Building Wireless Community Networks, 2nd Edition
Building Wireless Community Networks, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0596005024
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 111
Pages: 111
Authors: Rob Flickenger
- Building Wireless Community Networks, Second Edition
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- New in This Edition
- Audience
- Organization
- Typographical Conventions
- Comments and Questions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Wireless Community Networks
- 1.1 Why Now?
- 1.2 The WISP Approach
- 1.3 The Cooperative Approach
- 1.4 About This Book
- Chapter 2. Defining Project Scope
- 2.1 The Standards
- 2.2 Hardware Requirements
- 2.3 Site Survey
- 2.4 802.11b Channels and Interference
- 2.5 Topographical Mapping 101
- Chapter 3. Network Layout
- 3.1 Layer 1 (Physical) Connectivity
- 3.2 Wired Wireless
- 3.3 Vital Services
- 3.4 Security Considerations
- 3.5 Summary
- Chapter 4. Using Access Points
- 4.1 Access Point Caveats
- 4.2 The Apple AirPort Base Station
- 4.3 Access Point Management Software
- 4.4 Local LAN Access
- 4.5 Configuring Dialup
- 4.6 NAT and DHCP
- 4.7 Bridging
- 4.8 WEP, MAC Filtering,and Closed Networks
- 4.9 Roaming
- 4.10 Channel Spacing
- Chapter 5. Host-Based Networking
- 5.1 Anatomy of a Wireless Gateway
- Chapter 6. Long-Range Networking
- 6.1 Topo Maps 102: Geographical Diversity
- 6.2 Antenna Characteristicsand Placement
- Chapter 7. Other Applications
- 7.1 Software
- 7.2 Point-to-Point Links
- 7.3 Point-to-Multipoint Links
- 7.4 Home-Brew Antennas
- 7.5 Redundant Links
- 7.6 Repeaters
- 7.7 Security Concerns
- 7.8 NoCatAuth Captive Portal
- 7.9 Fun with IP
- 7.10 In Closing
- Chapter 8. Radio Free Planet
- 8.1 Seattle Wireless
- 8.2 Universal Wireless
- 8.3 The Future
- Chapter 9. Radio Free Sebastopol
- 9.1 OSCON 2000
- 9.2 The Campus
- 9.3 Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
- 9.4 Online From Home,No Strings Attached
- 9.5 Seattle Wireless
- 9.6 NoCat
- 9.7 The Community Takes Notice
- 9.8 The Portland Summit
- 9.9 And So On
- Appendix A. Regulations Affecting 802.11 Deployment
- A.1 Disclaimer
- A.2 Abstract and Objectives
- A.3 Introduction to the Technology
- A.4 Regulations and Laws Affecting802.11 Network Deployment
- A.5 Power Limits
- A.6 Equipment Limitationsand Certification
- A.7 Interference
- A.8 Broadband AUPs
- A.9 Human Exposure to RadioFrequency Radiation
- A.10 Laws ConcerningAntennas and Towers
- A.11 The Future: Good News and Bad News
- A.12 What Can You Do?
- A.13 Conclusions
- Appendix B. Path Loss Calculations
- Appendix C. Simple Scheme Management
- Colophon
- index
- index_SYMBOL
- 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_R
- index_S
- index_T
- index_U
- index_V
- index_W
Building Wireless Community Networks, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0596005024
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 111
Pages: 111
Authors: Rob Flickenger