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9780764584008

Networking For Dummies®, 7th Edition

by Doug Lowe (Fresno, California)
  • ISBN13:

    9780764584008

  • ISBN10:

    0764584006

  • Edition: 7th
  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2004-10-01
  • Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

New material on Internet telephony, security upgrades, and more! Here's how to build and manage a network, from the basics to the latest tools and trends Got to get the office networked by next Friday? Leave the computer science PhD for another day and pick up this easy guide. This book takes you through hardware, operating systems, connecting, network management, security, and all the other information you need to tap into the power of modern networking! Build a network from the ground up Use cables, routers, and other hardware Optimize performance Secure your network Manage network use Use the latest storage and backup tools

Author Biography

Doug Lowe is the prolific author of 21 other ... For Dummies books, including titles on Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, networking, client/server computing, memory management, Internet Explorer, and creating Web pages.

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started with Networking.
Chapter 1: Networks Will Not Take Over the World, and Other Network Basics.
Chapter 2: Life on the Network.
Chapter 3: Using a Network Printer.
Chapter 4: Sharing Your Files and Printers.
Chapter 5: Mr. McFeeley’s Guide to E-mail.
Chapter 6: Using Microsoft Office on a Network.
Part II: Building Your Own Network.
Chapter 7: The Bad News: You Have to Plan Ahead.
Chapter 8: Understanding Network Operating Systems.
Chapter 9: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Adapters, and Other Stuff.
Chapter 10: Setting Up a Wireless Network.
Chapter 11: Configuring Client Computers.
Part III: Network Management For Dummies.
Chapter 12: Help Wanted: Job Description for a Network Administrator.
Chapter 13: Big Brother’s Guide to Network Security.
Chapter 14: If I Could Save Time in a Bottleneck: Optimizing Your Network’s Performance.
Chapter 15: How to Sleep Well at Night (Or, Backing Up Your Network Data).
Chapter 16: Major Annoyances.
Chapter 17: Network Troubleshooting.
Chapter 18: How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep the Users Off Your Back.
Part IV: Network Operating Systems.
Chapter 19: Windows Server 2003.
Chapter 20: NetWare 6 and 6.5.
Chapter 21: Using a Linux Server.
Chapter 22: Macintosh Networking.
Part V: TCP/IP and the Internet.
Chapter 23: Connecting Your Network to the Internet.
Chapter 24: Understanding IP Addresses.
Chapter 25: Configuring Your Network for DHCP.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 26: Ten Big Network Mistakes.
Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments.
Chapter 28: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet.
Chapter 29: Ten Network Gizmos Only Big Networks Need.
Chapter 30: Ten Layers of the OSI Model.
Index.

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