Synopses & Reviews
Jeffs Duntemanns
Wi-Fi Guide, 2nd Edition now provides everything that Wi-Fi users need to move up to the super-speed Wireless-G standard and take advantage of the new WPA security. The new edition also features a number of inexpensive and easy-to-build projects that readers can build now to supercharge their Wi-Fi systems.
The book provides extensive hands-on discussions of critical Wi-Fi and wireless hardware. Written in Duntemanns engaging and entertaining style, Jeff Duntemanns Wi-Fi Guide, 2nd Edition, covers all the 802.11 wireless standards and also features todays leading Wi-Fi technologies and techniques including using Wi-Fi enabled PDAs, working with community networks, setting up powerful Wi-Fi hotspots, cutting-edge security techniques, and much more. The book provides extensive coverage of the new 802.11g standard and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security.
Computer users have discovered that they can set up a Wi-Fi connection for less than $100, and the hardware is readily available everywhere. But with the advent of hotspots in public places--from Starbucks to McDonalds restaurants the increase of security threats to individuals who are wireless enabled, and the plethora of wireless hardware, many users are confused about how to both get started and how to get the most out of their wireless experiences. Wi-Fi expert Jeff Duntemann tackles both challenges masterfully one of the reasons that readers praise his book as the Bible for anyone who is building, using, and protecting Wi-Fi wireless networks and PCs. The new second edition is designed to show readers how easy it is to design, build, test, implement, and troubleshoot a wireless network. More importantly, readers will learn how to install adequate security to protect networks from drive by hackers and other security threats. And with Jeffs expertise and numerous hands-on projects, users can learn how to extend the range of Wi-Fi networks by a factor of ten!
Specifically, readers will learn how to:
- Save money setting up a Wi-Fi system in their home or office
- Protect themselves from vicious network hackers and crackers
- Get involved with wireless community networks
- Best use Wi-Fi to access the Net while they are on the road
Synopsis
The first edition of this book has quickly become the best-selling guide for Wi-Fi users around the world. Master technical author, Jeff Duntemann, makes tangled Wi-Fi technological issues very comprehensible. Jeff explains the blizzard of Wi-Fi concepts and standards, including the new 802.11g, the complex and fluky security issues, and shows users how to protect themselves from both obvious and non-obvious threats. He also covers the human element in the Wi-Fi movement, including hacker threats and Wi-Fi communities. Jeff's coverage of wardriving has been highly praised by many Wi-Fi experts and the top Wi-Fi Web sites. Many technical drawings clarify difficult concepts, with abundant Web pointers to further information. The book features numerous hands-on projects that can dramatically increase the performance of home and small business Wi-Fi systems. Some of the important and new topics covered in the book include:
- Money-saving Wi-Fi network design and implementation techniques
- Wi-Fi communities
- Access points and gateways
- Security and privacy
- Wireless security auditing with WarLinux and Kismet
- The art of wardriving
- How to create powerful low-cost antennas
- How to protect yourself against clever hackers
About the Author
Jeff Duntemann is a legendary technology expert, teacher, lecturer, wireless aficionado, ham radio operator, and best-selling author. Having written a dozen books, he is best known for his best-sellers Degunking Windows, Assembly Language Step-By-Step, and Delphi Programming Explorer. He was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of PC Techniques magazine and Visual Developer magazine. His web site at www.duntemann.com is dedicated to all things Duntemann-related and is visited regularly by legions of loyal fans. He and Keith Weiskamp were the founders of computer book publisher Coriolis, best known for its mega-bestselling series, "Exam Cram."