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Add needed index terms to the wireless networking section. Please

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remember to properly index content before adding it to the Handbook.
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Murray Stokely 2003-04-07 09:27:01 +00:00
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</sect1info>
<title>Wireless</title>
<indexterm><primary>wireless networking</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>802.11</primary>
<see>wireless networking</see>
</indexterm>
<sect2>
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>It can be very useful to be able to use a computer without the
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<sect3>
<title>Building a FreeBSD Access Point</title>
<indexterm><primary>wireless networking</primary>
<secondary>access point</secondary>
</indexterm>
<sect4><title>Requirements</title>
<para>In order to set up a wireless access point with FreeBSD, you need to have
@ -716,6 +725,10 @@ wi0: flags=8843&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt; mtu 1500
<sect3>
<title>Encryption</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>wireless networking</primary>
<secondary>encryption</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Encryption on a wireless network is important because you no longer have the
ability to keep the network contained in a well protected area. Your wireless data
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<sect4>
<title>WEP</title>
<indexterm><primary>WEP</primary></indexterm>
<para>WEP is an abbreviation for Wired Equivalency Protocol. WEP is an attempt to
make wireless networks as safe and secure as a wired network. Unfortunately, it
has been cracked, and is fairly trivial to break. This also means it is not something
@ -790,6 +805,8 @@ wi0: flags=8843&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt; mtu 1500
<sect4>
<title>ifconfig</title>
<indexterm><primary>ifconfig</primary></indexterm>
<para>&man.ifconfig.8; can be used to do many of the same options as &man.wicontrol.8;, however it
does lack a few options. Check &man.ifconfig.8; for command line parameters and options.</para>