Home Networking for Dummies

by Badgett, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780764508578
• ISBN10: 0764508571
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: HUNGRY MINDS INC

Summary

If you2re a home PC user ready to build your own network, Home Networking For Dummies, fully revised for the latest technologies, is the ideal starting place. This is one of the only books that focuses on setting up a home network capable of serving different computing platforms and different operating systems. And Home Networking For Dummies walks you through setting up the cards and cables needed for a home network, plus you2ll find everything you need to know about getting it running to share files, printers, and Internet connections.

Author Biography

<b>Kathy Ivens</b> has been a computer consultant since 1984, and has authored and coauthored many books on computer subjects. She is a columnist for Windows NT Magazine, and has a syndicated column for home users in newspapers around the country. Before becoming an expert in computing, she spent many years as a television producer, where she had fun producing sports, and was mildly amused producing news and entertainment programs.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: Network Basics: The Hardware	7	(60)
What's the Big Deal about Home Networking, Anyway?	9	(22)
Installing Network Adapters	31	(10)
Installing Ethernet Cable	41	(16)
Installing Alternative Connections	57	(10)
Part II: Setting Up the Computers	67	(80)
Installing Networking Software	69	(20)
Setting Up Shared Internet Connections	89	(22)
Share and Share Alike: Configuring and Controlling Network Shares	111	(14)
Setting Up User Profiles	125	(22)
Part III: Communicating Across the Network	147	(62)
Printing Across the Network	149	(20)
Communicating Among Computers	169	(22)
Accessing Other Computers on the Network	191	(18)
Part IV: Network Security and Maintenance	209	(54)
Making Your Network Safe and Secure	211	(10)
Playing God: Damage Control Advice for the Pessimistic Network Administrator	221	(20)
Using Windows Maintenance Tools	241	(22)
Part V: The Part of Tens	263	(30)
Ten Fun Things to Do on Your Network	265	(20)
(Almost) Ten Ways to Make the Internet Safe for Children	285	(8)
Appendix A: Geeky Programming Tips to Automate Your Backups	293	(14)
Appendix B: Glossary	307	(14)
Index	321