1. Chapter 1 Wireless Community Networks

   1. Why Now?

   2. The WISP Approach

   3. The Cooperative Approach

   4. About This Book

2. Chapter 2 Defining Project Scope

   1. The Standards

   2. Hardware Requirements

   3. Site Survey

   4. 802.11b Channels and Interference

   5. Topographical Mapping 101

3. Chapter 3 Network Layout

   1. Layer 1 (Physical) Connectivity

   2. Wired Wireless

   3. Vital Services

   4. Security Considerations

   5. Summary

4. Chapter 4 Using Access Points

   1. Access Point Caveats

   2. The Apple AirPort Base Station

   3. Access Point Management Software

   4. Local LAN Access

   5. Configuring Dialup

   6. NAT and DHCP

   7. Bridging

   8. WEP, MAC Filtering,and Closed Networks

   9. Roaming

   10. Channel Spacing

5. Chapter 5 Host-Based Networking

   1. Anatomy of a Wireless Gateway

6. Chapter 6 Long-Range Networking

   1. Topo Maps 102: Geographical Diversity

   2. Antenna Characteristicsand Placement

7. Chapter 7 Other Applications

   1. Software

   2. Point-to-Point Links

   3. Point-to-Multipoint Links

   4. Home-Brew Antennas

   5. Redundant Links

   6. Repeaters

   7. Security Concerns

   8. NoCatAuth Captive Portal

   9. Fun with IP

   10. In Closing

8. Chapter 8 Radio Free Planet

   1. Seattle Wireless

   2. Universal Wireless

   3. The Future

9. Chapter 9 Radio Free Sebastopol

   1. OSCON 2000

   2. The Campus

   3. Coffee, Coffee, Coffee

   4. Online From Home,No Strings Attached

   5. Seattle Wireless

   6. NoCat

   7. The Community Takes Notice

   8. The Portland Summit

   9. And So On

1. Appendix A Regulations Affecting 802.11 Deployment

   1. Disclaimer

   2. Abstract and Objectives

   3. Introduction to the Technology

   4. Regulations and Laws Affecting802.11 Network Deployment

   5. Power Limits

   6. Equipment Limitationsand Certification

   7. Interference

   8. Broadband AUPs

   9. Human Exposure to RadioFrequency Radiation

   10. Laws ConcerningAntennas and Towers

   11. The Future: Good News and Bad News

   12. What Can You Do?

   13. Conclusions

2. Appendix B Path Loss Calculations

3. Appendix C Simple Scheme Management

4. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animal on the cover of Building Wireless Community Networks, Second Edition is a Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, the only parrot native to the United States. These foot-long, multicolored birds, with their green bodies and yellow and orange heads and necks, were voracious eaters of fruit and grain seeds. This behavior led to their wholesale destruction as agricultural pests. Although they were once found all over the southeastern United States, the last known Carolina parakeet died in the Cincinnati Zoo on February 21, 1918. Philip Dangler was the production editor and copyeditor for Building Wireless Community Networks, Second Edition. Genevieve d'Entremont was the proofreader. Emily Quill and Darren Kelly provided quality control. Reg Aubry wrote the index. Jamie Peppard provided production assistance.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from the Dover Pictorial Archive. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

David Futato designed the interior layout. Joe Wizda converted the files from Microsoft Word to FrameMaker 5.5.6 using tools created by Mike Sierra. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Leanne Soylemez.