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<strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Home</strong> <strong>Networking</strong> For Dummies, 3rd Edition<br />

Chapter 16: Going <strong>Wireless</strong> Away from <strong>Home</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297<br />

Discovering Public Hot Spots .....................................................................298<br />

Freenets and open access points .....................................................300<br />

For-pay services .................................................................................301<br />

Understanding metro Wi-Fi ...............................................................304<br />

Using T-Mobile Hot Spots............................................................................305<br />

Using Wayport Hot Spots ............................................................................306<br />

Using Boingo Hot Spots...............................................................................306<br />

Tools for Finding Hot Spots ........................................................................307<br />

Netstumbler.com ................................................................................308<br />

Boingo..................................................................................................309<br />

Staying Secure in a Hot Spot Environment ...............................................310<br />

Dealing with Hot Spots on Mobile Devices ...............................................312<br />

On the Go with EV-DO!.................................................................................313<br />

Part V: The Part <strong>of</strong> Tens .............................................315<br />

Chapter 17: Ten FAQs about <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Home</strong> Networks . . . . . . . . . . .317<br />

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Troubleshoot <strong>Wireless</strong> LAN<br />

Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327<br />

Move the Access Point ................................................................................328<br />

Move the Antenna ........................................................................................330<br />

Change Channels..........................................................................................330<br />

Check for Dual-Band Interference..............................................................331<br />

Check for New Obstacles ............................................................................332<br />

Install Another Antenna ..............................................................................332<br />

Use a Signal Booster ....................................................................................333<br />

Add an Access Point ....................................................................................334<br />

Add a Repeater or Bridge............................................................................335<br />

Check Your Cordless Phone Frequencies .................................................336<br />

Chapter 19: More Than Ten Devices to Connect<br />

to Your <strong>Wireless</strong> Network in the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339<br />

Your Bathtub.................................................................................................340<br />

Your Car.........................................................................................................341<br />

Your <strong>Home</strong> Appliances ................................................................................344<br />

Your Entertainment Systems ......................................................................346<br />

Wi-Fi networking will be built into receivers and TVs...................346<br />

Cables? Who needs them?.................................................................347<br />

Your Musical Instruments ...........................................................................348<br />

Your Pets .......................................................................................................349<br />

Your Robots ..................................................................................................350<br />

Your Apparel.................................................................................................352<br />

Everything in Your <strong>Home</strong> ............................................................................355<br />

Where you’ll use ZigBee and Z-Wave ...............................................355<br />

Introducing Wibree.............................................................................356

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