This 1/2 day class will begin with a general overview of the current
state of wireless networking, with a focus on what technologies are
available for OS/2, as well as planning and implementing a basic
wireless LAN. As part of this overview, we'll cover:
- OS/2 hardware support on the client side, including the current
state of device driver development
- Planning a wireless LAN (WLAN) or WLAN segment
- Completing the initial hardware setup
- Questions & answers
Once the initial hardware setup is complete, we'll move on to the second
part of the class, which will focus on implementing security and
troubleshooting things that can go wrong after the initial install has
been up and running. Topics of discussion during this part will include:
- Security options available under OS/2
- Avoiding channel overlap with adjacent Wi-Fi networks
- Extending signal to "dead" areas
- Public hotspot tips & traps
Requirements:
none
Notes:
Speaker Info:
Lewis Rosenthal has been active professionally in the IT field since
1987. His experience with OS/2 dates back to version 2.0, which became
the first OS/2 workstation OS rolled out in his accounting & systems
integration firm of Rosenthal & Rosenthal. His experience with NetWare
began in 1990, with NetWare 2.15c, and continues today, with NetWare 6.
He earned his CNA on NetWare 4.11 in 1998, a second CNA in NetWare 6 in
June of this year, and continues to complete certification reuqirements
for his CNE.
Rosenthal & Rosenthal's IT practice consists mainly of small NetWare
networks of five to thirty stations, and encompasses a broad range of
networking topologies and wide area networking technologies. The firm
specializes in connecting OS/2, Windows NT/2000, and Linux clients to
NetWare networks. In late 2003, Rosenthal & Rosenthal formed a strategic
alliance with Angel Wireless, Inc. to deploy managed Wi-Fi hotspots in
the Long Island, NY area.
As the maintainer of the OS/2 Wireless Networking mailing list & as an
IT consultant, Lewis has not only gleaned some useful experience
planning, implementing, and maintaining wireless LANs and LAN segments,
but he has also had access to some very knowledgeable people in the area
of OS/2 and wireless networking.
Warpstock 2004
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