SUMMARY

Wireless gateways and multilayered encryption schemas have proved to be the best defenses for the plethora of tools currently floating around the Internet for attacking 802.11 WLANs. Ironically, wireless technology appears to be vastly different from other communication mediums; however, the industry model for layering security via multiple authentication and encryption schemas holds true. Here is a selection of excellent Internet-based resources if you choose to do more research into wireless technology:

• http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802 The IEEE designs and publishes the standard for 802.11 wireless transceivers, band usage (in cooperation with the FCC), and general protocol specifications.

• http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu The Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC) is an excellent source for additional information on future communication devices and wireless technologies, especially those devices with high-integrated CMOS implementations and low power consumption.

• http://www.r0ckstar.com/modules.php? name =Content&pa=showpage&pid=2 The r0ckstar group has created an excellent page with useful information for wireless network assessments and penetration testing. Included on their site is a list of useful tools, methodologies, and links to additional resources. Perfect for a wireless beginner!

• http://www.hyperlinktech.com Hyperlink distributes wireless equipment from a wide variety of manufacturers, in addition to its own line of 2.4GHz amplifiers that can be used for long-range transmitting or cracking.

• http://www.wirelesscentral.net Wireless Central is a product vendor and distributor with a good reputation in the war-driving community and even offers its own war-driving bundles for purchase.

• http://www.drizzle.com/~aboba/IEEE The Unofficial 802.11 Security page has links to most of the 802.11 security papers as well as many general 802.11 links.

• http://www.cs.umd.edu/~waa/wireless.html The University of Maryland wireless research page is another excellent source for academic research and technology reports . In addition to the university's own research, the site has links to other good papers and research on wireless technology.

• http://www.airfart.com Airfart is an excellent tool for viewing and analyzing, in real time, wireless access point and wireless card packets.

• http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.htm l HewlettPackard sponsors this page full of Linux wireless tools and research reports. It is an excellent source for all things Linux.

• http://www.wifi-plus.com WiFi-Plus specializes in high-end antenna design and sales, with a collection of antennas with ranges exceeding half a mile.