Other Cool Sites

Other Cool Sites
We can’t list all the sites here that we regularly visit, but a lot of good information
is out there. Here are some other sites worth looking at:
Topical sites/search engines
ZDNet: www.zdnet.com
TechWeb: www.techweb.com
searchNetworking.com (look for the link to the Wireless LAN Info
Center): www.searchnetworking.com
Industry organizations
The creation and maintenance of standards has really driven wireless to very
low price points and great interoperability. Here are some of the organizations
pushing for change in wireless; each site has info about wireless and
networks:
IEEE 802 home page: www.ieee802.org
Wi-Fi Alliance (formerly WECA): www.wi-fi.net
Wireless LAN Association: www.wlana.org
Freenetworks.org: www.freenetworks.org
Roaming services and organizations
As we mention in Chapter 16, a range of potential services are available that
you can use to log on when on the road. Most of these have sections of their
sites devoted to helping you find out where you can log on near you. Here are
some of the more mentioned services and initiatives:
Boingo Wireless: www.boingo.com
Cometa: www.cometanetworks.com
GRIC: www.gric.net
iPass: www.ipass.com
Local wireless groups
Many local groups are dedicated to offering free access around town for
broadband Internet service. Here are some of the larger groups:
Austin Wireless (Austin, TX): www.austinwireless.net
Bay Area Wireless Users Group (BAWUG) (Bay Area, CA):
www.bawug.org
Houston Wireless (Houston, TX): www.houstonwireless.org
Marin Unwired (Marin County, CA): www.digiville.com/
wifi-marin/index.htm
NoCatNet (Sonoma County, CA): nocat.net
NYCWireless (New York, NY): nycwireless.net
Personal Telco (Portland, OR): www.personaltelco.net
SeattleWireless (Seattle, WA): www.seattlewireless.net