how waveguide antennas work 
        omnidirectional slotted waveguide antennas 
        unidirectional waveguide antennas 
WaveLAN 900 MHz line (NCR) 
wavelength, relation to frequency 
Wavemon tool  2nd 
    monitoring signal strength 
    performance measurements over time 
    signal strength and noise readings 
waves, shape when leaving the antenna 
weather patterns, considering in site analysis 
WEP encryption  2nd 
    AirPort APs, configuring for
        keys 
    analyzing encrypted packet dump with Ethereal 
    cracking key with AirSnort 
    cracking the key 
    detection by KisMAC 
    detection by MiniStumbler tool 
    guidelines for making the most of 
    keys (passwords) for wireless networks 
    limitations of  2nd 
    support by BSS and IBSS 
WET11 (Ethernet client bridge)
    upgrading 
        adding an antenna 
        battery pack, using 
        radio, replacing 
Wi-Fi
    802.11b 
    different versions of 
    mobile networks vs. 
wideband antennas 
Wiki service, advertising 
    URL, specifying for 
wind load for antennas 
    Primestar dish with waveguide feed 
Windows
    95/98, checking inet address for wireless device 
    bridging and 
    DNS servers, troubleshooting 
    network traffic captured by tcpdump 
    NT, 2000, or XP, checking inet address for wireless device 
    OpenSSH, using Cygwin 
    pinging default gateway's IP address 
    Site Monitor utility for Orinoco card 
    XP and 2000, 802.1x drivers for 
Windows XP
    finding all available wireless networks 
        Advanced options 
        preferred networks 
        status on current connections 
winipcfg command (Windows 95/98)
    checking inet address 
    displaying default gateway's IP address 
    DNS servers, troubleshooting 
Wired Equivalent Privacy  [See WEP encryption]
wired networks, accessing wireless client (BSS) 
wireless cards
    external antennas and 
    Orinoco Range Extender 
    RF Monitoring mode 
    running under OS X 
wireless clients  [See clients, wireless]
Wireless Extensions in Linux kernel 
Wireless Network Link Analysis tool 
wireless networks 
    authentication in (802.1x) 
    detecting all available
        using handheld PCs 
    detecting presence of 
    DIY access point hardware 
        Fujitsu Stylistic tablet PCs 
        OpenBrick 
        Soekris 
        Via-based computers 
    establishing connectivity 
        traceroute, using 
    finding all available 
        Linux 
        Mac OS X 
        Windows XP 
    finding radio manufacturers by MAC address 
    integrating with nmap 
    Kismet diagnostic tool 
        cleaning up after running Kismet 
        installing Kismet 
        running Kismet 
        running on Mac OS X 
    link monitoring in Linux with Wavemon 
    link performance over time, tracking 
        Linux server, using 
        noise levels 
        thermal fade 
    monitoring use with DriftNet 
    monitoring use with EtherPEG 
    ngrep utility, monitoring with 
    performance, estimating 
    polling clients with ping 
    real-time statistics with ntop 
    Rendezvous service advertisements
        in Linux 
        in Mac OS X 
        sponsored links 
    tracking 802.11 frames with Ethereal 
    traffic, watching with tcpdump 
    visual traffic analysis with Ethereal 
wireless standards  [See also wireless networks]
    802.11 
        hardware, suppliers of 
        recommendations for use 
    802.11a 
        adapting Primestar dish with waveguide feed for 
        interference, Bluetooth devices and 
    802.11b 
        average range for consumer equipment 
        BSS vs. IBSS 
    802.11g 
    802.16 
    802.1x 
        drivers for Windows XP and 2000 
        online discussion of security methods and problems 
Wireless Tools package (Linux) 
WirelessDriver project 
wvdial tool (Linux)