
Networking For Dummies
Doug Lowe(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
9th Edition
Published on 4. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-470-53405-2 (ISBN)
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Description
The bestselling beginning networking book is now updated to cover the latest tools and trends!
Fully updated and revised to include the latest trends in networking, this perennial bestseller features updated coverage of broadband technologies, storage, and backup. You'll discover the hottest topics for setting up a network at home or in the office.
Popular For Dummies author Doug Lowe knows what the networking beginner is looking for, so to that end, he offers you networking fundamentals written in his easy-to-understand style and discusses topics such as Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.
* Walks you through networking basics with valuable updates of the latest networking tools and trends
* Explains exactly what a network is and how to use it
* Demonstrates how to build a wired or wireless network
* Addresses securing, optimizing, and troubleshooting a network
* Discusses networking with all major operating systems
Networking For Dummies, 9th Edition is the guide you need to start sharing resources and exchanging data today.
Fully updated and revised to include the latest trends in networking, this perennial bestseller features updated coverage of broadband technologies, storage, and backup. You'll discover the hottest topics for setting up a network at home or in the office.
Popular For Dummies author Doug Lowe knows what the networking beginner is looking for, so to that end, he offers you networking fundamentals written in his easy-to-understand style and discusses topics such as Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.
* Walks you through networking basics with valuable updates of the latest networking tools and trends
* Explains exactly what a network is and how to use it
* Demonstrates how to build a wired or wireless network
* Addresses securing, optimizing, and troubleshooting a network
* Discusses networking with all major operating systems
Networking For Dummies, 9th Edition is the guide you need to start sharing resources and exchanging data today.
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Edition
9., 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
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-53405-2 (9780470534052)
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Person
Doug Lowe is the Information Technology Director for a civil engineering firm in California. He has been managing networks for more than 20 years and has written 50+ technology books, including Networking All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition and PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies.
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: Confi guring Windows XP, Vista, and 7 Clients.
Chapter 9: Wireless Networking.
Part III: Getting Connected.
Chapter 10: Connecting Your Network to the Internet.
Chapter 11: Managing E-Mail with Exchange 2007.
Chapter 12: Creating an Intranet.
Chapter 13: Is It a Phone or a Computer? (Or, Understanding VoIP and Convergence).
Chapter 14: Dealing with Mobile Devices.
Chapter 15: Connecting from Home.
Part IV: Network Management For Dummies.
Chapter 16: Welcome to Network Management.
Chapter 17: Managing Windows User Accounts.
Chapter 18: Managing Network Storage.
Chapter 19: Network Performance Anxiety.
Chapter 20: Solving Network Problems.
Chapter 21: How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep Its Users Off Your Back.
Part V: Protecting Your Network.
Chapter 22: Backing Up Your Data.
Chapter 23: Securing Your Network.
Chapter 24: Hardening Your Network.
Part VI: Beyond Windows.
Chapter 25: Networking with Linux.
Chapter 26: Macintosh Networking.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 27: More Than Ten Big Network Mistakes.
Chapter 28: Ten Networking Commandments.
Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet.
Chapter 30: 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: Confi guring Windows XP, Vista, and 7 Clients.
Chapter 9: Wireless Networking.
Part III: Getting Connected.
Chapter 10: Connecting Your Network to the Internet.
Chapter 11: Managing E-Mail with Exchange 2007.
Chapter 12: Creating an Intranet.
Chapter 13: Is It a Phone or a Computer? (Or, Understanding VoIP and Convergence).
Chapter 14: Dealing with Mobile Devices.
Chapter 15: Connecting from Home.
Part IV: Network Management For Dummies.
Chapter 16: Welcome to Network Management.
Chapter 17: Managing Windows User Accounts.
Chapter 18: Managing Network Storage.
Chapter 19: Network Performance Anxiety.
Chapter 20: Solving Network Problems.
Chapter 21: How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep Its Users Off Your Back.
Part V: Protecting Your Network.
Chapter 22: Backing Up Your Data.
Chapter 23: Securing Your Network.
Chapter 24: Hardening Your Network.
Part VI: Beyond Windows.
Chapter 25: Networking with Linux.
Chapter 26: Macintosh Networking.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 27: More Than Ten Big Network Mistakes.
Chapter 28: Ten Networking Commandments.
Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet.
Chapter 30: Layers of the OSI Model.
Index.