Linux Unwired (Paperback)

Foreword

Preface

1. Introduction to Wireless
Radio Waves
Connections Without Wires
Wireless Alphabet Soup
Bluetooth
Cellular Data
Infrared

2. Wi-Fi on Your Linux Box
Quick Start
Chipset Compatibility
Four Steps to Wi-Fi
Linux Wi-Fi Drivers in Depth

3. Getting On the Network
Hotspots
Wireless Network Discovery

4. Communicating Securely
The Pitfalls of WEP
The Future Is 802.11i
WPA: a Subset of 802.11i
WPA on Linux

5. Configuring Access Points with Linux
Linux-Friendly Wireless Vendors
Commercial Wireless Equipment Overview
Configuring Access Points
Flashing Your Access Point

6. Building Your Own Access Point
Hardware
Software
Linux-Powered Off-the-Shelf

7. Bluetooth
Quick Start
Bluetooth Basics
Bluetooth Hardware
Linux Bluetooth Support
Installing the BlueZ Utilities
Basic Configuration and Operation
Graphical Applications
Cool Bluetooth Tricks

8. Infrared
IrDA in the Kernel
PC Laptop with Built-In IrDA
Infrared Dongle
Sharing a Network Connection over IrDA
Connecting to the Internet with a Cell Phone
Transferring Files with OpenOBEX
Synchronizing with a Palm
Pocket PC

9. Cellular Networking
Cellular Data
Some Cellular Carriers
Phones and Cards
Sending a Fax
Text Messaging
Acceleration

10. GPS
Uses of GPS
A GPS Glossary
GPS Devices
Listening to a GPS
Mapping Wi-Fi Networks with Kismet
GpsDrive
Other Applications

Index