Wireless, Wi Fi Netork Tools
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) : Wi-Fi is the popular term for a high-frequency wireless local area network (WLAN). Wi-Fi is specified in the 802.11b specification from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is part of a series of wireless specifications together with 802.11, 802.11a, and 802.11g. All four standards use the Ethernet protocol and CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance) for path sharing. The 802.11b (Wi-Fi) technology operates in the 2.4 GHz range offering data speeds up to 11 megabits per second.
From : http://www.mcsx.co.uk/glossary.php
UMTSmon
UMTSmon is a tool to control and monitor a wireless mobile network card (GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, UMTS, HSDPA) in a laptop running the Linux operating system. It handles PIN codes, operator choice (roaming), signal strength and network statistics, sending/receiving SMS .
It probably also works well with several 3G phones that provide a serial interface in Linux: please let me know how it works: kvangend at users.sf.net .
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