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Dillard <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: NetGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: NetGold <NetGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [NetGold] TELECOMMUNICATIONS: WIRELESS: Understanding and Developing Skills and Knowledge of WiFi TELECOMMUNICATIONS: WIRELESS: Understanding and Developing Skills and Knowledge of WiFi First step is to understand what Wi-Fi. Here is the Webopedia defintion for this term. Wi-Fi <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html> Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Any products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" (a registered trademark) by the Wi-Fi Alliance are certified as interoperable with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers. A user with a "Wi-Fi Certified" product can use any brand of access point with any other brand of client hardware that also is certified. Typically, however, any Wi-Fi product using the same radio frequency (for example, 2.4GHz for 802.11b or 11g, 5GHz for 802.11a) will work with any other, even if not "Wi-Fi Certified." Formerly, the term "Wi-Fi" was used only in place of the 2.4GHz 802.11b standard, in the same way that "Ethernet" is used in place of IEEE 802.3. The Alliance expanded the generic use of the term in an attempt to stop confusion about wireless LAN interoperability. ---------------------------------------------- The articles cited below may be useful to for learning more about Wi-Fi. Strategies for deploying Wi-Fi. Abramowitz, Jeff. Communications News April 2004 Vol. 41 Issue 4 p. 40 Meshing With Wi-Fi. Brown, Karen. Wireless Week 3/22/2004 Vol. 10 Issue 7 p. 56 Understanding Wi-Fi Performance. By: Layland, Robin. Business Communications Review March 2004 Vol. 34 Issue 3 p. 34 Airespace aces Wi-Fi access. Garcia, Andrew. eWeek 1/5/2004 Vol. 21 Issue 1 p. 46 BROADCOM LAUNCHES SOLUTION FOR BLUETOOTH/WI-FI COEXISTENCE. Computer Protocols Janurary 2004 Vol. 17 Issue 1 p. 1 Beyond Wi-Fi: A New Wireless Age. Yang, Catherine. Business Week 12/15/2003 Issue 3862 p. 84 FCC Earmarks Added Spectrum for Wi-Fi Devices. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 11/14/2003 Vol. 242 Issue 97 WiMax Raises the Wi-Fi Bar. Worthman, Ernest. Wireless Design & Development November 2003, Vol. 11 Issue 11, p4 Tech Takes Strange Turns: RFID, Wi-Fi, IM. Soat, John. Information Week 9/22/2003 Issue 956 p. 195 Wi-Fi intersecting other protocols. Nobel, Carmen. eWeek 6/30/2003 Vol. 20 Issue 26 p. 9 If these specific articles are not the source of enough information for ones needs, the periodicals that some of them are found in may be an additional resource for more content that will help one learn more about Wi-Fi. These books may should also help increase ones knowledge and understanding of Wi-Fi. The book of Wi-Fi : install, configure, and use 802.11b wireless networking Author: Ross, John, 1947- Publication: San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2003 Wi-Fi security Author: Miller, Stewart S. Publication: New York : London : McGraw-Hill, 2003 Hotspot networks Wi-Fi for public access locations Author: Minoli, Daniel, 1952- Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003 The essential guide to wireless communications applications : from cellular systems to Wi-Fi Author: Dornan, Andy. Publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, 2002 The wireless networking starter kit : the practical guide to Wi-Fi networks for Windows and Macintosh Author: Engst, Adam C.; Fleishman, Glenn. Publication: Berkeley, CA : Peachpit Press, 2003 Wi-Fi handbook : building 802.11b wireless networks Author: Ohrtman, Frank.; Roeder, Konrad. Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003 The world wide Wi-Fi : technological trends and business strategies Author: Tan, Teik-Kheong, 1964-; Bing, Benny. Publication: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, 2003 Real 802.11 security : Wi-Fi protected access and 802.11i Author: Edney, Jon.; Arbaugh, William A. Publication: Boston : Addison-Wesley, 2004 802.11 (wi-fi) : Networking Handbook Author: Reid, Neil P.; Seide, Ron. Publication: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003 These websites will also contribute to knowledge and understanding of Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi Technology Forum - WLAN Wireless Networks News - Internet Roaming Resources <http://www.wi-fitechnology.com/> Firms prep Wi-Fi Internet radio tuners | The Register <http://www.theregister.com/2004/04/23/net_radios/> Issue 11.05 UNWIRED - A Wired Special Report - May 2003 Pg 1 of 4 >> The Wi-Fi Revolution The wireless Internet has arrived -- and now the sky's the limit. By Chris Anderson <http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.05/unwired/wifirevolution.html> Feds Label Wi-Fi a Terrorist Tool By Paul Boutin 02:00 AM Dec. 06, 2002 PT <http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,56742,00.html> Last Updated: Thursday, 29 January, 2004, 05:13 GMT Wi-fi networks step up security Wireless networks are popular in the City The security of wireless networks used by businesses in London has improved significantly over the last 12 months, says a survey. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3437179.stm> Wi-Fi Alliance Announces Standards-Based Security Solution to Replace WEP <http://www.wi-fi.org/OpenSection/ReleaseDisplay.asp?TID=4&ItemID=118&Str> Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NetGold/> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp Educational CyberPlayGround Services http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>