Table of Contents

Foreword; Credits; About the Authors; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Why Wireless Hacks?; How to Use This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; How to Contact Us; Chapter 1: Bluetooth, Mobile Phones, and GPS; 1.1 Hacks 1–22: Introduction; 1 Set Up Bluetooth on Linux; 2 Set Up Bluetooth on Windows XP; 3 Connect Mac OS X with a Bluetooth Phone; 4 Connect Linux with a Bluetooth Phone; 5 Connect Windows XP with a Bluetooth Phone; 6 Use Your Treo as a Modem; 7 Send SMS from a PowerBook; 8 Remote Control Mac OS X with Bluetooth Phones and PDAs; 9 Remote Control Linux with a Bluetooth Phone; 10 Control XMMS with Bluetooth; 11 Liven Up Parties with a Participatory Slideshow; 12 Send SMS from Linux; 13 Remote Control Windows with Bluetooth Phones and PDAs; 14 Control Your Bluetooth Phone with FMA; 15 Control Your Computer from Your Palm; 16 Control Your Home Theater from Your Palm; 17 Choose a Cellular Data Plan; 18 Blog from Your Mobile Phone; 19 Get Google Maps on Your Mobile Phone; 20 Share Your GPS; 21 Broadcast Your GPS Position; 22 Map Wi-Fi Networks with Kismet and GPSd; Chapter 2: Network Discovery and Monitoring; 2.1 Hacks 23–39: Introduction; 23 Find All Available Wireless Networks; 24 Discover Networks with NetStumbler; 25 Detect Networks with Handheld PCs; 26 Find and Join Wireless Networks with AP Radar; 27 Detect Networks on Mac OS X; 28 Scan Passively with KisMAC; 29 Detect Networks with Kismet; 30 Monitor Wireless Links in Linux with Wavemon; 31 Analyze Traffic with Ethereal; 32 Track 802.11 Frames in Ethereal; 33 Watch Network Traffic; 34 grep Your Network; 35 Check Wi-Fi Network Performance with Qcheck; 36 Estimate Network Performance; 37 Get Real-Time Network Stats; 38 Graph Your Wireless Performance; 39 Find Radio Manufacturers by MAC; Chapter 3: Wireless Security; 3.1 Hacks 40–51: Introduction; 40 Stop Moochers from Stealing Your Wi-Fi Bandwidth; 41 Visualize a Network; 42 Secure Your Linux Network with WPA; 43 Control Wireless Access by MAC; 44 Authenticate Wireless Users; 45 Forward Ports over SSH; 46 Proxy Web Traffic over SSH; 47 Securely Connect Two Networks; 48 Generate a Tunnel Configuration Automatically; 49 Poll Wireless Clients; 50 Interrogate the Network; 51 Track Wireless Users; Chapter 4: Hardware Hacks; 4.1 Hacks 52–62: Introduction; 52 Add an External Antenna; 53 Do-It-Yourself Access Point Hardware; 54 Boot from a Compact Flash Hard Drive; 55 Increase the Range of a PowerBook; 56 Send Power over Your Ethernet; 57 The NoCat Night Light; 58 Upgrade the Linksys WET11; 59 Scan for Wireless Networks Automatically; 60 Backlight Your Zipit; 61 Unwire Your Pistol Mouse; 62 Mobilize Your WRT54G with the WiFiCar; Chapter 5: Software Hacks; 5.1 Hacks 63–82: Introduction; 63 Build Your Own Access Point with Linux; 64 Bridge Your Linux AP; 65 Protect Your Bridge with a Firewall; 66 Filter MAC with HostAP and Madwifi; 67 Upgrade Your Wireless Router; 68 Set Up an OLSR Mesh Network; 69 Extend Your Wireless Network with WDS; 70 Pebble; 71 Wall Off Your Wireless; 72 Run Your Mac as an Access Point; 73 Run Linux on the Zipit Wireless Messenger; 74 Capture Wireless Users with NoCatAuth; 75 Capture Wireless Users on a Small Scale; 76 Build an Online Community in Your Offline Neighborhood; 77 Manage Multiple AirPort Base Stations; 78 Advertise Bonjour Services in Linux; 79 Advertise Any Service with Bonjour in Mac OS X; 80 Redirect "Brought to you by" Bonjour Ads; 81 Use a Windows-Only Wireless Card in Linux; 82 Use Your Orinoco Card with Hermes AP; Chapter 6: Do-It-Yourself Antennas; 6.1 Hacks 83–93: Introduction; 83 Make a Deep Dish Cylindrical Parabolic Reflector; 84 Spider Omni Antenna; 85 Pringles Can Waveguide; 86 Pirouette Can Waveguide; 87 Primestar Dish with Waveguide Feed; 88 Primestar Dish with Biquad Feed; 89 Cut a Cable Omni Antenna; 90 Build a Slotted Waveguide Antenna; 91 The Passive Repeater; 92 Determine Your Antenna Gain; 93 Build Cheap, Effective Roof Mounts; Chapter 7: Wireless Network Design; 7.1 Hacks 94–100: Introduction; 94 Analyze Elevation Profiles for Better Long-Range Wireless Networking; 95 Build a Wireless Network for the Large House; 96 Establish Line of Sight; 97 Calculate the Link Budget; 98 Align Antennas at Long Distances; 99 Slow Down to Speed Up; 100 Take Advantage of Antenna Polarization; Appendix A: Wireless Standards; A.1 802.11: The Mother of All IEEE Wireless Ethernet; A.2 802.11a: The Betamax of the 802.11 Family; A.3 802.11b: The De Facto Standard; A.4 802.11g: Like 802.11b, only Faster; A.5 802.16: WiMAX Long Distance Wireless Infrastructure; A.6 Bluetooth: Cable Replacement for Devices; A.7 900 MHz: Low Speed, Better Coverage; A.8 CDPD, 1xRTT, and GPRS: Cellular Data Networks; A.9 FRS and GMRS: Super Walkie-Talkies; A.10 802.1x: Port Security for Network Communications; A.11 WPA & 802.11i; A.12 BSS Versus IBSS; Appendix B: Wireless Hardware Guide; B.1 Microwave Cabling; B.2 Microwave Connector Reference; B.3 Antenna Guide; B.4 Pigtails; B.5 802.11 Hardware Suppliers; 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