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Appendix A
Technical Specifications
Appendix B
Network, Routing, Firewall, and Wireless Basics
Related Publications ...................................................................................................... B-1
Basic Router Concepts .................................................................................................. B-1
Internet Security and Firewalls .................................................................................... B-10
Wireless Networking .................................................................................................... B-12
Wireless Network Configuration ............................................................................ B-12
Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) ....................................................... B-12
Infrastructure Mode ........................................................................................ B-12
Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) ........................................................ B-13
Authentication and WEP Encryption ..................................................................... B-13
802.11b Authentication ................................................................................... B-13
Open System Authentication B-14
Shared Key Authentication B-15
Overview of WEP Parameters ........................................................................ B-16
Key Size B-17
WEP Configuration Options B-17
Wireless Channel Selection .................................................................................. B-18
Ethernet Cabling .......................................................................................................... B-19
How Does VPN Work? ................................................................................................ B-21
IKE: Managing and Exchanging Keys ................................................................... B-21
Negotiating the SA - the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) ................................... B-22
Authentication: Phase 1 B-22
Key Exchange: Phase 2 B-23
Two Common Applications of VPN ....................................................................... B-23
Accessing Network Resources from a VPN Client PC ................................... B-23
Linking Two Networks Together ...................................................................... B-24
Additional Reading ......................................................................................... B-24
Appendix C
Preparing Your Network
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking ....................................................... C-1
Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking ....................................... C-2
Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking ............................................ C-7
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