Mac OS X Unwired: A Guide for Home, Office, and the Road
Mac OS X Unwired: A Guide for Home, Office, and the Road
ISBN: 0596005083
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 100
Pages: 100
Authors: Tom Negrino, Dori Smith
- 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
Mac OS X Unwired: A Guide for Home, Office, and the Road
ISBN: 0596005083
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 100
Pages: 100
Authors: Tom Negrino, Dori Smith