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Home Networking For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
by Kathy Ivens
Product Group: Book
Publisher: For Dummies (2007-03-26)
ISBN: 0470118067
EAN: 9780470118061
Dewey Decimal #: 004.68
Paperback: 360 pages
Edition: 4
SKU: 111308000255
Condition: New
Comments: 0470118067 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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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!
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Customer Reviews
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no dummy
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-04-22
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
nice manual for those of us who don't have time to read the whole book.
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Build Your Own Network
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-04-04
0 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Everything from cables to equipment, this book will walk you through the process of getting your home network set up.
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Very Good Basic Overview
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-03-25
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This new fourth edition of Ms. 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.
This is a basic introductory book that begins with what a network is and why you might need one. 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. (No Linux discussion.)
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. Chapter 9 is titles Printing Across the Network. Chapter 11 is Using Files from Other Computers.
There's a little bit here and there on sharing an internet connection, but Ms. Ivens, should you read this, I suggest that in your Fifth edition you put in a special chapter on connecting to DSL/Cable. You can explain about the need for a high speed modem, a router/switch, etc. Yes, I know, the material for this is basically there, but a single chapter tieing it all together would be a help.
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Disorganized overview of home networking.
Rating  (2)
Date: 2006-06-10
11 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
Agree with a previous reviewer. Ms. Ivens' approach is disorganized and lacking in any cogent, "how-to" information. The book does provide a good overview of what home networks are, and why an individual may want a home network. 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. 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. I purchased this book because I wanted was a way to network the two devices to share files and a printer. This book did not provide that information.
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All The Right Info
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-10-31
22 out of 23 customers found this reveiw helpful
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. 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.
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