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Mac OS X Unwired: A Guide for Home, Office, and the Road

ISBN: 0596005083
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 100

Authors: Tom Negrino, Dori Smith

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• Main Page
• Table of content
• Copyright
• Preface
• What This Book Covers
• Wireless Security
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Comments and Questions
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1. Introduction to Wireless Computing
• 1.1 Why Go Wireless?
• 1.2 Connecting Without Wires
• 1.3 Wireless Hardware
• 1.4 Bluetooth
• 1.5 Wireless Software
• Chapter 2. Wi-Fi in Your Mac
• 2.1 About 802.11b and 802.11g
• 2.2 AirPort Cards
• 2.3 Installing AirPort Cards
• 2.4 Third-Party Connection Solutions
• 2.5 Setting Up Your Mac to Use Wi-Fi
• 2.6 Extending the Titanium PowerBook s Range
• Chapter 3. Making the Wi-Fi Connection
• 3.1 Setting Up a Wireless Network
• 3.2 Networking Principles
• 3.3 AirPort Base Stations
• 3.4 Using the AirPort Admin Utility
• 3.5 Roaming Networks
• 3.6 Internet Sharing (Software Base Stations)
• 3.7 Computer to Computer Networks
• 3.8 Third-Party Base Stations
• Chapter 4. Wi-Fi on the Road
• 4.1 Finding a Hotspot
• 4.2 Ethics and Legalities of Open Networks
• Chapter 5. Security
• 5.1 Secure Wireless Computing
• 5.2 Virtual Private Networks
• 5.3 Secure Shell (SSH)
• 5.4 Firewalls
• 5.5 Wi-Fi Security
• 5.6 Are 802.11 Networks Really Secure?
• Chapter 6. Bluetooth
• 6.1 About Bluetooth
• 6.2 Choosing and Installing a Bluetooth Adapter
• 6.3 Connecting Cellular Phones
• 6.4 Connecting a PDA
• 6.5 Using iSync
• 6.6 Bluetooth Security
• 6.7 Troubleshooting Bluetooth
• Chapter 7. Cellular Connectivity
• 7.1 Cellular Networking Price and Performance
• 7.2 GPRS
• 7.3 SMS Messaging
• 7.4 CDMA
• 7.5 Acceleration
• 7.6 Tips for Road Warriors
• Chapter 8. Rendezvous
• 8.1 What Is Rendezvous?
• 8.2 Setting Up Peer-to-Peer Networking
• 8.3 Using Rendezvous with iChat AV
• 8.4 Using Rendezvous with Safari
• 8.5 Using Rendezvous with Camino
• 8.6 Sharing Files Using Rendezvous
• 8.7 Remote Login
• 8.8 Collaborative Editing with SubEthaEdit
• 8.9 Using Rendezvous with iTunes to Share Music
• Appendix A. RF and Infrared
• A.1 Radio Frequency (RF)
• A.2 Infrared (IR)
• Glossary
• Numbers-P
• R-Z
• Colophon
• Index
• Index SYMBOL
• Index A
• Index B
• Index C
• Index D
• Index E
• Index F
• Index G
• Index H
• Index I
• Index J
• Index K
• Index L
• Index M
• Index N
• Index O
• Index P
• Index Q
• Index R
• Index S
• Index T
• Index U
• Index V
• Index W