The Wireless Networking Starter Kit

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 theyre here to share their knowledge in the new book The Wireless Networking Starter Kit Whether youre a Mac or PC user, if youre ready to embrace the freedom of wireless, this is the place to start. In these pages youll 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 youll learn about security, sharing Internet connections among multiple computers, bridging two Ethernet networks, and more. And if you do run into trouble, theres a handy troubleshooting guide to answer your questions. If you have a couple of computers and the desire to connect them, youll find everything you need to do so here.

Table of Contents

1. Why Wireless?
2. Networking Basics.
3. How Wireless Works.
4. Connecting Your Computer.
5. Building Your Wireless Network.
6. Wireless Security.
7. Taking It on the Road.
8. Going the Distance.
9. Things That Go Bump in the Net.
10. The Future of Wireless.
Index.