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Wireless Hacking: Projects for Wi-Fi Enthusiasts: Cut the cord and discover the world of wireless hacks!
Sales of wireless LANs to home users and small businesses will soar this year, with products using IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) technology leading the way, according to a report by Cahners research. Worldwide, consumers will buy 7.3 million wireless LAN nodes--which include client and network hub devices--up from about 4 million last year. This third book in the "HACKING" series from Syngress is written by the SoCalFreeNet Wireless Users Group and will cover 802.11a/b/g (“Wi-Fi”) projects teaching these millions of Wi-Fi users how to "mod" and "hack" Wi-Fi access points, network cards, and antennas to run various Linux distributions and create robust Wi-Fi networks.
Cahners predicts that wireless LANs next year will gain on Ethernet as the most popular home network technology. Consumers will hook up 10.9 million Ethernet nodes and 7.3 million wireless out of a total of 14.4 million home LAN nodes shipped. This book will show Wi-Fi enthusiasts and consumers of Wi-Fi LANs who want to modify their Wi-Fi hardware how to build and deploy “homebrew” Wi-Fi networks, both large and small.
Cahners predicts that wireless LANs next year will gain on Ethernet as the most popular home network technology. Consumers will hook up 10.9 million Ethernet nodes and 7.3 million wireless out of a total of 14.4 million home LAN nodes shipped. This book will show Wi-Fi enthusiasts and consumers of Wi-Fi LANs who want to modify their Wi-Fi hardware how to build and deploy “homebrew” Wi-Fi networks, both large and small.
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416 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2004
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January 3, 2010
I am an experienced hobbyist and found this book to be an excellent guide for setting up enterprise quality wireless networks. There are several "how to" examples using specific items of equipment such as Soekris single board computers. This book is great resource for a current project in which I am scheduled to set up a wirless network within an adult retirement community.
I used the books recommendations and just jumped in, learning as I went. I purchased a Soekris unit on eBay and re-learned the meaning of caveat emptor. Sellers often know nothing about the equipment they sell. In any case, I was able, using the book as a reference, to work my way out of the mess and make everything work.
The book also has sections dedicated to antennas and solar power.
I used the books recommendations and just jumped in, learning as I went. I purchased a Soekris unit on eBay and re-learned the meaning of caveat emptor. Sellers often know nothing about the equipment they sell. In any case, I was able, using the book as a reference, to work my way out of the mess and make everything work.
The book also has sections dedicated to antennas and solar power.
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