The Wi-Fi Experience: Everyone'S Guide To 802.11b Wireless Networking. Cd-Rom Included - Softcover

Davis, Harold; Mansfield, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789726629 ISBN 13: 9780789726629

Verlag: Que Corporation, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Amid the general tech collapse, there's one rising star: Wi-Fi, wireless networking. Its sales are going through the roof and its costs have plummeted. Why? Because where computers are useful, networks are usually useful too. Lots of people are buying Wi-Fi for their offices and homes. The only problem with traditional wired networks is their wires: you've got to run lots of Ethernet wires in brand new buildings (expensive), or retrofit existing buildings (very expensive). The solution is wireless networking and Wi-Fi - 802.11b, to use its official name - is far and away the most popular wireless solution today. And Wi-Fi can service anything from two home computers to the whole Stanford University campus. There are many extraordinary ramifications to this technology, which are explored in this book through case studies and interviews. You'll find honest, clear step-by-step instructions on how to install various kinds of Wi-Fi networks - in your home or office. If you want to understand why wireless-networking technology is important, and where it is going in the future, then this is the book for you! How to create a wireless network between your home computers for less than $200. Stay connected to other computers and printers anywhere within your Wi-Fi broadcasting area. Surf the Internet with your laptop on the patio - no wires necessary. Learn to extend your existing wire network, or build a new Wi-Fi network from scratch. Numerous case studies show you all the ways that Wi-Fi is used today. Security, antennas, Wi-Fi in coffee shops, airports, universities, large offices-all the answers you need to take advantage of this exciting, affordable technology.

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Harold Davis is currently a Managing Director at Julian Capital in Berkeley, California. He was Vice President of Strategic Development at YellowGiant Corporation, a provider of directory infrastructure software. He has served as a technology consultant to many of the most important high-technology companies, including Internet startups, Web infrastructure players, and Fortune 1000 technology companies. Harold has been a Technical Director at Vignette Corporation and a Principal in the e-commerce practice at Informix Software. In addition, he is the author of many best-selling books on programming and the Web including Red Hat Linux 6: Visual QuickPro Guide (Peachpit Press), Visual Basic 6 Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press), Visual Basic Secrets (IDG Books), and Web Developer's Secrets (IDG Books). Recently, he has written Understanding 802.11b and Bluetooth, Enterprise Web Architecture, and other executive briefings for MightyWords.

Richard Mansfield (High Point, NC) is an author and programmer whose recent titles include Visual Basic .NET ASP.NET Programming (Hungry Minds) and Visual Basic .NET Database Programming For Dummies (Hungry Minds). While he was the editor of COMPUTE! Magazinne during the '80s, he wrote hundreds of magazine articles and two monthly columns. From 1987 to 1991, Richard was editorial director and partner in Signal Research. He began writing books full-time in 1991, and has written 28 computer books. Over 500,000 of his books have been sold worldwide and have been translated into 11 languages.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Que Corporation
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0789726629
• ISBN 13: 9780789726629
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 175
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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