Linux Unwired is a one-stop wireless information source for on-the-go Linux users. Whether you're considering Wi-Fi as a supplement or alternative to cable and DSL, using Bluetooth to network devices in your home or office,or want to use cellular data plans for access to data nearly everywhere, this book will show you the full-spectrum view of wireless capabilities of Linux, and how to take advantage of them.
Take a trip to the computer store, buy a Wi-Fi card, and insert it into your Linux notebook. You will probably hear two beeps; are they both happy beeps, or is one of them an angry beep? It's possible that you will receive a happy beep, but with the variety of hardware, firmware, and software drivers for Wi-Fi cards, it's quite likely that you will receive the angry beep. Next, go through this exercise with a Bluetooth adapter, cell phone, and some other random wireless hardware.
This book is all about hearing the happy beeps.
Wireless networks are popping up everywhere; from Wi-Fi hotspots to cellular data plans, you can connect to the Internet virtually anywhere. You can even cut more cables with technologies like Bluetooth and Infrared. Linux is already an amazing operating system, and combined with wireless, its strengths are amplified.
But things really shine when you combine wireless technologies. This book also discusses using wireless technology in combination, whether you want to share your Wi-Fi connection to Bluetooth devices or map out Wi-Fi networks with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device.
