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Wireless mesh standards movement gains support
Wireless mesh networks -- self-configuring, ad hoc networks of 802.11 access points -- are becoming popular among companies looking to build out a wireless network quickly...
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Dec 4, 2003
Microsoft confirms Windows Wi-Fi flaw
released details of the glitch last weekend at the ShmooCon 2006 hacker conference in Washington, D.C. In his written findings, Loveless said, "If a laptop connects to an ad hoc network it can later start beaconing the ad hoc network's SSID as its own ad- hoc network without the laptop owner's knowledge. This...
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Jan 23, 2006
Update: Top 25 mobile terms
it comes to mobile and wireless terminology, the answer is always: never enough! Check out our most-frequently searched mobile terms for the last three months.
1 802.11 2 ad-hoc network 3 Wi-Fi 4 Bluetooth 5 Wireless 6 Wireless LAN 7 GSM 8 embedded system 9 ultra wideband 10 CDMA 11 thin client 12 FOLED 13 ... More... Sep 23, 2003
Connect to multiple 802.11 networks through one Wi-Fi adapter
A common complaint about 802.11 wireless networking is that you can only connect to one wireless network at a time. For instance, if you are in an area where you have ad hoc (machine-to-machine) and infrastructure (wireless router) networks available, you cannot connect to both networks... More... Dec 9, 2005
WLAN troubleshooting
challenges. In this presentation, you'll get an overview of wireless LANs including: key standards; the link and physical layer wireless LAN; infrastructure, bridge, and ad-hoc modes; and wireless switch architecture. Chapter download
Installing, Troubleshooting, and Repairing Wireless...
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Jun 9, 2005
Related Definitions
single stream 802.11n
Single-stream 802.11n is a slimmed-down version of the unratified 802.11n wireless local area network (WLAN) specification. The goal of single-stream 802.11n is to improve the quality of service on mobile devices by taking advantage of 802.11n's wider radio frequency channel and...
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Apr 6, 2009
Open System Authentication (OSA)
What is Open System Authentication (OSA)?
Open System Authentication (OSA) is a process by which a computer can gain access to a wireless network that uses the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol. With OSA, a computer equipped with a wireless modem can access any WEP network and receive files that are not encrypted. For OSA... More... Sep 30, 2008
Shared Key Authentication (SKA)
What is Shared Key Authentication (SKA)?
Shared Key Authentication (SKA) is a process by which a computer can gain access to a wireless network that uses the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol. With SKA, a computer equipped with a wireless modem can fully access any WEP network and exchange encrypted or unencrypted... More... Sep 30, 2008
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