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| ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" style="border: 0px hidden">~-Translation(s): none-~ ||<style="text-align: right; border: 0px hidden"> (!) [:/Discussion:Discussion]|| | ||<tablewidth="100%"style="border: 0px hidden ;">~-Translation(s): none-~ ||<style="border: 0px hidden ; text-align: right;"> (!) ["/Discussion"] || |
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| ||<tablestyle="width: 100%; text-align: center; border: 0px hidden"> http://www.debian.org/logos/openlogo-nd-50.png http://www.debian.org/Pics/debian.png|| ||<style="border: 0px hidden">~+inline:Portal/IDB/logo_portal.png Welcome to ["Debian"] Wireless+~|| |
||<tablewidth="100%" tablestyle="border: 0px hidden ; text-align: center;"> http://www.debian.org/logos/openlogo-nd-50.png http://www.debian.org/Pics/debian.png || ||<style="border: 0px hidden ;">~+ attachment:Portal/IDB/logo_portal.png Welcome to ["Debian"] Wireless+~ || |
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| inline:Portal/IDB/icon-wifi-32x32.png This portal talk about various "wireless" technologies. This page can contains some technical word but must be explained. | . attachment:Portal/IDB/icon-wifi-32x32.png This page is a portal to various Debian "wireless" technologies. Here are definitions for the various "wireless" technologies followed a link to the specific Debian Wiki page for that technology. |
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| ||<tablestyle="vertical-align:top;":> attachment:Wi-Fi_logo.png || [:WiFi:Wi-Fi]~-^TM^-~ is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology standardized as ieee802.11 b/g/a/n. It's primary usage is to connect computers within the same house/entreprise. Note that it's often used to connect to the Internet through a DSL or cable router. (read more about wifi at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiFi Wikipedia] )|| |
||<tablestyle="vertical-align: top;"style="text-align: center;"> attachment:Wi-Fi_logo.png || [:WiFi:Wi-Fi]~-^TM^-~ is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology standardized as ieee802.11 b/g/a/n. It's primary usage is to connect computers within the same house/entreprise. Note that it's often used to connect to the Internet through a DSL or cable router. (read more about wifi at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiFi Wikipedia] ) || |
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| ||<tablestyle="vertical-align:top":> attachment:Bluetooth_logo.png || Bluetooth~-^R^-~ is Personal Area Netwotk (PAN) technology standardized as ieee801.15.1. It was designed to handle short-range "low bandwith" personal communications. Typically between your mobile phone, head-set, computer, printer... (read more about Bluetooth at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth Wikipedia]) || * ["Bluetooth"] - Debian wiki page |
||<tablestyle="vertical-align: top;"style="text-align: center;"> attachment:Bluetooth_logo.png || Bluetooth~-^R^-~ is Personal Area Netwotk (PAN) technology standardized as ieee801.15.1. It was designed to handle short-range "low bandwith" personal communications. Typically between your mobile phone, head-set, computer, printer... (read more about Bluetooth at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth Wikipedia]) || * ["Bluetooth"] - Debian wiki page |
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| ||<tablestyle="vertical-align:top":> attachment:gnome_stock_cell-phone.png || Mobile phone networks can be used to connect the Internet. There are plenty of standards.. GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/W-CDMA/HSPA "2G", "3G","3.5G" etc. (read more about Mobile Phones at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone Wikipedia]) || * ["Modem/3G"] - Using a dedicated 3G modem card OR Using a mobile phone as a modem (connected through Bluetooth, ["USB"]..) |
||<tablestyle="vertical-align: top;"style="text-align: center;"> attachment:gnome_stock_cell-phone.png || Mobile phone networks can be used to connect the Internet. There are plenty of standards.. GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/W-CDMA/HSPA "2G", "3G","3.5G" etc. (read more about Mobile Phones at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone Wikipedia]) || * ["Modem/3G"] - Using a dedicated 3G modem card OR Using a mobile phone as a modem (connected through Bluetooth, ["USB"]..) |
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| ||<tablestyle="vertical-align:top":> attachment:gnome-system-tools_irda-48.png || IR is a very short range (<1m) optical data exchange protocol. Typical use include exchanging files between 2 laptops, sending file from/to mobile phone from/to computer, etc. Maximum speed is 115kbps or 4mbps (read more about IrDA at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA Wikipedia]) || * TODO: write an IrDA wiki page * Note IrDA is a communication protocol. It is very different from remote control (see [http://www.lirc.org/ lirc] ) |
||<tablestyle="vertical-align: top;"style="text-align: center;"> attachment:gnome-system-tools_irda-48.png || IR is a very short range (<1m) optical data exchange protocol. Typical use include exchanging files between 2 laptops, sending file from/to mobile phone from/to computer, etc. Maximum speed is 115kbps or 4mbps (read more about IrDA at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA Wikipedia]) || * TODO: write an IrDA wiki page * Note IrDA is a communication protocol. It is very different from remote control (see [http://www.lirc.org/ lirc] ) |
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| ||<tablestyle="vertical-align:top":> attachment:wimax.png || WiMax is a Wireless MAN standardized as IEEE 802.16. It is meant to provide wireless broadband access in metropolitan area. (read more about WiMAX at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX Wikipedia]) || * TODO: write a wiki page |
||<tablestyle="vertical-align: top;"style="text-align: center;"> attachment:wimax.png || WiMax is a Wireless MAN standardized as IEEE 802.16. It is meant to provide wireless broadband access in metropolitan area. (read more about WiMAX at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX Wikipedia]) || * TODO: write a wiki page |
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| * [http://www.bertolinux.com/sat/english/Sat-HOWTO.html Sat-HOWTO: Internet via Satellite]. | * [http://www.bertolinux.com/sat/english/Sat-HOWTO.html Sat-HOWTO: Internet via Satellite]. |
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| ||<tablestyle="vertical-align:top":> attachment:fso.jpg || Free Space Optics (FSO) is a telecommunication technology that uses light propagating in free space to transmit data between two points. The optical links usually use infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using LEDs. (read more about FSO at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Space_Optics Wikipedia])|| * [http://ronja.twibright.com/ Ronja Project] - 1.4km range at 10Mbps full (Free Project). |
||<tablestyle="vertical-align: top;"style="text-align: center;"> attachment:fso.jpg || Free Space Optics (FSO) is a telecommunication technology that uses light propagating in free space to transmit data between two points. The optical links usually use infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using LEDs. (read more about FSO at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Space_Optics Wikipedia]) || * [http://ronja.twibright.com/ Ronja Project] - 1.4km range at 10Mbps full (Free Project). |
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| Whereas some of the newer wireless keyboards and mice (sometime inappropriately name cordless) tends to use bluetooth to connect to the computer, older one used to use proprietary RF (radio-frequency) protocols. Those proprietary devices always had a base or dongle which behaved like a regular PS2/USB keyboard/mouse (from the operating system point of view). |
. Whereas some of the newer wireless keyboards and mice (sometime inappropriately name cordless) tends to use bluetooth to connect to the computer, older one used to use proprietary RF (radio-frequency) protocols. Those proprietary devices always had a base or dongle which behaved like a regular PS2/USB keyboard/mouse (from the operating system point of view). |
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- attachment:Portal/IDB/icon-wifi-32x32.png This page is a portal to various Debian "wireless" technologies. Here are definitions for the various "wireless" technologies followed a link to the specific Debian Wiki page for that technology.
Wifi
attachment:Wi-Fi_logo.png |
[:WiFi:Wi-Fi]TM is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology standardized as ieee802.11 b/g/a/n. It's primary usage is to connect computers within the same house/entreprise. Note that it's often used to connect to the Internet through a DSL or cable router. (read more about wifi at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiFi Wikipedia] ) |
[:WiFi:Wi-Fi] - Debian wiki page
Bluetooth
attachment:Bluetooth_logo.png |
BluetoothR is Personal Area Netwotk (PAN) technology standardized as ieee801.15.1. It was designed to handle short-range "low bandwith" personal communications. Typically between your mobile phone, head-set, computer, printer... (read more about Bluetooth at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth Wikipedia]) |
- ["Bluetooth"] - Debian wiki page
Mobile Phone Networks
attachment:gnome_stock_cell-phone.png |
Mobile phone networks can be used to connect the Internet. There are plenty of standards.. GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/W-CDMA/HSPA "2G", "3G","3.5G" etc. (read more about Mobile Phones at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone Wikipedia]) |
- ["Modem/3G"] - Using a dedicated 3G modem card OR Using a mobile phone as a modem (connected through Bluetooth, ["USB"]..)
Infrared
attachment:gnome-system-tools_irda-48.png |
IR is a very short range (<1m) optical data exchange protocol. Typical use include exchanging files between 2 laptops, sending file from/to mobile phone from/to computer, etc. Maximum speed is 115kbps or 4mbps (read more about IrDA at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA Wikipedia]) |
- TODO: write an IrDA wiki page
Note IrDA is a communication protocol. It is very different from remote control (see [http://www.lirc.org/ lirc] )
WiMax / WirelessMAN
attachment:wimax.png |
?WiMax is a Wireless MAN standardized as IEEE 802.16. It is meant to provide wireless broadband access in metropolitan area. (read more about WiMAX at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX Wikipedia]) |
- TODO: write a wiki page
Satellite
[http://www.bertolinux.com/sat/english/Sat-HOWTO.html Sat-HOWTO: Internet via Satellite].
Free Space Optics
attachment:fso.jpg |
Free Space Optics (FSO) is a telecommunication technology that uses light propagating in free space to transmit data between two points. The optical links usually use infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using LEDs. (read more about FSO at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Space_Optics Wikipedia]) |
[http://ronja.twibright.com/ Ronja Project] - 1.4km range at 10Mbps full (Free Project).
Proprietary
Keyboard/Mouse
- Whereas some of the newer wireless keyboards and mice (sometime inappropriately name cordless) tends to use bluetooth to connect to the computer, older one used to use proprietary RF (radio-frequency) protocols. Those proprietary devices always had a base or dongle which behaved like a regular PS2/USB keyboard/mouse (from the operating system point of view).
References
Wireless in Wikipedia.