network + ch 15 wireless networking

SSID

(Service Set IDentifier) A code that identifies a wireless network and is attached to every packet that travels on that network.

BSSID

Basic Service Set Identifier defines the most basic infrastructure mode network

what do you call a wireless ethernet network in infrastructure mode with more than one access point?

EBSS OR EXTENDED BASIC SERVICE SET

EAP

Extensible Authentication Protocol

IBSS

Independent basic service set. An 802.11 network comprised of a collection of stations that communicate with each other, but not with a network infrastructure

TKIP

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

what advantages does WPA have over WEP?

WPA upgrades WEP to provide end to end data packet encryption, and encryption key integrity checking

WHAT IS THE MOST SECURE METHOD OF WIRELESS ENCRYPTION?

WPA2

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy USES A A 64 OR 128 bit encryptin to scramble data frames. OUTDATED!!

signal strength

a measurement of how well your wireless device is connecting

why should you configure a unique SSID for your wireless network?

a unique SSID prevents access by any network device that does not have to same SSID configured

DCF

distributed coordination function. specifies rules for sending data onto the network media

spread spectrum

essentially takes the data to be transmitted and rather than transmitting it in a fixed bandwidth spreads it over a wider bandwidth.

NAS

network access server

ad hoc mode

two or more PC'S communicate directly without cabling or any other hardware

link state

whether your wireless device is connected

WAP

wireless access point; connects wireless netowork nodes to wireless or wired networks.