<> == Technical Groups and Papers == * The 802.11 specification * http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/ * Bluetooth * http://www.bluetooth.com/ * Wireless Ethernet * http://www.wirelessethernet.com/ * IEEE Working Groups * http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/dots.html * IEEE 802.11b Specification * http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/index.html * IEEE 802.1x (Radius Authentication) * http://www.ieee802.org/1/pages/802.1x.html * http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-congdon-radius-8021x-10.txt * IEEE 802.15 (Personal Area Networks) * http://ieee802.org/15 * I EEE 802.16 (Wireless MANs) * http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/16/index.html * IEEE 802.11e (QOS Extensions) * http://www.sharewave.com/Products/WhiteCap/whitecap.html * UCB finds Security weaknesses in WEP (initial announcements, followups and rebuttals). * http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/isaac/wep-faq.html * http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/wireless/2001-February/002041.html * http://slashdot.org/articles/01/02/15/1745204.shtml * FCC Rules and Regulations for 802.11 in the 2.4ghz Band * http://www.lns.com/papers/part15/# == General Wireless Information == * What you should know when starting a wireless project. * http://www.dcbnet.com/notes/9805wire.html * [[http://ordlink.com/cgi-bin/hilite.pl/codes/portland/_DATA/TITLE33/CHAPTER_33_274_RADIO_Frequency_Tra/33_274_030__Facilities_Exempt_.html|Multnomah County Antenna Laws]] * Low Cost Wireless Network * http://www.gbonline.com/~multiplx/wireless/index.html * Tutorials and general information on wireless LANS. * http://sss-mag.com/wlan.html * General Information on dB, antenna gain, Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP), and lots more. * http://www.tifb.state.tx.us/Handbooks/mintech.htm * Linux wireless LAN FAQ - mostly linux specific but good general info on how 802.11 works as well. * http://linux.grmbl.be/wlan/ * Linux wireless [[http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/|howto]] * weca - wireless ethernet [[http://www.wirelessethernet.org/|association]] * Authenticated mobile IP on wireless [[http://dopey.rediris.es/ftp/software/security/net-crypt/mobile-ip.FreeBSD/mip-July97.README|networks under freebsd]] * Network computing reviews various [[http://www.networkcomputing.com/1113/1113f2full.html|802.11b solutions]] * This is a really good discussion about various 802.11b solutions. lots and lots of info. * Interoperability between linux frees/wan and other [[http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-1.8/doc/interop.html|clients]] * windows, mac and *bsd * Wireless-nets: magazine, news letter etc [[http://www.wireless-nets.com/|by jim geier]] * FCC Rules and Regulations for [[http://www.lns.com/papers/part15/|802.11 in the 2.4ghz band]] * [[http://www.oreillynet.com/wireless/|O'Reilly Wireless web site]] * WirelessHealth page * [[http://www.networkcomputing.com/1115/1115ws22.html|Anatomy of IEEE 802.11b Wireless]] * Wireless News and Information * [[http://wireless.pasadena.net]] * Review of WKMN Training Course: "A Newbie's Guide to Wireless" [NewbieGuideToWirelessReview] * [[http://www.CityMesh.de|A German language info-site about Metropolitan Area Networking]] * WiMAX info and resources [[http://www.wimaxreview.com|WiMAX Review]] * FAQ Wireless Knowledge Base: http://www.invictusnetworks.com/faq.php == Mapping and Discovery Tools == * WiFi Mappers * http://wigle.net * http://maps.personaltelco.net * http://mapserver.zhrodague.net * Online mapping tools with street info * http://www.mapblast.com/ * http://www.mapquest.com/ * http://tiger.census.gov/ * Topozone, high quality topographical maps of the USA. * http://www.topozone.com/ * Distance and bearing calculator from lat/long * http://www.gbonline.com/~multiplx/wireless/distance.main.cgi * MapIt! Unix mapping CGI to provide web based maps * http://www.mapit.de/ * Map Server, Unix CGI to provide web based GIS data * http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ * Digital Raster Maps for Portland Oregon * http://www.fs.fed.us/database/gps/USGSQuadMaps.htm * Radio Mobile, map radio networks (windows software) * http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html * Calculate the loss of signal over various types and distances of cable. * http://www.timesmicrowave.com/cgi-bin/calculate * The Tiger 2000 map data gathered by the US Census Bureau * ftp://ftp.census.gov/pub/geo/www/tiger/tiger2k/ * WiGLE.net wireless network database, map generation and network plotting. * http://wigle.net/ == Linux Drivers, Software and Documentation == === Hacks === * Linux on the Apple Airport * http://www-hft.ee.tu-berlin.de/~strauman/airport/airport.html === Drivers === * See LinuxDrivers === Software === * See LinuxClientSoftware * Linux router projects * FreeSCO - http://www.freesco.org/ * LRP - http://www.linuxrouter.org/ and http://lrp.c0wz.com/ * WRP - http://www.nocat.net/ * Smooth Wall - http://www.smoothwall.org * Seattle Firewall (Seawall) - http://seawall.sourceforge.net/ * http://leaf.sourceforge.net/ * Perl command line interface to the Airport * http://www.aciri.org/fenner/airport/airport.html * A Java interface to the Airport (also a utility that measures signal strength and noise) * http://edge.mcs.drexel.edu/GICL/people/sevy/airport/ * Dynamics: Mobile IP software from Helsinki U. Tech. * http://www.cs.hut.fi/Research/Dynamics/ * Wireless Access Point Utilities for Unix * http://ap-utils.polesye.net/ === Documentation === * Absolute value systems - they wrote the wlan faq and also appear to have an sdk for wireless development under Linux. * http://www.linux-wlan.com/ * How to build Linux for a disk on chip system * http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8844506693.html * How to use a *nix computer as an access point * http://www.live.com/wireless/unix-base-station.html * Dynamics: Mobile IP software from Helsinki U. Tech. * http://www.cs.hut.fi/Research/Dynamics/ == FreeBSD Documentation and Utilities == === Documentation === * How to get FreeBSD to do a wireless install * http://www.freebsddiary.org/wireless-install.php * http://lists.bawug.org/pipermail/bsd-wireless/2001-February/000043.html * Setting up Wireless Cards on FreeBSD * http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/04/19/Big_Scary_Daemons.html * FreeBSD 4.6 Wireless AP (w/ Firewall & NAT using IPFW) * http://www.stevenfettig.com/article.php?sid=29 * Configuring a FreeBSD Access Point for your Wireless Network * http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm === FreeBSD Utilities === * bsd-airtools * http://www.dachb0den.com/projects/bsd-airtools.html * Wireless Access Point Utilites for Unix *http://ap-utils.polesye.net/ == Windows Software == * WindowsSoftware * The Karl Net Configurator for the Airport and RG-1000. * http://www.karlnet.com/download/index.html * Freebase - Configure a Macintosh Airport (note: should works with the RG-1000 as well) * http://freebase.sourceforge.net/ * PGP Net - a windows ipsec compliant vpn client. * http://www.nai.com/international/caribbean/asp_set/products/tns/pgpvpnclient_intro.asp (dead link June 17 2002) * http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp.html (second download site) * Cross platform Airport wireless networks * http://www.macwindows.com/airportpc.html == Macintosh Software == * iStumbler - Wireless Scanning Utility for Mac OS X * http://www.istumbler.net/ * MacStumbler - a NetStumbler clone for Mac OS X * http://homepage.mac.com/macstumbler/ * KisMAC - a wireless stumbler for Mac OS X * http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/ * ClassicStumbler - AirPort companion software scans for all Wi-Fi networks within range. For Mac OS. * http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/ == Vendor Equipment == * Advento Networks - Wireless products * http://www.e-advento.com/catalogo/index.php?cPath=21 * Victoria Wireless - Wi-fi products and information. * http://www.vicwireless.com.au * Moonblink Communications - Discount Professional Grade Wireless ISP equipment & More * http://www.moonblinkwifi.com * Nova Port Wireless Solutions - A local wireless LAN solution provider * http://www.novaport.com/ * Invictus Networks - The largest wireless reseller in the North West * http://www.invictusnetworks.com/ * Super Pass (Canadian Antenna Company) * http://www.superpass.com/ * Hyperlink Technologies * http://www.hyperlinktech.com/ * Amplifiers from Raylink * http://www.raylink.com/amplifier.htm * Netnimble, Antennas and more ... * http://www.netnimble.com/ * ITELITE - Antennas for wireless networks * http://www.itelite.net/ * WLANmall - Complete Point to Point and Point to Multi-Point Wireless Solutions * http://www.wlanmall.com/ * Remotedataphone.com - EVDO and GSM data devices and antennas * http://www.remotedataphone.com/ == Building Your Own Equipment == * The Home brew antenna shootout * http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html * Slashdot commentary on above link * http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/17/026208 * More antenna info * http://www.qsl.net/n1bwt/ * Video showing how to make a cantenna * http://www.airhive.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=4nAlbum&file=index&do=showpic&pid=6 * Do-It-Yourself Wi-Fi Antenna Update * http://www.binarywolf.com/249/ === Directional Antennas === * Trevor Marshall's Biquad Feed for Primestar Dish * http://www.trevormarshall.com/biquad.htm * Detailed Biquad Construction Info (~11dBi) * http://martybugs.net/wireless/biquad/ * Double Biquad (~13dBi) * http://martybugs.net/wireless/biquad/double.cgi * Seattle Wireless is doing great work on making antenna's from very cheap consumer grade bits and pieces. * http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/AntennaHowTo * How-to Loop-Uda-Yagi * http://www.paramowifix.net/antenas/loop_uda_yagi/ * MJason Hecker has an excellent document on his helical antenna design * http://users.bigpond.net.au/jhecker/ * Guerrilla.net's directional antenna howto * [[Archive:/20051205095225/http://www.guerrilla.net/reference/antennas/2ghz_helical/]] * Andrew Clap's Directional Antenna (should be very cheap to build) * http://www.netscum.com/~clapp/wireless.html * Rob Flickenger's rework of Andrew Clap's Antenna * http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 * More refinements of the Pringles can antenna: * http://radio-active.net.au/web/80211/pringles.html * Wlan 2.4 GHz antenna do-it-yourself projects * http://www.saunalahti.fi/elepal/antennit.html * Martti Palomaki's Cake Can Panel Antenna * http://www.saunalahti.fi/~elepal/antenna1.html * Wave Guide Antennas * http://www.saunalahti.fi/~elepal/antenna2.html * Rob Flickenger's Cantenna * http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1124 * Also a very nice page. David likes circular wave guides and has some interesting ideas. * http://www.nodomainname.co.uk/cantenna/cantenna.htm * Michael Erskine's Parabolic Template * http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/index.html * More CANtennas * http://www.qsl.net/wk8l/ * http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html === Omni-Directional Antennas === * Tony Langdon has design details for a high gain 2.4 GHz omnidirectional antenna (look for links mentioning 2.4Ghz near the bottom of the page). * http://www.qsl.net/vk3jed/ * Guerrilla.net's omni-directional antenna howto * http://www.guerrilla.net/reference/antennas/2ghz_collinear_omni/ * A cheap and small omni-directional antenna * http://kyleti.aswwc.net/index.php?page=projects * Another cheap and small omni. Appears to be gone. * http://members.nbci.com/calebthegreat/caleb/pandrproj.html * The slim-jim omni * http://www.irational.org/sic/radio/omni-aerial.html * Compact Collinear Antenna * http://martybugs.net/wireless/collinear.cgi === Dish Antennas === * Use a Surplus Primestar Dish as an IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networking Antenna * http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Primestar/Primestar.html * Modifying Conifer Antennas for Wireless Networking * http://martybugs.net/wireless/conifermods.cgi * More on the same line, (~1000ft range!) * http://www5.cs.cornell.edu/~eckstrom/802.11a/primestar/ === Other === * How to run Power over Ethernet * http://www.nycwireless.net/poe/ * How far can you extend your power cable before going to POE? * http://osiris.urbanna.net/antenna_designs/projects/poe.html * Adding an external antenna to a Dlink PCMCIA card (DWL-650) * http://kevlar.burdell.org/~will/antenna/ * Pictures of a dissected a 4dB Maxrad Omni-directional antenna * http://www.nycwireless.net/Images/maxrad/ * Anatomy of a Rubber Ducky Antenna * http://martybugs.net/wireless/rubberducky.cgi * Homebrew Embedded Linux Wireless Router * http://peeweelinux.org/stories/wirelessrouter/ * Extensive Knowledge Base on Various Wireless Subjects * http://www.invictusnetworks.com/faq.php == Online Discussions == * Free Networks Weblog * http://www.freenetworks.org/ * Weblog on 802.11b * http://80211b.weblogger.com/ * French blog on wireless news * http://www.canardwifi.com/ * Mobile Mesh Networking * http://www.corante.com/mobilemesh/ * Slashdot articles of interest * [[http://slashdot.org/articles/01/04/02/1323221.shtml|Comments on an O'Reilly]] * [[http://slashdot.org/articles/01/04/03/160236.shtml|More 802.11b scaremongering]] * [[http://slashdot.org/articles/01/01/29/148206.shtml|The announcement of GAWD]] and PersonalTelco's first /.'ing. * [[http://slashdot.org/articles/00/04/04/2242231.shtml|Apple's Airport updated for 128 bit encryption]] * [[http://slashdot.org/articles/00/12/04/1950212.shtml|Talking about SeattleWireless and other burgeoning wireless communities]] * [[http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/00/09/18/2345218.shtml|An Ask Slashdot comparison of the Airport and the RG-1000]] * [[http://slashdot.org/articles/00/04/06/1235248.shtml|People hacking the Airports with custom antennas]] * [[http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/01/01/23/200254.shtml|Home repair of the Airports]] * [[http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/06/1248209&mode=thread|War Driving with the kids]] * SecurityGeeks, articles of interest * [[http://securitygeeks.shmoo.com/article.php?story=20010416165627989|A bit about 802.1x]] * [[http://securitygeeks.shmoo.com/article.php?story=2000121306222979|Insecurities in WEP]] * [[http://securitygeeks.shmoo.com/article.php?story=20010403153620361|More WEP problems, this time with the RG-1000]] * O'Reilly.net technical articles * [[http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/197|Calculating the horizon and fresnel zones]] * [[http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/05/03/longshot.html|How far can 802.11 go?]] * Kuro5hin article about why community networks are important by one of the consume.net gentlemen * http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory&sid=2000/12/19/124636/45 * CNN article on wireless (in)security * http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/04/13/wireless.security.idg/index.html * Wireless LAN Mailing List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wirelesslan/ * Wireless Forum international Version http://www.wireless-forum.info/forum/ * Wireless Forum German Version http://www.wireless-forum.ch/forum/ Please see our MailingLists page. 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