Jeff Duntemann's Wi-Fi Guide, Second Edition by Jeff Duntemann

by Jeff Duntemann

The first edition of this book has quickly become the best-selling guide for Wi-Fi users around the world. Master technical author, Jeff Duntemann, makes tangled Wi-Fi technological issues very comprehensible. Jeff explains the blizzard of Wi-Fi concepts and standards, including the new 802.11g, the complex and fluky security issues, and shows users how to protect themselves from both obvious and non-obvious threats. He also covers the human element in the Wi-Fi movement, including hacker threats and Wi-Fi communities. Jeff's coverage of wardriving has been highly praised by many Wi-Fi experts and the top Wi-Fi Web sites. Many technical drawings clarify difficult concepts, with abundant Web pointers to further information. The book features numerous hands-on projects that can dramatically increase the performance of home and small business Wi-Fi systems. Some of the important and new topics covered in the book Money-saving Wi-Fi network design and implementation techniques Wi-Fi communities Access points and gateways Security and privacy Wireless security auditing with WarLinux and Kismet The art of wardriving How to create powerful low-cost antennas How to protect yourself against clever hackers

Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

Reviews

[Elie De Brauwer · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's actually striking to see how much of this 14y old book is still relevant. The wifi part of this book has actually changed quite little but everything around wifi has. In 2004 you had to mention pcmcia and pda's.
Time to recycle this one.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've since parted with this book, but I recall it being very good in describing the technical details for making and/or installing wifi antennas and access points.