Wiley::Wi-Fi Toys: 15 Cool Wireless Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment

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Wi-Fi Toys: 15 Cool Wireless Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment

Mike Outmesguine

ISBN: 978-0-7645-5894-8

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408 pages

July 2004

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http://www.ntia.doc.gov Chapter 1-Site for a downloadable PDF of the spectrum assignments in the U.S.

http://www.ero.dk Chapter 1-Site for frequency spectrum assignments covering most of Europe

http://www.cept.org Chapter 1-Site suggested by editor, don't know if it's added in the book

http://www.fcc.gov Chapter 1-Site to look up an FCC i.d. from the website to help you track down the true manufacturer of a Wi-Fi radio product, despite the label or brand

http://www.ecwest.com Chapter 1-purchase pigtails online – not available in stores

http://www.fab-corp.com Chapter 1-purchase pigtails online – not available in stores

http://www.hyperlinktech.com Chapter 1-purchase pigtails online – not available in stores

http://www.wlanparts.com Chapter 1-purchase pigtails online – not available in stores

http://www.ydi.com Chapter 1-purchase pigtails online – not available in stores

http://www.xavierv1.com/Antenne/Frisko/ Chapter 2-More background info on the paperclip antenna design

http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/MicroTVAerial Chapter 2-More background info on the paperclip antenna design

http://www.wifi-montauban.net/communaute/index.php/DisquettAntenna Chapter 2-More background info on the paperclip antenna design

http://www.altavista.com%20or%20google.com%20 Chapter 2-More background info on the paperclip antenna design (language section) — popular web search engines that provide translation tools for dozens of languages.

http://www.ivor.it/wireless/pigtail.h Chapter 2-More background info on the paperclip antenna design — close-up photos.

http://www.nec2.org Chapter 3-obtain a recent copy of NEC2 from the links section

http://www.nec2.org/coffee.txt%20 Chapter 3-download the coffee can antenna simulation model

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/ Chapter 4-search on the FCC ID of the radio

http://ftp.fcc.gov/oet/info/documents/bulletins/#65 Chapter 4-Evaluating Compliance with FCC-Specified Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation

http://www.thirdheight.com/support/downloads/wireless/SOM_calcs.xls Chapter 4-fresnel zone clearance

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Reviews-38-ProdID-WSB24-1.php Chapter 4-signal amplification

http://www.orinocowireless.com Chapter 5-Orinoco PC card

http://www.senao.com Chapter 5-Senao PC card

http://www.stumbler.net Chapter 5-NetStumbler & MiniStumbler

http://www.kismetwireless.net Chapter 5-Kismet scanning software

http://www.netstumbler.com Chapter 6-Netstumbler downloads

http://www.stumbler.net Chapter 6- Netstumbler downloads

http://www.netstumbler.com Chapter 7-Online Netstumbler to MapPoint file format converter

http://www.sonar-security.com Chapter 7-download StumbVerter

http://www.honet.com/WiMap Chapter 7-download WiMap

http://www.spaceimaging.com Chapter 7-Gallery of IKONOS and other satellite images

http://jdmcox.com Chapter 7-USA PhotoMaps software

http://www.USGS.gov Chapter 7- US Geological Survey

http://terraserver-usa.com Chapter 7- View images online

http://www.globexplorer.com Chapter 7- View detailed color images online

http://www.gweep.net/%7Esfoskett/tech/poecalc.html Chapter 8-estimate the voltage drop

http://www.nycwireless.net/poe/ Chapter 8- detailed instructions on how to build a simple splitter

http://www.tessco.com Chapter 8-extreme-weather enclosures

http://www.talleycom.com Chapter 8-extreme-weather enclosures

http://www.ecwest.com Chapter 8-extreme-weather enclosures

http://www.fab-corp.com Chapter 8-Lightning protector online vendors

http://www.pasadena.net/shop Chapter 8-Lightning protector online vendors

http://www.hyperlinktech.com Chapter 8-Lightning protector online vendors

http://www.wisp-router.com Chapter 8-Lightning protector online vendors

http://www.ydi.com Chapter 8-Lightning protector online vendors

http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/isaac/wep.fac.html Chapter 8-Paper on cracking WEP

http://www.agnitum.com Chapter 8- wireless LAN Security

http://www.zonelabs.com Chapter 8- wireless LAN security

http://www.nod32.com Chapter 8- anti-virus software , smaller company that provides competitive bulk licensing and yearly renewals

http://www.qsl.net/ccarc/light.html Chapter 8-Antenna grounding guidelines

http://www.polyphaser.com/ppc_pen_home.asp Chapter 8-Antenna grounding guidelines

http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Security/Anti_Virus/Products/ Chapter 8-Antenna grounding guidelines- comprehensive list of anti-virus software

http://www.freedom.net Chapter 8-surf completely anonymously by using a third-party paid service

http://www.anonymizer.com Chapter 8-surf completely anonymously by using a third-party paid service

http://www.webveil.com/matrix.html Chapter 8-surf completely anonymously by using a third-party paid service - overview of anonymous surfing services

http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Proxies/%20 Chapter 8-surf completely anonymously by using a third-party paid service- general directory of anonymous surfing sites

http://www.roboform.com Chapter 8-surf completely anonymously by using a third-party paid service - password helper program -

http://www.qsl.net/ccarc/light.html Chapter 8-Antenna grounding information

http://www.polyphaser.com/ppc_pen_home.asp Chapter 8-Antenna grounding information

http://people.ee.ethz.ch/%7Eoetiker/webtools/mrtg Chapter 8-Antenna grounding information - Multi Router Traffic Grapher

http://www.raxnet.net/products/cacti/ Chapter 8-Antenna grounding information - more powerful successor RRDtool

http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Internet/Network_Mangement/ Chapter 8-Antenna grounding information - good starting point for SNMP monitoring software

http://www.m0n0.ch/wall Chapter 8-DIY Software - M0n0wall

http://nycwireless.net/pebble Chapter 8-DIY Software - Pebble

http://leaf-project.org/ Chapter 8-DIY Software - WISP-Dist

http://www.mikrotik.com Chapter 8-commercial suppliers - RouterOS

http://www.star-os.com Chapter 8-commercial suppliers - StarOS

http://www.socalfreenet.org/standardap Chapter 8-More DIY Resources - comprehensive design and description for a wireless access point used in a community network

http://www.nycwireless/poe Chapter 8-More DIY Resources - how to build a PoE adapter from $10 worth of parts for your existing access point

http://www.seattlewireless.net Chapter 8-More DIY Resources - a treasure trove of hardware comparisons, specs and vendors

http://www.socalwug.org Chapter 8-More DIY Resources - wireless projects, reviews, and vendor presentation videos

http://www.bawug.org Chapter 8-Active mailing lists where DIY-related information appears regularly

http://www.personaltelco.net Chapter 8-Active mailing lists where DIY-related information appears regularly

http://www.solar4power.com/solar-power-global-maps.html Chapter 9-Maps and figures of hours of sunlight for your area

http://www.nycwireless.net Chapter 10-Community wireless hotspots

http://www.houston-wireless.net Chapter 10-Community wireless hotspots

http://www.seattlewireless.net Chapter 10-Community wireless hotspots

http://www.socalfreenet.org Chapter 10-Community wireless hotspots

http://www.personaltelco.net Chapter 10-Community wireless hotspots

http://www.nocat.net Chapter 10-Community wireless hotspots

http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/WirelessCommunities%20 Chapter 10-Community wireless hotspots

http://www.nocat.net Chapter 10-Download NoCat software

http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/PortalSoftwaire Chapter 10-Listing of alternatives to NoCat

http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/NodeSplashPages?action=highlight&value=splash Chapter 10-Splash Page Examples

http://www.personaltelco.net/splash Chapter 10-Splash Page Examples

http://www.mrtg.org Chapter 10-Multi Router Traffic Grapher

http://www.ethereal.com Chapter 10-Network sniffer software

http://www.pogozone.net/projects/nocat Chapter 10-RADIUS authentication server starting point

http://www.sonarsecurity.com Chapter 11-StumbVerter mapping software for Netstumbler summary files

http://www.kismetwireless.net Chapter 11-Kismet wireless scanning software

http://www.9thtee.com Chapter 12-TiVo network hardware

http://www.tivo.com/adapters Chapter 12-Recommended TiVo adapters

http://www.tivo.com Chapter 12-Main site for TiVo

http://www.tivocommunity.com Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://forum.ptvupgrade.com Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://www.tivofaq.com/hack Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://tivo.stevejenkins.com Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://www.9thtee.com Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://www.weaknees.com Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://www.upgrade-instructions.com Chapter 12-TiVo Hacking Resources

http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl Chapter 13-Tiger map server lists existing transmitter sites in the U.S.

http://www.teletronics.com/tii/documents/Antennas/2.4%20GHz/Antennas_Omni.pdf Chapter 13-Antenna specifications and wind-load

http://www.saunalahti.fi/elepal/antennie.html%20 Chapter 13-Instructions to build your own antennas

http://www.timesmicrowave.com/cgi-bin/calculate.pl Chapter 13-Cable loss calculator

http://www.marcspages.co.uk/tech/antgain.htm Chapter 13-Antenna gain article

http://www.wireless.per.nl:202/multimed/cdrom97/pathloss.htm Chapter 13-More information on path loss

http://www.olotwireless.net/castella/radio.htm Chapter 13-Radio theory and link planning calculator

http://home.deds.nl/%7Epa0hoo/connectortypes/index.html Chapter 13-More on connectors and cabling

http://www.ask-wi.com Chapter 13-Online store for the “Go/NoGo Tester”

http://www.olotwireless.net/castella/radio.htm Chapter 13-Radio theory and link planning calculator

http://www.packetizer.com Chapter 14-Extensive info on videoconferencing and Voice over IP

http://www.orangeware.com Chapter 14-WebCamDV IEEE1394-compatible video driver interface

http://www.gnomemeeting.org Chapter 14-Open Source program like NetMeeting

http://www.dazzle.com Chapter 14-USB video capture products

http://www.openh323.org Chapter 14-Open source project for videoconferencing software

http://myhome.hanafos.com/%7Esoonjp Chapter 14-Extensive videoconferencing information

http://www.jottodesk.com Chapter 14-In-vehicle laptop mounting systems

http://www.gphotoshow.com Chapter 15-Simple and effective slideshow screensaver

http://support.microsoft.com Chapter 15-Search for “logon screen saver” for help on setting up a slideshow without logging on

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