Wireless Linux: Using the Linux Wireless ToolBox by Eric Meyer
First thing you need to do is purchase a wireless adapter card with a prism2 chipset. Just go to google and type in linux wireless adapters and track one down. If you are using a fairly good wireless distro it should pick up the card automatically. Ok, Now you have the card now what, you plugged... If you are monitoring certain access point you can type in iwlist accesspoints and get the listing of each nearby access point with the MAC address. ... By the way your wireless adapter should be named wlan0 The iwlist command will give a list of options that look like this: usage: iwlist...

What Is Wardriving And How Can You Prevent It by Zackary Anderson
Imagine a car equipped with nothing more than a laptop computer, a portable GPS receiver, and a wireless network card slowly strolls through your neighborhood. Unknown to any onlookers, this is no ordinary vehicle; rather, it is a wardriving machine. ... An SSID is your wireless network name and it is being constantly transmitted by your access point, letting computers know of its presence. ... If you configure your router to not broadcast your SSID, it will be difficult to detect (but not impossible, for some software can sniff wireless communication, so if you are using your wireless...

Get Connected To Wi-Fi by Robert Thatcher
Wi-Fi, short for wireless fidelity refers to a set of wireless networking technologies more specifically referred to as any type of 802.11 network, 802.11b and 802.11a, dual band. The word Wi-Fi was built by an organization called the Wi-Fi Alliance. ... It was planned to provide wireless security by protecting the data while it travels from one point to the other. ... It is intentionally planned to be use for wireless devices but is now often used for Internet access. ... Wireless Fidelity is an appearing technology that will probably be as common as electric outlets and phone lines in a...

Wi-Fi - Finding What You Need by Lee Asher
There are all sorts of different devices you can buy that will give your computer wireless networking capabilities. If you've taken a good look around, though, you probably have been confused by all the different kinds of equipment being offered -- how things that look so dissimilar do the same... With USB, your network won't be entirely wireless, as there will still be a small wire between your computer and the USB device -- it might not sound like much, but it makes USB wireless on laptops a bit of a joke.

Why Cisco Routers Offer A Comprehensive Network Solution For Your Business by Steve Lee
Businesses today demand more from their networks than in the past. Networks today now need to support all forms of media including video, voice and data. Access has also changed as thousands of new devices connect to the network via wireless and wired connections. ... An intelligent network provides the framework that enables a wireless LAN solution to take full advantage of existing tools, knowledge, and resources of the wired infrastructure to address critical wireless LAN security, deployment, and control issues.

Wireless Network Security: How to Use Kismet by Eric Meyer
Kismet is a wireless network detector / sniffer which can give you a vast amount of information about wireless networks. Wireless network security flaws are well documented but often very hard for the common person to understand. I will be showing you how to use kismet with out even having to... If you tab down to the network you are auditing and press “C”, Kismet will show you all the computers that are using that wireless access point / gateway. ... The Kismet columns will show the wireless networks SSID (Name), Type of device (Access point, gateway) Encryption or no Encryption, an IP...

Securing Your Wireless LAN by Jonathan Coupal
Introduction It has become common practice to deploy wireless networks for convenience applications requiring users to be mobile. Also many "road warriors" have Wi-Fi accounts that let them access the Internet and the corporate network from remote locations. ... Although a less secure VPN option than IPSec, Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) can be layered over WEP to provide authentication and a second layer of encryption as an option for those who need support for older laptop systems. ... · Isolating clients by preventing them from talking to one another on the wireless network...

Wireless Encryption and Security Threats by Troy Davies
The following are the items most often at risk. * Thieves can steal your sensitive personal and business data. * Harmful viruses and worms can infiltrate your network, even evading your anti-virus software. * Hackers can hijack your Wi-Fi to spam or attack others - and you could be liable. ... You'll still need to turn on encryption at the wireless router or access point, but once you've done that you can set up encryption as you set up the network using the Wireless Network Setup Wizard. ... Open the 'View Available Wireless Networks' screen by right-clicking on your wireless connection...

Factors To Consider When Getting A Business Security Camera To Watch Over Your Business by Lesley Chew
If you are setting up a business, part of the business cost you may need to consider is for a business security camera or maybe a more comprehensive video surveillance system to meet the needs of your business. Some reasons why you should have a good business security camera installed include... Another point about wireless security camera is that there may be some potential security issues, as encryption used for wireless camera communication is easy to bypass. ... A wireless business security camera is an excellent choice when the place you intend to put the camera cannot have a proper...

Creating a Wireless Desktop by Stephen Orgill
We live in an age of technology and as such we are always looking for ways to make life easier or ways to make things look better. In the home or office (or even the home office) making things look better involves getting rid of clutter. This is where the wireless desktop comes into play. ... Wireless Networking I think the biggest advantage of wireless technology has to be Wireless Networking. ... Wireless Speakers Wireless speakers are poking out of the woodwork and those of you that have a 5.1 or above sound system will just how many wires are involved in that setup.