===============[ Readings ]=============== We started with a piece of historical interest, putting end-to-end and NATs: http://www.postel.org/pipermail/end2end-interest/2005-February/004616.html Wi-Fi: Read Ch. 3.5 of the textbook. Around 3.5.2 the text becomes quite dense, but make sure you make it to 3.5.1, at least. Then you can switch to this tutorial, which lays out the basics in a more readable manner: http://www.sss-mag.com/pdf/802_11tut.pdf A blog post explaining 802.11 collision avoidance: https://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Technology-Blog/Understanding-802-11-Medium-Contention/ba-p/232034 More about the protocol: https://www.savvius.com/resources/compendium/wireless_lan/wlan_packets#wp1000868 (you can skip references to OmniPeek; Wireshark now has similar functionality in Monitor Mode). About 802.11n: http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1278221 http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1278239