Book Description
This is the book about WarDriving and Wireless Network Security. Written by Chris Hurley, and co-authored by Frank Thornton (owner of Blackthorn Systems) and Michael Puchol, renowned experts on wireless computer networks. It exposes the truths and myths about WarDriving and wireless network security.
WarDriving is a book that covers every aspect of wireless security from some of the most respected people in the wireless community. It should be on every IT person's bookshelf and required reading for anyone who is looking at deploying or who currently has a wireless network.

Many of the tools that a WarDriver uses are the same tools that could be used by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a wireless network. Since this is not the goal of a WarDriver, the methodology that users can use to ethically WarDrive is presented. In addition, complete coverage of WarDriving applications, such as NetStumbler, MiniStumbler; and Kismet, are covered.

Foreword by Jeff Moss, President & CEO of Black Hat, Inc.

Book Description
The popularity of wireless networking has grown exponentially over the past few years, despite a general downward trend in the telecommunications industry. More and more computers and users worldwide communicate via radio waves every day, cutting the tethers of the cabled network both at home and at work.

Wireless technology changes not only the way we talk to our devices, but also what we ask them to do. With greater flexibility, broader range, and increased mobility, wireless networks let us live, work, and think differently. Wireless networks also open up a vast range of tasty new hack possibilities, from fine-tuning network frequencies to hot-rodding handhelds.

The second edition of Wireless Hacks, co-authored by Rob Flickenger and Roger Weeks, brings readers more of the practical tips and tricks that made the first edition a runaway hit, selling nearly 30,000 copies.

Completely revised and updated, this version includes over thirty brand-new hacks, major overhauls of over thirty more, and timely adjustments and touch-ups to dozens of other hacks introduced in the first edition. From passive network scanning to aligning long-distance antennas, beefing up wireless network security, and beyond, Wireless Hacks answers real-life networking needs with direct solutions.

Flickenger and Weeks both have extensive experience in systems and network administration, and share a passion for making wireless more broadly available. The authors include detailed coverage in Wireless Hacks for important new changes in specifications, hardware and software, and delve deep into cellular and Bluetooth technologies.

Whether you need your wireless network to extend to the edge of your desk, fit into your backpack, or cross county lines, the proven techniques in Wireless Hacks will show you how to get the coverage and functionality you're looking for.

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Mention wireless networks, and the question of security will soon follow. It's not surprising that in spite of compelling business arguments for going wireless, many companies are holding back because of security concerns. But, while it's true that wireless networks create security issues that don't exist in wired networks, the issues are not insurmountable. 802.11 Security shows how you can plan for and successfully contend with security obstacles in your wireless deployment.

This authoritative book not only explains the security issues, but shows you how to design and build a your own secure wireless network. 802.11 Security covers the entire process of building secure 802.11-based wireless networks, in particular, the 802.11b ("Wi-Fi") specification.

The authors provide detailed coverage of security issues unique to wireless networking, such as Wireless Access Points (WAP), bandwidth stealing, and the problematic Wired Equivalent Privacy component of 802.11. You'll learn how to configure a wireless client and to set up a WAP using either Linux or Free BSD. You'll also find thorough information on controlling network access and encrypting client traffic.

Beginning with an introduction to 802.11b in general, the book gives you a broad basis in theory and practice of wireless security, dispelling some of the myths along the way. In doing so, they provide you with the technical grounding required to think about how the rest of the book applies to your specific needs and situations. Next, the book details the technical setup instructions needed for both the Linux and FreeBSD operating systems.

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The hands-on guide to attacking and defending wireless networks. In-depth, step-by-step coverage of attacks and countermeasures. Build your own world-class wireless hacking/auditing toolkit.
From wardriving to wireless VPNs and intrusion detection. Up-to-the-minute coverage, including potential vulnerabilities in new 802.11i standards. For every wireless network hacker, security professional, administrator, and user.

The Secrets of Wireless Hacking. The definitive guide to penetrating and defending wireless networks Straight from the field, this is the definitive guide to hacking wireless networks.

Authored by world-renowned wireless security auditors, this hands-on, practical guide covers everything you need to attack - or protect - any wireless network. The authors introduce the "battlefield," exposing today's "wide open" 802.11 wireless networks and their attackers.

One step at a time, you'll master the attacker's entire arsenal of hardware and software tools: crucial knowledge for crackers and auditors alike. Next, you'll learn systematic countermeasures for building hardened wireless "citadels" - including cryptography-based techniques, authentication, wireless VPNs, intrusion detection, and more.

Coverage includes: Step-by-step walkthroughs and explanations of typical attacks; Building wireless hacking/auditing toolkit: detailed recommendations, ranging from discovery tools to chipsets and antennas; Wardriving: network mapping and site surveying; Potential weaknesses in current and emerging standards, including 802.11i, PPTP, and IPSec; Implementing strong, multilayered defenses; Wireless IDS: why attackers aren't as untraceable as they think; Wireless hacking and the law: what's legal, what isn't.

If you're a hacker or security auditor, this book will get you in. If you're a netadmin, sysadmin, consultant, or home user, it'll keep everyone else out.

Book Description
The first edition of this book has quickly become the best-selling guide for Wi-Fi users around the world. Master technical author, Jeff Duntemann, makes tangled Wi-Fi technological issues very comprehensible. Jeff explains the blizzard of Wi-Fi concepts and standards, including the new 802.11g, the complex and fluky security issues, and shows users how to protect themselves from both obvious and non-obvious threats. He also covers the human element in the Wi-Fi movement, including hacker threats and Wi-Fi communities. Jeff's coverage of wardriving has been highly praised by many Wi-Fi experts and the top Wi-Fi Web sites. Many technical drawings clarify difficult concepts, with abundant Web pointers to further information. The book features numerous hands-on projects that can dramatically increase the performance of home and small business Wi-Fi systems. Some of the important and new topics covered in the book include:

• Money-saving Wi-Fi network design and implementation techniques
• Wi-Fi communities
• Access points and gateways
• Security and privacy
• Wireless security auditing with WarLinux and Kismet
• The art of wardriving
• How to create powerful low-cost antennas
• How to protect yourself against clever hackers

This new edition the bestselling Wi-Fi guide provides everything Wi-Fi users need to design, build, protect, and extend Wi-Fi wireless networks! Best-selling author Jeff Duntemann provides practical techniques for setting up and using Wi-Fi gear and software. This second edition is expanded and brought fully up-to-date, covering more on setting up hotspots, community networking, security, Wireless Protected Access (WPA), new Wi-Fi standards (802.11g), and more.

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Today businesses and advanced home users alike are captivated by the convenience of working on wireless networks. How is privacy and security maintained? Real 802.11 Security: Wi-Fi Protected Access and 802.11i focuses on why the latest Wi-Fi LAN security methods are secure and shows you how they work. Here is the book that provides you with practical steps to implementing wireless security.
The new solutions for Wi-Fi security are delivered in two installments: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and the new version of the IEEE 802.11 (IEEE802.11i). WPA is specifically designed to allow software upgrades of existing Wi-Fi systems. The new developments achieve what no amount of reconfiguration can do: They solve the problem at the source.

Real 802.11 Security addresses the theory, implementations, and reality concerning Wi-Fi Security. The first two sections introduce you to security issues in general, and how security works in Wi-Fi networks, delving into the various security protocols. In the third section of the book, practical real world issues and examples of attack tools are discussed.

Written by two experts in wireless security, Jon Edney and William Arbaugh, this book describes new approaches to wireless LAN security, showing you how these approaches work and how they give maximum effect. They show you how to establish real security within your Wi-Fi LAN. Here is a book that provides you with an informed solution to your security dilemma.