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-[802.11b] is an extension of the [802.11] wireless network standard from 1997. 802.11b was ratified 1999 and is also called [Wi-Fi] or [WLAN]. 802.11b works at 2.4GHz and includes speeds up to 11 Mbit (with fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbit) using [DSSS].
+[802.11b] is an extension of the [802.11] wireless network standard from 1997. 802.11b was ratified 1999 and is also called [Wi-Fi] or [WLAN]. [
802.11b]
works at 2.4GHz and includes speeds up to 11 Mbit (with fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbit) using [DSSS].
-If you plan to deploy a wireless network you should read WirelessNetworking
, WirelessNetworkSecurityHowto and WirelessNetworkSecurityNotes. And beware of people WarDriving or WarWalking in your area, but they shouldn't pose any big threat if you done your homework properly, atleast start with enabling [WEP] and change the default passwords.
+If you plan to deploy a wireless network you should read WirelessNetwork
, WirelessNetworkSecurityHowto and WirelessNetworkSecurityNotes. And beware of people WarDriving or WarWalking in your area, but they shouldn't pose any big threat if you done your homework properly, atleast start with enabling [WEP] and change the default passwords.
-see
also [802.11g]
-----
-Read more at:
-* [ O'reilly
| http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/03/02/802.11b_facts.html ]
-* [ IEEE | http://www.ieee802.org/11/ ]
-* [ networkcomputing
.com
| http://www.networkcomputing.com/1115/1115ws2.html ].
+See
also:
+*
[802.11g]
+* [802.11b Tips, Tricks, and Facts
| http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/03/02/802.11b_facts.html]
+* [IEEE P802.11, The Working Group for Wireless LANs
| http://www.ieee802.org/11/]
+* [Anatomy of IEEE 802
.11b Wireless
| http://www.networkcomputing.com/1115/1115ws2.html]