The Book of Wireless, 2nd Edition: A Painless Guide to Wi-Fi and Broadband Wireless

by John Ross

Broadband wireless networks bring us closer to the Internet's ultimate destiny of interconnecting everyone, everywhere. But wireless networking can be a bit geeky and nerve-wracking without a proper guide. Let's face Networking can be hard.
If you're one of the last holdouts still connected to the Internet by a wire, The Book of Wireless, 2nd Edition is the book for you. You'll learn how to set up your own home (or small office) wireless network and how to use public wireless networks, safely and securely. This plain-English guide demystifies configuring and using wireless networks-everything from shopping for parts to securing your network. Learn how

Genres: Computers

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

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John Ross (1947- ) specializes in explaining complex technical subjects to non-technical readers; author of more than a dozen books about computers, networks, and the Internet.

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a reference book, not a book for pleasure reading, as you probably can tell from the title. It is an introductory level read on the subject, which is what I was looking for. I wanted an overview of networking, including both ethernet and Wi-Fi, which would then enable me to get more details about Wi-Fi networking with Windows Vista.

I found that since the book focuses on wireless networking, it gave me more detail about that than I really could handle at this point. Also it included information about non-Windows Wi-Fi and about broadband wireless that I am not interested in at all.

Overall, despite the above, I am glad I read the book because it did give me a foundation on which to build. After all, that was my primary objective.