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- Page 21 and 22: Introduction Welcome to Wireless Ho
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Figure 2-5: A wireless PCI adapter.
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Figure 2-6: A standalone access poi
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Figure 2-7: The two wireless comput
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choose the flavor that best fits yo
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In This Chapter � Finding out abo
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� Motorola Bluetooth hands-free c
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Chapter 3: Bluetooth and Other Wire
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Part II Making Plans
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In This Chapter Chapter 4 Planning
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As you plan out your network and co
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� 802.11b is an older standard th
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Chapter 4: Planning a Wireless Home
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You may want to consider reading Ch
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Figure 4-3: A wireless home network
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Chapter 4: Planning a Wireless Home
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Chapter 4: Planning a Wireless Home
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Budgeting for Your Wireless Network
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Planning Security Chapter 4: Planni
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In This Chapter Chapter 5 Choosing
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Chapter 5: Choosing Wireless Home N
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Switches Chapter 5: Choosing Wirele
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Part III Installing a Wireless Netw
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In This Chapter Chapter 6 Installin
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Chapter 6: Installing Wireless Acce
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Figure 6-2: It’s time to connect
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In This Chapter Chapter 7 Setting U
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Figure 7-1: Don’t connect your wi
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Chapter 7: Setting Up a Wireless Wi
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Chapter 7: Setting Up a Wireless Wi
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Figure 7-2: The Wireless Network Co
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Figure 7-5: Setting the network loc
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In This Chapter Chapter 8 Setting U
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The current AirPort Extreme card is
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“Come in, AirPort base station. O
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� A travel router: A cool new cat
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Figure 8-3: The OS X AirPort Setup
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Figure 8-4: The OS X Select Base St
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Figure 8-6: Enter your password her
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Chapter 8: Setting Up a Wireless Ma
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In This Chapter Chapter 9 Securing
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Chapter 9: Securing Your Wireless H
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Basically, what we’re saying here
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Almost all APs, wireless routers or
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This tip really falls under the cat
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Figure 9-2: Setting up WPA using th
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With some access points, you can ty
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Part IV Using a Wireless Network
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Chapter 10 Putting Your Wireless Ho
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Figure 10-2: Use Windows Explorer t
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In This Chapter Chapter 11 Gaming O
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Chapter 11: Gaming Over a Wireless
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Figure 11-1: The D-Link DGL-3420 ga
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� Communicate in real time during
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Figure 11-3: Setting up a DMZ. Chap
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In This Chapter Chapter 12 Networki
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Chapter 12: Networking Your Enterta
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Most buyers of the Sonos also buy a
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Home Premium (which also includes M
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Chapter 13 Using Your Wireless Netw
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Chapter 13: Using Your Wireless Net
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The 911 emergency services used in
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Chapter 13: Using Your Wireless Net
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In This Chapter � Cruisin’ with
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more stations. And the digital tran
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Figure 14-2: The Omnifi system in y
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WPA2. While we prefer WPA2, WPA is
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Figure 14-5: Control4’s wireless
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In This Chapter Chapter 15 Using a
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Chapter 15: Using a Bluetooth Netwo
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Bluetooth Mobile Phones Chapter 15:
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ox pops up on your screen through w
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1. Go to the Bluetooth setup or con
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Chapter 16 Going Wireless Away from
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The folks at Wi-Fi Planet (one of o
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Metro Wi-Fi networks can be free, s
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The big difference between Boingo a
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Figure 16-2: Netstumbling Pat’s h
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� Using a captive portal: A capti
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Part V The Part of Tens
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In This Chapter Chapter 17 Ten FAQs
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Chapter 17: Ten FAQs about Wireless
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Chapter 17: Ten FAQs about Wireless
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Figure 19-1: The Jacuzzi Affinity h
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Figure 19-2: The first LGE Internet
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In This Chapter � Shopping on CNE
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Chapter 20: Top Ten Sources for Mor
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looks at new and emerging technolog
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Other Cool Sites We can’t list he
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• Numerics • 1xRTT wireless WAN
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andwidth. See throughput bandwidth
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data speed (throughput). See also s
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for entertainment. See entertainmen
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using VoIP phone with, 247, 248 Way
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multiple-PC network, model for, 14
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Wi-Fi VoIP, 247-250 wireless techno
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security (of network and devices).
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estimating, 48 HomePlug network, 62
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variants, 167 weakness, 177 WEP, co
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BUSINESS, CAREERS & PERSONAL FINANC
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