Contents
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Appendix A
Specifications
Specifications for the ME103
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A-1
Appendix B
Wireless Networking Basics
Wireless Networking Overview
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B-1
Infrastructure Mode
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B-1
Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)
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B-2
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID)
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B-2
Authentication and WEP
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B-2
802.11 Authentication
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B-3
Open System Authentication
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B-3
Shared Key Authentication
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B-4
Overview of WEP Parameters
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B-5
Key Size
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B-6
WEP Configuration Options
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B-6
Wireless Channels
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B-7
Understanding 802.1x Port Based Network Access Control
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B-9
Appendix C
Network, Routing, Firewall, and Cabling Basics
Basic Router Concepts
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B-1
What is a Router?
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B-2
IP Addresses and the Internet
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B-2
Netmask
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B-4
Subnet Addressing
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B-4
Private IP Addresses
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B-7
Single IP Address Operation Using NAT
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B-7
IP Configuration by DHCP
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B-8
Domain Name Server
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B-9
Routing Protocols
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B-9
RIP
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B-9
MAC Addresses and ARP
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B-10
Internet Security and Firewalls
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B-10
What is a Firewall?
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B-11
Stateful Packet Inspection
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B-11