Home Networking For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer Tech))

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 360 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 4th Edition March 26, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470118067
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470118061
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
Having a network in your home increases work efficiency and minimizes confusion. If you want to set up a network in your home but you’re not quite sure where to start, then Home Networking for Dummies makes it easy for you to become your household’s network administrator. Now fully updated with information on the newest technology in networking available, this quick and to-the-point walkthrough will show you how to install Web connections in your entire home, whether by wires, cables, or WiFi. This resourceful guide illustrates:

• Planning and installing your network
• The differences between Ethernet cable, phone lines, and wireless technology
• Configuring computer sharing
• Setting up and managing users
• Installing, managing, and troubleshooting the network printer
• Understanding UNC format, mapping drives, and traveling on the network
• Working with remote files
• Securing your network from viruses, spyware, and other baddies

Along with the basics, this book introduces fun ways to use your network, including sharing music, keeping shopping lists, creating photo albums, setting up a family budget, and instant messaging. It also provides ways to keep your network safe for kids, such as talking to your child about the Internet, creating site filters, and ISP E-mail filtering features. With this trusty guide your home will be fully connected and you’ll be working more efficiently in no time!

Download Description
* As home networking technologies become more affordable and more popular, this new edition of a bestseller introduces readers to the basics of home networking * Walks readers through sharing printers or an Internet connection across several computers and explains how game consoles, televisions, and stereos can also be networked * Discusses all of the important aspects of having a home network, including planning and installing the network, security, and maintenance * This new edition covers Windows XP Service Pack 2 (a significant update for security, compatibility, stability, wired and wireless networking, and broadband changes) and pays special attention to the Windows Firewall * Topics include choosing and installing hardware, file sharing, sharing an Internet connection, security, Wi-Fi, and network maintenance

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Home Networking for Dummies (Paperback) This book is very simplistic. It covers basic topics and not in a logical order. In other words, this is not a how-to book. I was specifically looking to gain an understanding of neworking a home computers with a broadband Internet connection. This book could offer no help and had only one paragraph on routers (which wasn't very helpful). If you are just trying to understand what a home network is about then maybe this book will be helpful, but this will not help you set up a network. Comment | | (Report this)