WiFi-WIRELESS NETWORKS

Wireless Networks

Wireless network pass on to any kind of computer network that is cable less and generally linked with a telecommunications and based on IEEE 802.11. Wireless Network can implement between nodes without any wire and remote information transmission system uses the radio waves, at the physical level of the network.

There are several benefits of Wireless Network such as file sharing, Internet connection sharing, multi-player games, Internet telephone service, Computer mobility, and No unsightly wires. 802.11 support networking bandwidth and have an array of choices such as 802.11b, 802.11a,802.11g, 802.11n also known as Wi-Fi technologies and designed for precise networking programs. The hardware requirements of a Wireless network are Network adapter, Repeater, Network hub, and Modem

Wifi is not to be confused with Mobile broadband which connects to the internet with similar technologies to those used by mobile phones.

There are different types of Wireless Networks such as Wireless LAN in which radio signals are used instead of wires and transmit data from one Pc to other Pc in the same network as it is Wi-Fi is a wireless network that enables connection to internet with WiFi functionality. it produced radio waves that can be picked up by WiFi receiver and fixed wireless data is also type of LAN that can be connect more then one building with the mean of sharing .The MAN have ability to connect several local area networks and a term WiMax used to represent wireless metropolitan area networks and Mobile devices networks contains Global System for Mobile Communications which is called GSM network and mainly used for cellular phones, Personal Communications Service is a radio band used to set up PCS and D-AMPS is an upgrade version of AMPS.

A Wireless network containing basic setup and to use a wireless network you have to have a networking card and Kernel config require IEEE 802.11 wireless network driver, Hardware Access Layer and ample Rate control algorithm. Wireless to crypto support modules .There are different kind of protocol used in a Wireless network, it has routing protocol such as DSDV, AODV, B.A.T.M.A.N, PWRP, DSR, OLSR, OORP, TORA,HSLS and The Ad-Hoc Configuration Protocol and Proactive Auto configuration. There are different related terms used for wireless network like WEP is a security protocol from IEEE, SSID, Static IP, DHCP, Subnet, LAN, WLAN, MAC, WAP, and Sniffer but the most commonly used term in these days is Wi-Fi such a technology wrapping the world.

Wireless network faces many security threats due to some reason as Spread spectrum used in LAN is not very protected because the spreading codes openly therefore companies can intend the 802.11 mechanism and a hacker can easily demolish the security as it is a hacker can still snuffle the SSID. The use of DHCP in wireless network is also helpful for hacker to spoil your files because it automatically assigns IP addresses to users as they become active and hang the system. Generally networking security attack divided into two types which are passive and active .Passive including Eavesdropping, and Traffic analysis and active including Masquerading, Replay, Message modification, Denial-of-service. Loss if integrity and confident also cause of lack of security so it is necessary for all organizations that they make their system more secure even than before as no one can interrupt in it.