Can anyone suggest a website (or even a book) that will explain the
various modes and topologies in which access points and bridges etc can
be configured ?

<steviephil***@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

The best introduction to wireless networking is Engst and Fleishman's
Wireless Networking Starter Kit
<http://wireless-starter-kit.com/index.html>.

Cheers, book looks good, ordered from Amazon.

On 13 Feb 2005 14:40:08 -0800, steviephil***@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

(Plagerized from one of my postings and my bookmarks file.)

Various 802.11_ protocols:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11

Various topologies.
  http://www.ydi.com/deployinfo/system-diagrams.php
The topologies shown revolve around the YDI/Terrabeam product line,
but cover most (not all) possible configurations.  Note that a mixed
infrastructure/bridge WDS network is not shown, which is becoming all
too common.  Same with a mesh network and an ad-hoc network.

Mesh and ad-hoc network topologies are essentially similar and appear
to be somewhat arbitrary and random.  Well, actually, they are
arbitrary and random.  Kinda difficult to draw a sane topology
diagram.  See:
  http://www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/roofnet/map.php
for a typical example.  Any semblance to spaghetti is strictly
coincidental.  The major distinction is the mesh network routing
protocol.

802.11 Data frames and such:
  http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3442991
Follow the various links for details.

WDS (Wireless Distribution Service):
  http://www.orinocowireless.com/support/techbulletins/TB-046.pdf

IEEE 802.11 docs.
  http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/index.html
These will turn you brain to mush.  Careful.  Does not cover the
various 802.11g enhancements (Turbo-G, Afterburner, Super-G, etc).

Wireless Security:
  http://www.drizzle.com/~aboba/IEEE/
Well, not exactly for beginners, but offers a wide selection of
references.

Some web piles worth visiting for white papers, papers, FAQ's, and
tutorials.
  http://www.tomsnetworking.com/NeedToKnows.php
  http://www.tomsnetworking.com/FAQ.php
  http://www.practicallynetworked.com/networking/
  http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/
  http://www.linksys.com/edu/
  http://terabeam.com/solutions/whitepapers/index.php
  http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/FrequentlyAskedQuestions

And currently reading thru some of the links you posted.

Thanks.

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