"Wireless Hacking" Released by Syngress Publishing

Syngress Publishing Announces the Release of "Wireless Hacking: Projects
for Wi-Fi Enthusiasts"

Book Shows How to Customize Wireless Operating Systems, Install Antennas,
and Build Solar-Powered Access Points

Contact: Amy Pedersen
781-681-5151 x12
amy@syngress.com

Rockland, MA - Syngress Publishing, Inc., today announced the publication
of "Wireless Hacking: Projects for Wi-Fi Enthusiasts," (ISBN:
1-931836-37-X) a book written by members of the pioneering SoCalFreeNet
Wireless Users Group.

Amorette Pedersen, Vice President, Syngress Publishing, said, "A few years
ago, wireless internet access was just a glint in the eyes of the IT
industry. Today, most notebook PCs ship with built-in Wi-Fi capability,
and Wi-Fi access points have become as important as the espresso machines
at the neighborhood Starbucks.  "Wireless Hacking" provides a
low-cost/high-yield blueprint for wireless enthusiasts, households, small
businesses and communities. After reading this book, you will be able to
build, deploy, and maintain a 'homebrew' Wi-Fi network."

Hacks include:

-Install Linux and FreeBSD on low-cost Soekris single-board computers.	
-Modify the firmware of your Linksys WRT54g.	
-Construct Solar Powered Access Points and Repeaters for your Wi-Fi
network.	
-WarDrive for wireless access points with tools like Kismet and
NetStumbler.	
-Install an antenna without killing yourself or changing the earth's
orbit.	

According to Lee Barken, President and Co-Founder of SoCalFreeNet.org,
"'Wireless Hacking' is a step-by-step guide to building, deploying, and
maintaining community wireless networks. Using the projects in this book,
you will be able to launch an 802.11 (Wi-Fi) network in your community,
coffee shop, or other public space."

Chapter topics include: Introduction to Wireless Hacking, Wireless
Background, SoCalFreeNet.org: Building Large Scale Community Wireless
Networks, Securing Our Wireless Community, Hardware Projects, 802.11,
Access Points, 802.11 Client Cards, Software Projects, Wireless Operating
Systems, Monitoring the Network,  Low-Cost Commercial Options, Mesh
Networks, Antennas and Outdoor Enclosure Projects, Antennas, Building
Outdoor Enclosures and Antenna Masts, and Solar Powered Access Points and
Repeaters.

BOOK DETAILS
ISBN: 1-931836-37-X
PRICE: $39.95 U.S.
PAGE COUNT: 368 PP

AUTHOR INFORMATION
Lee Barken, CISSP, CCNA, MCP, CPA, is the co-director of the Strategic
Technologies And Research (STAR) Center at San Diego State University
(SDSU) and the President and co-founder of SoCalFreeNet.org, a non-profit
community group dedicated to building public wireless networks. Prior to
SDSU, he worked as an IT consultant and network security specialist for
Ernst & Young's Information Technology Risk Management (ITRM) practice
and KPMG's Risk and Advisory Services (RAS) practice. Lee is the
technical editor for "Mobile Business Advisor Magazine," and writes and
speaks on the topic of wireless LAN technology and security. He is the
author of "How Secure Is Your Wireless Network? Safeguarding Your Wi-Fi
LAN" (ISBN: 0131402064) and co-author of "Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While
Voiding Your Warranty" (ISBN: 1932266836).

Eric Bermel is an RF Engineer and Deployment Specialist. He has many years
of experience working for companies such as Graviton, Western US,
Breezecom, Alvarion, and PCSI. Eric has extensive experience developing
and implementing RF site surveys, installation and optimization plans for
indoor and outdoor ISM and U-NII band systems.

John Eder, CISSP, CCNA, is a security expert with Experian. He currently
provides strategic and technical consulting on security policy and
implementation. His specialties involve: risk profiling, wireless
security, network security, encryption technologies, metrics development
and deployment, and risk analysis. John's background includes a position
as a consultant in the Systems and Technology Services (STS) practice at
Ernst & Young, LLP. John holds a bachelor's degree from San Diego State
University. He actively participates in the security community, making
presentations and writing numerous articles on wireless security. John is
a proud member of SoCalFreeNet.

Matthew Fanady is a gear-head turned networking and computer enthusiast,
and has been wrenching on cars and building computers since he was 16
years old. He is currently employed designing and constructing electric
vehicles for a small startup company in San Diego, and spends his free
time troubleshooting computers and exploring new ways to incorporate the
latest communications technologies into everyday life. Matthew was one of
the early pioneers of community wireless networks. In 2002, he began
building a grass-roots community wireless network in his own neighborhood
of Ocean Beach, where he was able to bring his passion for hacking
together with his passion for wrenching. His efforts, along with those of
others in San Diego, led to the inception of SoCalFreeNet which continues
to build community-based wireless networks in San Diego.

Alan Koebrick is the Vice President of Operations for SoCalFreeNet.org. He
is also a Business Systems Analyst with a large telecommunications company
in San Diego. Alan has a bachelor's degree in E-Business from the
University of Phoenix. Prior to his current job, Alan spent 4 years with
the United States Marine Corps where he performed tasks as a Network
Administrator and Legal Administrative Clerk. Alan is also launching a new
venture, North County Systems, a technology integrator for the small
office/home office market.

Michael Mee started building his own computers after discovering the
TRS-80 at Radio Shack years ago. He went on to work for a software startup,
before dot-coms made it fashionable. Then he had several great years at
Microsoft, back when "the evil empire" meant IBM. There he worked on
database products like Access and Foxpro for Windows. Returning to his
hacking roots, he's now helping build high-speed community wireless for
users everywhere, especially through SoCalFreeNet.org.

Marc Palumbo (Society of Mechanical Engineers #4094314) is the Creative
Director of SoCalFreeNet.org. He is an Artist/Engineer and the owner of
Apogee Arts, headquartered in San Diego, California. His company builds
Community Networks, provisions Internet access for business and
residential use, and designs and executes LANS purposed for specific
vertical markets such as graphics, video editing, publishing, and
FDA-regulated manufacturing. He has built secure wireless surveillance
systems deployed in Baghdad, Iraq, and for Homeland Security. Noteworthy
Wireless triage installations include the city of Telluride, Colorado, and
Black Rock Desert, Nevada for Burning Man. Marc holds a bachelor's degree
from the University of Maryland, received a National Endowment for the
Arts stipend, and was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies,
MIT. He began building his first computers in 1978 as part of his
voice-activated pyrotechnic interactive sculpture, "Clytemnestra." The
work won a once-in-20-year honor for the Boston Arts Festival in 1985. He
built his first RF device to light high voltage neon works of art.

Marc also helped deliver the first paint package for the PC, Splash! with
Spinnaker Software and LCS Telegraphics. He created the first digital
images for the PC, and his digital imagery has been published in
Smithsonian Magazine (Volume 11, Number 9, Dec. 1980, pp. 128ï·“137) and
MacWorld Magazine (October 1988, pp. 96 through April 1989). One of the
first artists to use lasers for art, he has created large-scale images in
the sky, mountains, and in the urban landscape. He has worked for and
appeared on national television, including "Race for the High Ground",
Frontline News with Jessica Savitch (S.D.I. Demo of Star Wars Defense
System, laser destroying satellite, W.G.B.H., Boston, MA, April 1983). He
has also worked on production and on-air talent crews for Discover
Magazine's TV show with James (Amazing) Randi, "A Skeptic's Guide"
March 1999.

Rob Flickenger has been hacking systems all of his life, and has been
doing so professionally for over ten years. He is one of the inventors of
NoCat, and is also an active member of FreeNetworks.org. Rob has written
and edited a number of books for O'Reilly Media, Inc., including "Wireless
Hacks" and "Building Wireless Community Networks." He is currently a
partner at Metrix Communication LLC in Seattle, WA.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Syngress Publishing (www.syngress.com), headquartered in Rockland,
Massachusetts, is an independent publisher of print and electronic
reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill
enhancement and career advancement. Distributed throughout Europe, Asia,
and the U.S. and Canada, Syngress titles have been translated into twenty
languages. The company's pioneering customer support program,
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information on Syngress products, contact Amy Pedersen at 781-681-5151 or
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