Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
- Published by: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
- Edition: 2nd Edition September 26, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 007223072X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072230727
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Product Description
The only guide to exclusively cover the popular line of Linksys products! Now you can share high-speed Internet access, voice, video, and data in your home or business using Linksys connectivity solutions and this one-stop guide. This authoritative resource shows you how to build a network easily and affordably step-by-step. Learn how to select hardware, set up both wired and wireless networks, resolve security issues with firewalls, use anti-virus software, and much more.
Back Cover Copy
The only officially authorized guide to Linksys products
Fully endorsed by the #1 name in home and small office networking equipment
Share high-speed Internet access, data, music, video, games, and resources in your home or business using Linksys technologies and this step-by-step official guide. Learn to build your own affordable network easily--select and install the hardware, use wired and wireless connections, secure your network, troubleshoot, and more. Then, enjoy all the benefits including simultaneous Internet access, shared printers and drives--plus low cost and high efficiency.
- Determine the best connection method for your needs--Ethernet cable, wireless, electrical, or telephone wires
- Select the right hardware for your project and install your network
- Configure network settings for a shared Internet connection
- Secure your network with firewalls and anti-virus software
- Troubleshoot and optimize your system for peak performance
- Share network resources--drives, folders, and printers
Reader ReviewsI figured the 2nd edition of the "official guide" meant it would cover most aspects of linksys router firmware. It didn't. What it did contain was way too many "that's beyond the scope of this book" by trying to address too wide of an audience. e.g., page 162, figure 6-13 is an image of a screen shot of where one would configure traffic filtering, with a sub-title of "Tweak the router's settings with advanced options." The tweaking, in the following paragraph is then summarized with, "However implementation requires understanding of data types... this is a job for a consultant" without even defining what was shown in the image. (What kind of official guide shows an image of something, then says it's too technical to discuss?) While it did address only Linksys products, it also covered basics unrelated to Linksys, "what's a network?" "what's a modem?" and my favorite, "connecting the satellite to your network" Some other lows: * At almost every chance, the authors filled pages to show how to install software, in some cases telling exactly what's included within Linksys product manuals. (Do we really need to see a screen that tells us to wait several minutes? Figure 7-2) * The book includes a generic network glossary should you forget the meaning of terms such as byte, bit, default button, local printer, sneakernet and document. (No joke, "document" and "default button" are in the glossary) * The appendix also includes a section called Advanced Network Tools where you can learn about ipconfig, ping, net send and how to set a PC clock via net time. I'm sure authors Kathy and Larry know plenty about networking, but this particular book should have been called "LinkSys Networks, The Official Guide for Dummies"
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