Basic Home Networking

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
• Published by: OnWord Press
• Edition: 1st Edition July 24, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0766861805
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0766861800
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 15.8 ounces

Product Description
Discover how easy it is to design, install, manage and troubleshoot your own home network! Ideal for do-it-yourselfers, Basic Home Networking contains all of the information today's homeowners and homebuilders need to create a cost-effective internal network that allows all of the computer users in any given residence to share files, printers, hard drives, backup hardware, Internet access, and more! The book begins by acquainting readers with different ways of building a home network, as well as the variety of networking hardware and cabling options available today for existing homes and new home construction projects. Subsequent chapters provide easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for configuring Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems, using firewalls and other means of network security, and testing and troubleshooting using standard tools included with Windows or available as freeware for Macintosh computer users. Clear and concise explanations of network basics, such as mission-critical TCP/IP and NetBEUI protocols, are also included to help readers understand what they are doing as well as how information will travel through their network and out across the Internet. The final chapter introduces readers to household appliances and digital phone systems that can be connected to the home network, as well as game systems that allow users to play with others within the network or across the Internet.

About The Author
Roderico DeLeon is the author of ICQ FYI and technical editor of several
popular computer programming books. As a PC and networking consultant he
has had to install and troubleshoot networks throughout Southern
California. He is a graduate of Universidad Anahuac, Mexico City.