Tutorial 7

Here we go again...almost done with the semester!

Three things that I learned from this tutorial are as follows:

1). Wireless Mesh Network: It is a type of wireless local area network that is used to extend the reach of wi-fi hotspots. It is commonly used on campuses, airports, hotels, and even big companies use it. I didn't know that you needed to extend the reach of a regular wi-fi network in order to use it in larger places.

2). Bluetooth: I always had a hard time understanding what bluetooth meant exactly. Bluetooth lets you connect compatible devices using radio waves, instead of wiring them through a LAN. I think this is really cool. I believe people use it to send music to each other over cell phones, etc.

3). Wardriving: This was really interesting to me. I knew that people did this kind of stuff, but I didn't know there was even a name for it. Wardriving means driving through a neighborhood with a computer searching for houses that have wireless Internet, so they can gain access to it for free. Hackers commonly do this to gain access to information.