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Kismet Hacking by Frank Thornton, Michael J. Schearer, Brad Haines

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Table of Contents

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

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Contributing Authors

Chapter 1. Introduction to Wireless Networking, Wardriving, and Kismet

Exploring Past Discoveries That Led to Wireless

Discovering Electromagnetism

Exploring Conduction

Inventing the Radio

Mounting Radio-Telephones in Cars

Inventing Computers and Networks

Inventing Cell Phones

Exploring Present Applications for Wireless

Applying Wireless Technology to Vertical Markets

Applying Wireless Technology to Horizontal Applications

Introduction to Wardriving

The Origins of Wardriving

Definition

Wardriving Misconceptions

The Truth about Wardriving

Introduction to Wardriving with Linux

Preparing Your System to Wardrive

Preparing ...

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