How does the security of virtual wifi work?

How Wifis and wifi security work?

• I see tons of videos dealing with WEP cracking, but actaully none of them teach about how Wifis work. They are just a bunch of commands thrown at the screen. Where can I learn about the inner mechanics of wifis? Can you recommend a website or a book?

• Answer:

  HowStuffWorks: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm http://www.tonybradley.com/2009/07/6-steps-to-secure-your-home-wireless-network/ SANS paper: http://www.sans.org/reading%5Froom/whitepapers/wireless/how%5Fthings%5Fwork%5Fwlan%5Ftechnologies%5Fand%5Fsecurity%5Fmechanisms%5F1301 (PDF) Nice SecurityFocus article http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/385 (2006) http://www.wardrive.net/ http://www.sans.org/reading%5Froom/whitepapers/wireless/ http://www.tomsguide.com/us/how-to-crack-wep,review-451.html WEP http://www.howtodothings.com/computers-internet/break-wep-encryption http://onekit.net/store/review/wep%5Fsecurity%5Fcalled%5Funreliable.html, has a paper reference. And, http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelesssecurity/tp/wifisecurity.htm I skipped the Wikipedia, but you can look it up from these references.