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It's an increasingly wired world, but many people are finding that the best way to get connected is to do away with wires entirely. From cable replacement to universal Internet connectivity, wireless technology is changing the way we connect to our machines and to each other. As with any new technology, buying your gear is only the first step. Understanding how to make the best use of it is another story. "Wireless Hacks" offers 100 industrial-strength tips about wireless networking, contributed by experts who apply what they know in the real world every day. Each Hack can be read in just a few minutes, but can save you hours of research. Inside, you will find useful techniques for making the most out of wireless technology, including: making sense of the alphabet soup of the 802.1 1 standards, and understanding which technology makes sense for your solving particular problem; using Bluetooth, mobile radios, mobile data networks, and other exotic methods to keep you connected, no matter where you are; practical methods for detecting, analyzing, and monitoring wireless networks; extending the range of your network, and making the best possible use of the available radio spectrum; designing and building your own antennas; engineering long distance network links that span several miles; understanding the security issues of wireless networking, and protecting yourself and your users from unauthorized access and eavesdropping.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. The Standards 1. 802.11: The Mother of All IEEE Wireless Ethernet 2. 802.11a: The Betamax of the 802.11 Family 3. 802.11b: The De Facto Standard 4. 802.11g: Like 802.11b, only Faster 5. 802.16: Long Distance Wireless Infrastructure 6. Bluetooth: Cable Replacement for Devices 7. 900 MHz: Low Speed, Better Coverage 8. CDPD, 1xRTT, and GPRS: Cellular Data Networks 9. FRS and GMRS: Super Walkie-Talkies 1 0. 802.1x: Port Security for Network Communications 11. HPNA and Powerline Ethernet 12. BSS Versus IBSS Chapter 2. Bluetooth and Mobile Data 13. Remote Control OS X with a Sony Ericsson Phone 14. SMS with a Real Keyboard 15. Photo Blog Automatica lly with the Nokia 3650 16. Using Bluetooth with Linux 17. Bluetooth to GPRS in Linux 18. Bluetooth File Transfers in Linux 19. Controlling XMMS with Bluetooth Chapter 3. Network Monitoring 20. Find All Available Wireless Networks 21. Network Discovery Using NetStumbler 22. Network Detection on Mac OS X 23. Detecting Networks Using Handheld PCs 24. Passive Scanning with KisMAC 25. Establishing Connectivity 26. Quickly Poll Wireless Clients with ping 27. Finding Radio Manufacturers by MAC Address 28. Rendezvous Service Ad vertisements in Linux 29. Advertising Arbitrary Rendezvous Services in OS X 30. "Brought to you by" Rendezvous Ad Redirector 31. Detecting Networks with Kismet 32. Running Kismet on Mac OS X 33. Link Monitoring in Linux with Wavemon 34. Historical Link State Monitoring 35. EtherPEG and DriftNet 36. Estimating Network Performance 37. Watching Traffic with tcpdump 38. Visual Traffic Analysis with Ethereal 39. Tracking 802.11 Frames in Ethereal 40. Interrogating the Network with nmap 41. Network Monitoring with ngrep 42. Running ntop for Real -Time Network Stats Chapter 4. Hardware Hacks 43. Add-on Laptop Antennas 44. Increasing the Range of a Titanium PowerBook 45. WET11 Upgrades 46. AirPort Linux 47. Java Configurator for AirPort APs 48. Apple Software Base Station 49. Adding an Antenna to the AirPort 50. The NoCat Night Light 51. Do-It-Yourself Access Point Hardware 52. Compact Flash Hard Drive 53 . Pebble 54. Tunneling: IPIP Encapsulation 55. Tunneling: GRE Encapsulation 56. Running Your Own Top-Level Domain 57. Getting Star ted with Host AP 58. Make Host AP a Layer 2 Bridge 59. Bridging with a Firewall 60. MAC Filtering with Host AP 61. Hermes AP 62. Microwave Cabling Guide 63. Microwave Connector Reference 64. Antenna Guide 65. Client Capability Reference Chart 66. Pigtails 67. 802.11 Hardware Suppliers 68. Home-Brew Power over Ethernet 69. Cheap but Effective Roof Mounts Chapter 5. Do-It-Yourself Antennas 70. Deep Dish Cylindrical Parabolic Reflector 71. "Spider" Omni72. Pringles Can Waveguide 73. Pirouette Can Waveguide 74. Primestar Dish with Waveguide Feed 75. BiQuad Feed for Primestar Di sh 76. Cut Cable Omni Antenna 77. Slotted Waveguides 78. The Passive Repeater 79. Determining Antenna Gain Chapter (Part Contents).

About the Author :
Rob is the author of two O'Reilly books, Building Wireless Community Networks, and Linux Server Hacks. He recently served as sysadmin for the O'Reilly Network, and is currently working on promoting community wireless networking through efforts like FreeNetworks.org and NoCat.net.

Review :
"Wireless Hacks is essential reading for anyone interested in pushing this technology in a highly practical manner. It really does showcase the very best tricks and tips developed by a highly active wireless community." - Linux User, December 2003 [Linux User & Developer Classic]


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780596005597
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media
  • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly Media
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 100 Industrial Strength Tips and Tools
  • Width: 153 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0596005598
  • Publisher Date: 21 Oct 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 416 gr


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