Installing, Troubleshooting, and Repairing Wireless Networks, Chapter 2

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This excerpt from the book Installing, Troubleshooting, and Repairing Wireless Networks published March 24, 2003 and written by Jim Aspinwall is reprinted with permission from The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. copyright 2003-2004. Click here for ordering information.

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