Networking For Dummies
8th Edition
Published on 29. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-470-05620-2 (ISBN)
Description
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
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
More details
Edition
8., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
ill
Dimensions
Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Weight
607 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-05620-2 (9780470056202)
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Doug Lowe has written a whole bunch of computer books, including more than 40 For Dummies books (such as PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies, Word 2007 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, and Networking All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies). He lives in that sunny All-American city of Fresno, California, which isn't nearly as close to San Francisco as most people think, with his wife and his youngest daughter (the other two have flown the coop), and a couple of crazy dogs. He manages the network for an engineering firm in Clovis, CA, and in his free time creates computer-controlled Halloween decorations that rival Disney's Haunted Mansion. Maybe his next book should be Computer-Controlled Halloween Props For Dummies. (For pictures, check out his Web site at www.LoweWriter.com/halloween.)
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Let's Network!
Chapter 1: Networks Will Not Take Over the World, and Other Network Basics.
Chapter 2: Life on the Network.
Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network.
Part II: Building Your Own Network.
Chapter 4: Planning Your Network.
Chapter 5: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Adapters, and Other Stuff.
Chapter 6: Dealing with TCP/IP.
Chapter 7: Setting Up a Server.
Chapter 8: Configuring Windows XP and Vista Clients.
Chapter 9: Wireless Networking.
Part III: Getting Connected.
Chapter 10: Connecting Your Network to the Internet.
Chapter 11: Running a Mail Server.
Chapter 12: Creating an Intranet.
Chapter 13: Is It a Phone or a Computer? (Or, Understanding VoIP and Convergence).
Chapter 14: Connecting from Home.
Part IV: Network Management For Dummies.
Chapter 15: Welcome to Network Management.
Chapter 16: Managing User Accounts with Active Directory.
Chapter 17: Managing Network Storage.
Chapter 18: Network Performance Anxiety.
Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems.
Chapter 20: How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep Its Users Off Your Back.
Part V: Protecting Your Network.
Chapter 21: Backing Up Your Data.
Chapter 22: Securing Your Network.
Chapter 23: Hardening Your Network.
Part VI: Beyond Windows.
Chapter 24: Networking with Linux.
Chapter 25: Macintosh Networking.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 26: More Than Ten Big Network Mistakes.
Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments.
Chapter 28: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet.
Chapter 29: Layers of the OSI Model.
Index.
Part I: Let's Network!
Chapter 1: Networks Will Not Take Over the World, and Other Network Basics.
Chapter 2: Life on the Network.
Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network.
Part II: Building Your Own Network.
Chapter 4: Planning Your Network.
Chapter 5: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Adapters, and Other Stuff.
Chapter 6: Dealing with TCP/IP.
Chapter 7: Setting Up a Server.
Chapter 8: Configuring Windows XP and Vista Clients.
Chapter 9: Wireless Networking.
Part III: Getting Connected.
Chapter 10: Connecting Your Network to the Internet.
Chapter 11: Running a Mail Server.
Chapter 12: Creating an Intranet.
Chapter 13: Is It a Phone or a Computer? (Or, Understanding VoIP and Convergence).
Chapter 14: Connecting from Home.
Part IV: Network Management For Dummies.
Chapter 15: Welcome to Network Management.
Chapter 16: Managing User Accounts with Active Directory.
Chapter 17: Managing Network Storage.
Chapter 18: Network Performance Anxiety.
Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems.
Chapter 20: How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep Its Users Off Your Back.
Part V: Protecting Your Network.
Chapter 21: Backing Up Your Data.
Chapter 22: Securing Your Network.
Chapter 23: Hardening Your Network.
Part VI: Beyond Windows.
Chapter 24: Networking with Linux.
Chapter 25: Macintosh Networking.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 26: More Than Ten Big Network Mistakes.
Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments.
Chapter 28: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet.
Chapter 29: Layers of the OSI Model.
Index.