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The book of wireless : a painless guide to wi-fi and broadband wireless / by John Ross.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, John, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wireless LANs--Installation.
- Wireless LANs.
- Wireless LANs--Standards.
- IEEE 802.11 (Standard).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (356 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This plain-English guide to popular wireless networking standards shows readers how to connect to wireless networks anywhere they go. After an introduction to networking in general and wireless networking in particular, the book explains all available standards, including all flavors of wireless Ethernet (Wi-Fi), along with new standards like WiMAX and 3G networks. Readers will learn how to use wireless software to connect to the Internet wherever they are, rather than waiting until they're in range of a public Wi-Fi hot spot. The Book of Wireless offers information about all of the currently
- Contents:
- Intro to networking
- Intro to wireless networking
- How Wi-Fi works
- What you need for Wi-Fi
- Setting up your computer for Wi-Fi
- How-to Windows
- How-to NIX
- How-to Mac
- Configuring and installing WAPS
- Long range point-to-point
- Public surfing
- Wi-Fi security
- Alternatives to Wi-Fi
- Phones/PDAs
- VPNs
- VOIP telephone service
- Troubleshooting & tips.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Book of Wi-Fi. c2003.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781593272333
- 1593272332
- OCLC:
- 830164472
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