Linux® Quick Fix

" It was cheap and it worked, but it was ugly and noisyso noisy that it quickly became too loud to tolerate. Spending more money than I should have on the antique, I made it wireless so I could take it out of my bedroom where the DSL connection ...

Not all wireless NICs work with Linux. For this reason, do your homework. You can find hardware compatibility lists for Wireless Tools quite easily on popular search engines. For Linux-WLAN, check www.linux-wlan.org for the latest list of compatible ...

Learning the ins and outs of wireless Linux networks will be easier if we're all speaking the same language. Before proceeding, take time to become familiar with three key wireless terms: wireless access point, Service Set ID, and shared encryption k...

The Linux Wireless Tools package, installed by default, probably meets most of your 802.11a/b needs. Its main advantage is that, unlike Linux-WLAN, you don't have to reinstall it every time you upgrade your kernel. Using iwconfig for Wireless Tool...

You'll notice that Linux-WLAN uses the term SSID instead of ESSID in its configuration files. Linux-WLAN Preparation Here are some pointers you'll need to remember prior to using the Linux-WLAN product: All devices on a wireless network must use...

Linux wireless troubleshooting tools are quite extensive and provide a variety of useful information to help you get your network working. This section covers many important strategies that will complement the use of more conventional procedures such...

Perhaps someone is going to set one up on your network anywayyou might as well control this from the beginning. Apart from people who download infected software and e-mail attachments, mobile employees' notebook computers are usually viewed as a hig...

With the knowledge gained in the chapters in Part 1 of the book you will be able to configure a Linux file and DHCP server on small networks with relative ease. Part 2 will explore the possibility of making your server also become the core of your se...