- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: No Starch Press; 1 edition (Mar 8 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 188641145X
- ISBN-13: 978-1886411456
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.7 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 572 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Book Description
A comprehensive and conversational guide to using wireless networking.
Wireless networking is a fun and versatile technology, but it can be difficult to use. This practical and plain English guide to wireless networking shows how to build and use wireless networks at home, at work, or around your neighborhood. It includes detailed information on setting up and configuring access points, network interface cards, cables and antennas, wireless software, as well as how to secure wireless access point with encryption, password protection, and virtual private networks (VPNs). Covers Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, and PDAs. For users at all levels.
About the Author
John Ross has worked as a consultant on wired and wireless networking for several manufacturers, including Motorola and AT&T. He is the author of more than two dozen books, including Internet Power Tools (Random House), Connecting with Windows (Sybex), Wiring Home Networks (Sunset Books), and The Book of Wireless (No Starch Press).
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"Up to a point, it's quite possible to treat you wireless network as a set of black boxes that you can turn on and use without knowing much about the way they work." Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Ultimate Guide For Beginner Through Expert,
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This review is from: Book of Wi-Fi: Install, Configure, and Use 802.11B Wireless Networking (Paperback)
This book is great! It covers everything that has anything to do with Wi-Fi, 802.1b, etc. This book presents, in plain, understandable English, everything you need and or wanted to know.The book covers everything from IP addresses to antennas, to frequency theory. A perfect guide for anyone working with networking, or anybody who is just curious about the topic. Do yourself a favor... buy this book and then give one as a gift to a friend. It's well worth it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Covers a lot of ground,
By "flash-mx" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Book of Wi-Fi: Install, Configure, and Use 802.11B Wireless Networking (Paperback)
I found that this book had VERY comprehensive sections on setting up wireless connections for all the major operating systems, including Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, as well as setting up Wi-Fi for your PDA and other handheld devices. Overall this is an outstanding book which gives you a good working knowledge of every aspect of wireless networking and how to set up a small home network or a larger corporate Wi-Fi network with a firewall and VPN...
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wireless Hacks is better,
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This review is from: Book of Wi-Fi: Install, Configure, and Use 802.11B Wireless Networking (Paperback)
This book is neither for the end user, nor is it for the power user. For the end user the Windows side is covered well enough, but probably not at the level you would want. For the Mac end-user the coverage is only about OS 9, which is crazy for a book published in 2003. For the power user you will want Wireless Hacks from O'Reilly, which has much more in-depth coverage of the hacky side of wireless; packet scanning, hacking hardware, making your own antenna, shotgun wireless.
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