Brandon Hellbach
Unit 6 Labs

Lab 6.1: Wireless Broadcast Domains
Exercise 6.1.1 – A Basic Service Set does exactly what its name says; basic wireless service, one and only one AP creates the wireless LAN. Extended Service Set extends the wireless functions of a Basic Service Set. The difference is that in a BBS uses one AP to create one wireless LAN while an ESS uses more than one AP to create one wireless LAN.

Exercise 6.1.2 – IEEE 802.11 Standards Standard | Frequency (GHz) | Maximum Transmission Rate (Mbps) | Standard Indoor Transmission Range (m) | Standard Outdoor Transmission Range (m) | 802.11a | 5 | 54 | 40 | 100 | 802.11b | 2.4 | 11 | 70 | 150 | 802.11g | 2.4 | 54 | 38 | 140 | 802.11n | 2.4 or 2.5 | 600 | 75 | |

Lab 6.1 Review
1. It uses a beacon like transmission to find other devices on IBSS mode and on the same SSID to connect and share. 2. Infrared has a very short range and cannot penetrate walls and other objects making radio frequency superior. 3. Although WLANs have a lower speed they are more convenient than wired LANs. So the trade-off is speed for convenience of not having wires everywhere which is why WLANs are more common in households.

Lab 6.2: Identifying WLANs

Exercise 6.2.1 - What information about the wireless networks is available using the utility? The utility provides the name, signal strength, and MAC address of the available wireless networks.
What information is given on the wireless networks with the Windows wireless connection manager? The windows wireless connection manager shows us the names of the wireless networks, signal strength, as well as type of security it has.

Exercise 6.2.2 –

Lab 6.2 Review –
1. It would be a bad idea because with multiple computers running on different companies’ rules and restrictions, it may cause for easier access to malware due to different people on