WLAN troubleshooting

Helpful steps in troubleshooting your wireless connectivity problem
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Wireless LAN

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QoS
Learn about wireless LAN QoS and what the pros and cons are.

How can QoS be maintained on 802.11?
Lisa Phifer tells us how QoS can be maintained.

WLAN: Analyzers and troubleshooting guide
In this Q&A, Lisa describes analyzers and gives an overview of the available products.

Webcast: What the Experts Are Saying about Wireless Network Troubleshooting
While wireless access to information and applications does increased productivity, wireless LANs bring a new set of management and security challenges. In this presentation, you'll get an overview of wireless LANs including: key standards; the link and physical layer wireless LAN; infrastructure, bridge, and ad-hoc modes; and wireless switch architecture.

Chapter download

Installing, Troubleshooting, and Repairing Wireless Networks, Chapter 2 (PDF)
If your network spans a larger area than one access point or antenna scheme can cover, you will have to work out the design and costs of creating a contiguous, multi-access-point network. Many of these issues are covered in depth in this section and in subsequent chapters.

This was first published in June 2005