Wireless Networking Resources
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Advocacy Groups and Technical Resources
- High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN): A San Diego area research network funded by the National Science Foundation dedicated to "creating, demonstrating, and evalating a non-commercial, prototype, high-performance, wide-area, wireless network.
http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/ - Wireless Networking Unit of the Aeronomy and Radio Propagation Laboratory (ARPL): The host of the "School on Wireless Networking for Scientific Applications in Developing Countries" seminars. Their site archives presentations from past "school" events.
http://wireless.ictp.it/groups/wireless/ - Wireless Africa: A group in South Africa researching ways to expand the use of wireless networking to developing countries.
http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/ - Wireless Networking in the Developing World: An electronic book with information on how to build and maintain a wireless network in the developing world.
http://wndw.net/ - Green WIFI: A volunteer organization dedicated to the spread of solar powered wireless networking equipment.
http://www.greenwifi.org - WirelessU: A repository of technical documents about wireless networking and a community that promotes the spread of wireless networking.
http://wirelessu.org/ - MIT roofnet : A wireless mesh network operating in Cambridge, MASS. Contains technical documents on how to setup a wireless mesh network.
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/roofnet/doku.php - NSRC.org - Wireless Network Security Workshop: A collection of presentations about wireless networking and wireless network security. Topics ranging from an introduction to wireless networking to access point configuration and network traffic analysis.
http://nsrc.org/workshops/2008/ait-wireless/ - SANS.org - A Survey of Wireless Mesh Networking Security Technology and Threats: An introduction to wireless mesh networks and a summary of the security implications that these networks present.
http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/honors/1657.php - Open-mesh.org: A collection of information about Wireless mesh networking and the B.A.T.M.A.N. routing protocol.
https://www.open-mesh.org - IEEE - Wireless: An organization that houses documents about wireless standards such as 802.1.
http://standards.ieee.org/wireless/
Wireless Projects
- Blantyre - Mangochi Wireless Backbone: A description of the project in Spanish (en Español).
http://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=72&fromISO=MW - Blantyre - Mangochi Wireless Backbone Diagrams: Are available in PDF format.
http://nsrc.org/AFRICA/MW/Blantyre-Mangochi-backbone.pdf
Do-It-Yourself Projects
- How To Setup A Home Network: Instructions for setting up your home nework with a modem and wireless router.
http://homenetworkadmin.com/how-to-setup-a-home-network - Cantenna: Instructions on how to create a WIFI antenna from a tin can.
http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html - Mini-satillite dish antenna: Instructions on how to create a WIFI antenna from a mini-satillite dish.
http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/15/how-to-build-a-wifi-biquad-dish-antenna/ - OpenWRT: A open source firmware used to add functionality to inexpensive wireless networking equipment.
http://openwrt.org/ - USB/Asian Parabolic Cookware Antenna: A website with instructions on how to make a WIFI antenna using a USB wifi device and a Wok.
http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/ - Seattle Wireless - Linksys WRT-54g: An in depth technical document about the Linksys WRT-54g.
http://www.seattlewireless.net/moin.cgi/LinksysWrt54g
Equipment Venders
- Alvarion: A manufacturer of WiMAX wireless products.
http://www.alvarion.com/ - Fleeman Anderson & Bird: A vender of wireless networking equipment including connectors, antennas, access points, enclosures and mounts.
http://www.fab-corp.com/ - Inveneo: A company that manufactures low-power, low-cost computer and networking equipment designed for the needs of the developing world.
http://www.inveneo.com - Meraki: A vender of wireless networking equipment specializing in wireless mesh networks.
http://meraki.com - Open-mesh.com: A vender of low-cost wireless mesh networking devices.
http://www.open-mesh.com/ - PCTEL, Inc A company that manufactures WIFI and WiMAX antennas.
http://www.maxrad.com/ - Solectek A manufacturer of long-range broadband wireless products.
http://www.solectek.com/ - Ubiquiti Networks: A vender of wireless networking equipment that is largely compatible with the OpenWRT framework.
http://www.ubnt.com/