Once authors Adam C. Engst and Glenn Fleishman discovered that the freedom of a wireless network meant they could access the Internet from bed, the living room, the coffee house down the street, most major airports, and even some city parks, there was no going back to the days of clumsy wired networks. Now theyære here to share their knowledge in the new book The Wireless Networking Starter Kit Whether youære a Mac or PC user, if youære ready to embrace the freedom of wireless, this is the place to start. In these pages youæll learn first about the underpinnings of wireless technology and network basics before getting down to the real business at hand: setting up, configuring, and maintaining a wireless network. Step-by-step instructions delivered in easily digestible chunks make it easy to get your own network humming. Along the way youæll learn about security, sharing Internet connections among multiple computers, bridging two Ethernet networks, and more. And if you do run into trouble, thereæs a handy troubleshooting guide to answer your questions. If you have a couple of computers and the desire to connect them, youæll find everything you need to do so here.
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Just about anyone who has worked in an office has wished, at one time or another, that the network administrator there would take care of all of their other connectivity woes, for free-at home, on the road, wherever. But since that's not likely to happen, veteran authors Adam Engst and Glenn Fleishman offer the next bestperhaps even the betterthing: a how-to guide for setting up and managing your own wireless network for Windows and Macs. Anyone who has two computers, works in more than one location, or needs Internet access while traveling will find everything they need here to roll up their sleeves and start connecting the pieces via a wireless network-without needing any special cables or access ports. After grounding readers with an introduction to wireless technology and networking basics, Wireless Networking for Windows and Macintosh gets down to the nitty-gritty: showing users how to set up, configure, and maintain their wireless networks. Along the way, readers learn how to configure a generic access point, connect their PCs and Macs to an access point, share an Internet connection among multiple computers, bridge two Ethernet networks, secure their networks, and more.
1. Why Wireless? Wireless Networking Roots. Who Should Read This Book? Real Life Wireless Networking.
2. Networking Basics. What's a Network? Network Uses. Network Wiring. Network Devices. Network Protocols. From Wired to Wireless.
3. How Wireless Works. Passing Signals Through Walls. Wireless Hardware. Wireless Fidelity. Other Wireless Standards. Getting Your Hands Dirty.
4. Connecting Your Computer. Connecting to a Wireless Network. Creating an Ad Hoc Wireless Network. Sharing Files. From Computers to Networks.
5. Building Your Wireless Network. Planning Your Wireless Network. Buying a Wireless Gateway. Setting Up a Gateway. Creating a Software Access Point. Bridging Wireless Networks. Tying It Up and Locking It Down.
6. Wireless Security. Wireless Worries. Preventing Access to Your Network. Securing Data in Transit. Protecting Your Systems. Know Your Enemy. Trust No Wire.
7. Taking It on the Road. Networks on the Road. Other Preparation. Working on the Road. Let Your Network Go the Distance.
8. Going the Distance. Who Go Long? Antenna Basics. Connecting to the Internet. Extending Your Network. When Things Go Wrong.
9. Things That Go Bump in the Net. How to Troubleshoot. Wireless Networking Problems. Gazing into the Crystal Ball.
10. The Future of Wireless. Challenges Facing Wireless. Future Standards. Way Out. Future Shock.
Index. Adam Engst is the publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and most-respected Internet-based newsletters, distributed weekly to many thousands of readers. He has written numerous technical books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articlesthanks to contributing editor positions at MacUser, MacWEEK, and now Macworld. Glenn Fleishman is a freelance journalist based in Seattle who contributes to The New York Times, Seattle Weekly, and Macworld, InfoWorld, Fortune, and Wired magazines.
