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Wireless Protocols

1. Introduction to wireless protocols
   1. IEEE and the FCC
   2. Different Strokes for Different folks (or whats the difference between 802.11b and bluetooth)
   3. Hot spots and public networks
   4. Wardriving and Warchalking
   5. Why my phone rulez
   6. Show me the code
2. Legalise and committees
   1. IEEE standards
   2. FCC compliance
   3. What's the frequency Kenith?
3. 802.11b
   1. vital stats
      1. 2.4Gz
      2. Speed: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbit
      3. Range: 300-1200ft.
      4. Encryption: 40, 64, 128 bit WEP
   2. advantages
   3. disadvantages
4. 802.11a
   1. vital stats
      1. 5Gz
      2. Speed: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbit
      3. Range: 50-100ft.
      4. Encryption: 64, 128, 154 bit WEP
   2. advantages
   3. disadvantages
5. 802.11g [draft]
   1. vital stats
      1. 2.4Gz
      2. Speed: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbit
      3. Range: 350-1500ft.
      4. Encryption: 64, 128 bit WEP and WPA shared key authentication
   2. advantages
   3. disadvantages
6. Bluetooth
   1. vital stats
      1. 2.4Gz
      2. Speed: 723 Kbits, 1 Mbit
      3. Range: 33ft.
      4. Encryption: 128 bit
   2. advantages
   3. disadvantages
7. GPRS
   1. vital stats
      1. 800, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz
      2. Speed: 177 Kbits with all 8 channels
      3. Range: Unlimited [only limited by carrier coverage]
      4. Encryption: none, but possible to use with VPN
   2. advantages
   3. disadvantages
8. Free Bandwidth
   1. Wardriving
   2. Warchalking
   3. Remember, I don't know you.
9. Phone demo
10. Get the goodz
    1. Drivers for Linux
       1. Prism2 - D-link, Linksys, Zoom, Demarctech, Microsoft are many other generic cards. Use the wlan-ng driver found at their website.
       2. Cisco - Aironet 340, Aironet 350. Use the airo or airo-cs driver found in the Linux Kernel [any 2.4 kernel will have it].
       3. Orinoco - Lucent Based cards. Use the orinoco driver found in the Linux Kernel.
    2. Wireless "Security Assessment" tools
       1. Kismet - All around best scanner. Offers GPS integration, WEP cracking and Cross Platform support. Ncurses interface.
       2. Airsnort - The original wireless scanner. WEP cracking included. GTK application. Airsnort hosts the Orinoco rfmon patch.