Wireless Howto

Roberto Arcomano bertolinux@galactica.it

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Copyright

2. Background Knowledge

• 2.1 What about Wireless?
• 2.2 What's the max distance between radio cards?
• 2.3 What's the difference between wired and Wireless network?
• 2.4 What I need to know to setup a Wireless network?
• 2.5 Why should I setup a Wireless network and what I expect from it?
• 2.6 What Wireless cards are covered by this howto?
• 2.7 How much do they cost?

3. Technical info about Wireless

• 3.1 Physical Layer
• 3.2 Configurations
• 3.3 Compatibility
• 3.4 Should I use Adhoc or Infrastructure?
• 3.5 A Linux Box cannot act as an AccessPoint?

4. Toolbox required

• 4.1 Hardware requirement
• 4.2 Software requirement

5. Overview on Wireless network setup.

• 5.1 Fundamental steps
• 5.2 Low Level Kernel Config
• 5.3 Data-link level setting
• 5.4 Ip setting

6. Setup

• 6.1 General setup info
• 6.2 Proxim Symphony
• 6.3 Webgear Aviator 2.4 and AviatorPro
• 6.4 Lucent Wavelan I, II, Orinoco products and Cabletron
• 6.5 YDI

7. More about Wireless

• 7.1 A Wireless Linux distribution

8. FAQ - Frequently asked questions

9. Appendix A - Netmask 255.255.255.255, proxy arp and bridging

10. Appendix B - Siemens DECT Radio Modem