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I believe this book deserves a 5 stars rating. But you cannot get the examples with the provided username and password. This means wasting time which avoiding it is the reason for buying this book from the beginning.
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This cable carries digital signals, and you are not going to get any difference in quality from a $100 cable. Highly Recommend.
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Building Wireless Community … First Edition, January 2002, 138 pagesBy Rob Flickenger© Copyright 2002 by O’Reilly & Associates, Inc.ISBN 0-596-00204-1Review written March 3, 2002By Donald W. Larson, O’Reilly Book EvangelistEmail: dwlarson@sd.znet.com…

Anyone who wants to learn about the usage of WiFi, more commonly known as 802.11b wireless should order this book now and read it immediately upon delivery!

Each and every chapter explains is sufficient detail what the new standard is, how to use it and extend the range legally for broadcasts. Anytime someone points out through the purchase of a can of Pringles and then turns that chip container into a radio antenna…to increase the effective range of WiFi, is a signal (pun intended) that value pricing is just a few steps away.

Rob demonstrates his mastery of the following topics, the understanding of topological maps, db signal loss over distance, firewalls, NAT, and routing as they pertain to WiFi. For those readers who just want to hook up a wireless 802.11b router and configure their network, this book covers that very well.

The book’s scope covers the Apple AirPort Base Station and also Linux networks. Also the need for channel separation and bridging of networks for roaming purposes is described.

Then there is the section on the types of external antennas and how to build one from the earlier mentioned Pringles can.

Obviously, wireless brings a whole new set of questions to the security aspect of wireless networks. Rob explains some techniques that should help and provides urls to other community efforts to help find additional resources and support. See NoCat…as an example of the latter.

Appendix

This part of the book includes a section on calculating the loss of signal strength over distances from 0.5 to 20.0 miles! Also provides links to community wireless sites and FCC Part 15 Rules governing the spectrum that 802.11b occupies.

Index

Complete and adequate.

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