
Networking For Dummies
Doug Lowe(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
10th Edition
Published on 8. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-1-118-47408-2 (ISBN)
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Description
This updated bestseller covers Windows 8, new storage and backup technologies, and more
Both beginning network administrators and home users have made previous editions of this book a top seller. Now fully updated, this edition shows you step by step how to set up and maintain a network and covers Windows 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Author Doug Lowe also includes updated coverage of broadband technologies as well as storage and back-up procedures, all in his easy-to-follow style. You'll learn to build a wired or wireless network, secure and optimize it, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and much more.
* A perennial bestseller, this guide to networking has been fully revised to cover Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, new broadband technologies, and updated storage and backup procedures
* Provides introductory-level networking fundamentals for those inexperienced in network technology
* Covers networking with all major operating systems
* Shows how to build, secure, and optimize a network, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and more
Networking For Dummies, 10th Edition walks you through the process of setting up and maintaining a network, at home or in the office.
Both beginning network administrators and home users have made previous editions of this book a top seller. Now fully updated, this edition shows you step by step how to set up and maintain a network and covers Windows 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Author Doug Lowe also includes updated coverage of broadband technologies as well as storage and back-up procedures, all in his easy-to-follow style. You'll learn to build a wired or wireless network, secure and optimize it, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and much more.
* A perennial bestseller, this guide to networking has been fully revised to cover Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, new broadband technologies, and updated storage and backup procedures
* Provides introductory-level networking fundamentals for those inexperienced in network technology
* Covers networking with all major operating systems
* Shows how to build, secure, and optimize a network, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and more
Networking For Dummies, 10th Edition walks you through the process of setting up and maintaining a network, at home or in the office.
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Edition
10. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 18.6 cm
Thickness: 2.1 cm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-47408-2 (9781118474082)
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Doug Lowe is the information technology director for a civil engineering firm in Clovis, CA. Doug has been managing networks for more than 20 years. He has written 50+ technology books demystifying everything from memory management to creating web pages, among them Electronics All-in-One For Dummies.
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Networking 7
Chapter 1: Let's Network! 9
Chapter 2: Life on the Network 21
Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network 41
Part II: Setting Up a Network 63
Chapter 4: Planning a Network 65
Chapter 5: Dealing with TCP/IP 83
Chapter 6: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Switches, and Routers 107
Chapter 7: Configuring Windows Clients 125
Chapter 8: Connecting Your Network to the Internet 139
Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network 147
Part III: Working with Servers 163
Chapter 10: Setting Up a Server 165
Chapter 11: Managing Windows User Accounts 183
Chapter 12: Managing Network Storage 199
Chapter 13: Managing Exchange Server 2010 213
Chapter 14: Creating an Intranet 231
Part IV: Cloudy with a Chance of Gigabytes 245
Chapter 15: Life in Cloud City 247
Chapter 16: Managing Mobile Devices 257
Chapter 17: Connecting from Home 271
Part V: Managing and Protecting Your Network 279
Chapter 18: Welcome to Network Management 281
Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems 291
Chapter 20: Backing Up Your Data 307
Chapter 21: Securing Your Network 321
Chapter 22: Hardening Your Network 337
Chapter 23: Network Performance Anxiety349
Part VI: More Ways to Network 359
Chapter 24: Going Virtual 361
Chapter 25: Networking with Linux 373
Chapter 26: Macintosh Networking 391
Part VII: The Part of Tens 399
Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments 401
Chapter 28: Ten Big Network Mistakes 405
Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet 411
Index 415
Part I: Getting Started with Networking 7
Chapter 1: Let's Network! 9
Chapter 2: Life on the Network 21
Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network 41
Part II: Setting Up a Network 63
Chapter 4: Planning a Network 65
Chapter 5: Dealing with TCP/IP 83
Chapter 6: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Switches, and Routers 107
Chapter 7: Configuring Windows Clients 125
Chapter 8: Connecting Your Network to the Internet 139
Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network 147
Part III: Working with Servers 163
Chapter 10: Setting Up a Server 165
Chapter 11: Managing Windows User Accounts 183
Chapter 12: Managing Network Storage 199
Chapter 13: Managing Exchange Server 2010 213
Chapter 14: Creating an Intranet 231
Part IV: Cloudy with a Chance of Gigabytes 245
Chapter 15: Life in Cloud City 247
Chapter 16: Managing Mobile Devices 257
Chapter 17: Connecting from Home 271
Part V: Managing and Protecting Your Network 279
Chapter 18: Welcome to Network Management 281
Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems 291
Chapter 20: Backing Up Your Data 307
Chapter 21: Securing Your Network 321
Chapter 22: Hardening Your Network 337
Chapter 23: Network Performance Anxiety349
Part VI: More Ways to Network 359
Chapter 24: Going Virtual 361
Chapter 25: Networking with Linux 373
Chapter 26: Macintosh Networking 391
Part VII: The Part of Tens 399
Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments 401
Chapter 28: Ten Big Network Mistakes 405
Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet 411
Index 415