Home Networking For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
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!
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Home Networking For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) Reviews
nice manual for those of us who don't have time to read the whole book.
Everything from cables to equipment, this book will walk you through the process of getting your home network set up.
You can explain about the need for a high speed modem, a router/switch, etc. It seems to me that there are three main reasons for having a home network: sharing printers, sharing files, and sharing a high speed internet connection. Ivens best selling book has been expanded to cover the new Windows Vista operating system which has major changes and is up to date on Windows XP Service Pack 2 which again made changes in areas like security that could effect how your network runs. Chapter 11 is Using Files from Other Computers. Ivens, should you read this, I suggest that in your Fifth edition you put in a special chapter on connecting to DSL/Cable.
Chapter 9 is titles Printing Across the Network. There's a little bit here and there on sharing an internet connection, but Ms. This new fourth edition of Ms. Yes, I know, the material for this is basically there, but a single chapter tieing it all together would be a help. This is a basic introductory book that begins with what a network is and why you might need one.
(No Linux discussion). It starts with simple things like cables and NICs and goes on from there to start talking about the software, using Windows XP and Vista.
But I was looking for a complete "how-to" book that would provide information on how to use what I already own. That is, I am a moderately proficient PC and Mac user. The book does provide a good overview of what home networks are, and why an individual may want a home network. Agree with a previous reviewer.
This book did not provide that information. I already have a desktop PC (WinXP, wired) and Mac notebook (OS-X, wireless) which both utilize the same wireless router to access my broadband connection. Ms. Ivens' approach is disorganized and lacking in any cogent, "how-to" information.
I purchased this book because I wanted was a way to network the two devices to share files and a printer.
My 12 year old son worked with me, and by following all the steps in the book we were able to move files between computers, print using the same printer, and all 3 people in the household got on the internet at the same time.I've never seen such clear, easy to follow, instructions about hardware and software settings, which usually scare me. I opened this book as soon as it arrived and started following the well-done, easy to understand, instructions. I was able to connect all the computers in my house into a network.
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