Wireless hacking : projects for Wi-Fi enthusiasts / / Lee Barken

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814538503321
• Autore: Barken Lee
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rockland, MA, : Syngress Publishing, c2004
• ISBN: 1-281-05595-6; 9786611055950; 0-08-048178-7; 1-59749-002-4
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 004.6/8; 004.68
• Soggetti: Hackers; Wireless LANs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction to Book; Introduction to Wireless Hacking; A Brief Overview of the Wireless World; SoCalFreeNet.org: Building Large Scale Community Wireless Networks; Securing Our Wireless Community; Hacking Projects; Wireless Access Points; Wireless Client Access Devices; Wireless Operating Systems; Monitoring Your Network; Low-Cost Commercial Options; Mesh Networking; Antennas and Outdoor Enclosure Projects; Antennas; Building Outdoor Enclosures and Antenna Masts; Solar-Powered Access Points and Repeaters; Wireless 802.11 Hacks; Index; Related Titles
• Sommario/riassunto: Sales of wireless LANs to home users and small businesses will soar this year, with products using IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) technology leading the way, according to a report by Cahners research. Worldwide, consumers will buy 7.3 million wireless LAN nodes--which include client and network hub devices--up from about 4 million last year. This third book in the ""HACKING"" series from Syngress is written by the SoCalFreeNet Wireless Users Group and will cover 802.11a/b/g ("Wi-Fi?) projects teaching these millions of Wi-Fi users how to ""mod"" and ""hack"" Wi-Fi access points, network cards, and antenn