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Wireless Hacks: Tips & Tools for Building, Extending, and Securing Your Network
The popularity of wireless networking has grown exponentially over the past few years, despite a general downward trend in the telecommunications industry. More and more computers and users worldwide communicate via radio waves every day, cutting the tethers of the cabled network both at home and at work. Wireless technology changes not only the way we talk to our devices, but also what we ask them to do. With greater flexibility, broader range, and increased mobility, wireless networks let us live, work, and think differently. Wireless networks also open up a vast range of tasty new hack possibilities, from fine-tuning network frequencies to hot-rodding handhelds. The second edition of Wireless Hacks , co-authored by Rob Flickenger and Roger Weeks, brings readers more of the practical tips and tricks that made the first edition a runaway hit, selling nearly 30,000 copies. Completely revised and updated, this version includes over 30 brand new hacks, major overhauls of over 30 more, and timely adjustments and touchups to dozens of other hacks introduced in the first edition. From passive network scanning to aligning long-distance antennas, beefing up wireless network security, and beyond, Wireless Hacks answers real-life networking needs with direct solutions. Flickenger and Weeks both have extensive experience in systems and network administration, and share a passion for making wireless more broadly available. The authors include detailed coverage for important new changes in specifications and in hardware and software, and they delve deep into cellular and Bluetooth technologies. Whether you need your wireless network to extend to the edge of your desk, fit into your backpack, or cross county lines, the proven techniques in Wireless Hacks will show you how to get the coverage and functionality you're looking for.
- GenresTechnical
463 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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May 17, 2013
The best defense is a good offense and that is exactly what Flickenger brings to the market with his book. Inside you will find pretty much everything you need to know about wireless networks including how to build a pringles cantenna. If you're a wireless network admin then this book should be sitting on your shelf. Can't go wrong with it!
March 30, 2013
This is a book you will never stop reading. An excellent ready reference and idea generator, not only for the geek, but something for everyone. Only reason I am marking it as "read" is because it has to be returned to my local library. The good news is that I found an ebook version of it on EBSCO which my library provides as a service to its patrons. Now, I can have it at my fingertips whenever I need it!
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January 31, 2016Was full of interesting tricks, like how to configure the linux bridge
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