The Wi-Fi Experience: Everyone’s Guide to 802.11b Wireless Networking

Chapter 4. At Home and at Work

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In this chapter

• Case Study: The Author at Home 64

• Case Study: Checking in at The Venetian Hotel 66

• Case Study: Online at an Airport 67

• Case Study: Connecting at Starbucks 68

• Case Study: A Small Office Environment 77

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This chapter takes you on a tour of several real-world Wi-Fi installations. Here are five case studies, stories illustrating how real people have benefited from Wi-Fi at home or in public places. You’ll doubtless discover uses for Wi-Fi in this chapter that you never imagined.

Case Study: The Author at Home

Wi-Fi has certainly made a difference in my house (this is co-author Richard Mansfield speaking). I’ve found that it’s a great way to synergize your home computing. Dependable, ...