ISP Glossary Find an ISP Term

Search ISP Sites

Search: Search internet.com

ISP Resources ISP-Lists ISP Glossary ISP News CLEC-Planet The List ISPCON Free Newsletter IT Developer Internet News Small Business Personal Technology Search internet.com Advertise Corporate Info Newsletters Tech Jobs E-mail Offers internet.commerce Be a Commerce Partner

Search for an ISP term
by a keyword...	...or by category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web

RFMON Last modified: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Short for Radio Frequency Monitoring, RFMON is a passive method of WLAN discovery. It is a sniffing mode which allows the card to report drivers from the 802.11 layer. A client with a wireless card that is configured in RFMON mode will be able to capture all RF signals on the channels to which it is configured to listen. RFMON is a receive-only mode. While in RFMON mode, wireless clients are unable to transmit any frames; their cards are only able to receive, and therefore capture traffic.
802.11a: An Excellent Long Term Solution Since the debut of 802.11a products in 2001, network managers have been struggling with whether to install 802.11b or 802.11a. Here's why you should strongly consider the use of 802.11a for your next wireless LAN deployment. Polar Cove Whitepaper (PDF) Layer 2 Analysis of WLAN Discovery Applications for Intrusion Detection - By Joshua Wright, GCIH, CCNA. Wi-Fi Planet Tutorial Series Wireless LAN Tools: Analyze This.	Related Categories Business Computing Wireless Computing Related Terms 802.11 HiperLAN HomeRF RF roaming