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# Wireless Howto

## Roberto Arcomano berto@fatamorgana.com

v1.6 - July 31, 2002

Wireless is a new technology in networking cards, with high speed rate (up to 11 Mbps). This document explains how to setup Wireless in Linux, compatibility problems, something about geographic requirements and more. Latest release of this document can be found at http://www.fatamorgana.com/bertolinux

## 1. Introduction

- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Copyright
- 1.3 Translations
- 1.4 Credits

## 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. Useful links

- 8.1 Open software link
- 8.2 Commercial link

## 9. FAQ - Frequently asked questions

## 10. Appendix A - Netmask 255.255.255.255, proxy arp and bridging

## 11. Appendix B - Siemens DECT Radio Modem

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