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Wireless Networking Magic
O'Reilly Introduces "Wireless Hacks, Second Edition"

Sebastopol, CA--Wireless data networks are beaming information around
the corner, across town, and to the ends of the Earth. Wireless
technology is getting people connected to each other cheaply and more
easily than any other networking technology since the telephone.
Learning how to leverage the latest technology to extend range, increase
throughput, manage resources, and improve the overall wireless
experience is a must these days.

"Wireless Hacks, Second Edition" (Flickenger and Weeks, O'Reilly, US
$24.95) will help you get the most out of your wireless networking
hardware and software. It's packed with practical techniques and tips
for making your wireless networking vision a reality.

The 100 hacks in this book--35 brand new, the rest completely
over-hauled or updated--are organized into seven chapters, although each
hack stands alone. Whether you're running Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X,
you will be able to:

-Use Bluetooth, mobile radios and data networks, cellular phones, Wi-Fi
hotspots, and GPS to keep you connected anywhere
-Make wireless devices do things not originally intended and turn wired
devices into wireless ones
-Employ practical methods for detecting, analyzing, and monitoring your
own wireless networks and those available to the public
-Extend the range of your network, making the best use of the available
radio spectrum
-Design and build your own wireless access points and antennas
-Survey and engineer long-distance network links spanning several miles
-Understand the security issues of wireless networking and protect
yourself from unauthorized access and eavesdropping

The authors of "Wireless Hacks" attribute the explosive growth of
wireless networking to "magic," calling it "the second most magical
technology on the planet--just behind the Internet." Rob Flickenger, who
has been an all-around hacker for as long as he can remember, "enjoys
spreading the good word of open networks, open standards, and ubiquitous
wireless networking." His ultimate goal is infinite bandwidth everywhere
for free. Roger Weeks has been building Linux systems at home and in
business since 1998. Both previous O'Reilly authors, they also served as
wranglers for a corral of 21 contributors, all of whom apply their
expertise in the real world every day.

In the Foreward, Glenn Fleischman avers, "the book has grown up, just a
little, which makes it no less charming or useful. 'Wireless Hacks'
isn't about breaking technology to serve your needs. Rather, it's about
bending it." As the authors put it, "reality is what you can get away
with, and wireless hackers have found that they can get away with quite
a lot using surprisingly little."

Additional Resources:

Several sample hacks, including, "Share Your GPS," "Track Wireless
Users," and "Send Power over Your Ethernet," are available online at:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelesshks2/chapter/index...

For more information about the book series, including table of contents,
index and author bios, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelesshks2/

For a cover graphic in JPEG format, go to:
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596101...


Wireless Hacks
Rob Flickenger and Roger Weeks
ISBN: 0-596-10144-9, 304 pages, $24.95 US, $34.95 CA
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