Windows XP Home Networking
Complete coverage of Windows XP Service Pack 2!
2nd Edition
Published on 3. December 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-7645-7816-8 (ISBN)
Description
* This task-based guide focuses on home networking, specifically in an environment where one or more computers run Windows XP
* Covers the newest update to Windows XP-Service Pack 2-and includes in-depth discussions of security, compatibility, and stability upgrades
* Teaches how to share local resources like files and printers, ensure that a home network is safe from attackers, and prepare for a future of connected devices in the home
* Covers wired and wireless networking topics, broadband connections, XP SP2-specific changes, Media Player updates, and new XP versions, such as Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Media Center Edition 2005
* Covers the newest update to Windows XP-Service Pack 2-and includes in-depth discussions of security, compatibility, and stability upgrades
* Teaches how to share local resources like files and printers, ensure that a home network is safe from attackers, and prepare for a future of connected devices in the home
* Covers wired and wireless networking topics, broadband connections, XP SP2-specific changes, Media Player updates, and new XP versions, such as Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Media Center Edition 2005
More details
Edition
2., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-7816-8 (9780764578168)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Paul Thurrott
Windows XP Home Networking
Book
07/2002
1st Edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
€34.90
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Person
Paul Thurrott is News Editor for Windows &.NET Magazine and Connected Home Media. A Windows aficionado, he contributes to numerous Windows-oriented print publications, online newsletters, and Web sites. He is the author or coauthor of more than fifteen books, including PC Magazine Windows XP Digital Media Solutions, also from Wiley.
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Getting Connected.
Chapter 1: Windows XP and Home Networking.
Chapter 2: Introduction to Networking.
Chapter 3: Life in the Slow Lane: Connecting with a Modem.
Chapter 4: Information Superhighway: Making the Broadband Connection.
Part II: Home Networking.
Chapter 5: Creating Your Home Network.
Chapter 6: Sharing an Internet Connection.
Chapter 7: Working with Users and Passwords.
Chapter 8: Securely Sharing Network Resources.
Chapter 9: Wireless Networking.
Chapter 10: Advanced Home Networking.
Part III: Windows XP and the Internet.
Chapter 11: Windows XP/.NET Integration.
Chapter 12: Browsing and Searching the Web.
Chapter 13: Using E-Mail and Newsgroups.
Chapter 14: Communicating with MSN Messenger.
Chapter 15: Windows XP Web Publishing.
Part IV: Remote Access.
Chapter 16: Getting Help with Remote Assistance.
Chapter 17: Using Remote Desktop.
Part V: Device Connections.
Chapter 18: Notebooks and Tablet PCs: Using Windows XP with Portable Computers.
Chapter 19: Using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) with Windows XP. Index.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Getting Connected.
Chapter 1: Windows XP and Home Networking.
Chapter 2: Introduction to Networking.
Chapter 3: Life in the Slow Lane: Connecting with a Modem.
Chapter 4: Information Superhighway: Making the Broadband Connection.
Part II: Home Networking.
Chapter 5: Creating Your Home Network.
Chapter 6: Sharing an Internet Connection.
Chapter 7: Working with Users and Passwords.
Chapter 8: Securely Sharing Network Resources.
Chapter 9: Wireless Networking.
Chapter 10: Advanced Home Networking.
Part III: Windows XP and the Internet.
Chapter 11: Windows XP/.NET Integration.
Chapter 12: Browsing and Searching the Web.
Chapter 13: Using E-Mail and Newsgroups.
Chapter 14: Communicating with MSN Messenger.
Chapter 15: Windows XP Web Publishing.
Part IV: Remote Access.
Chapter 16: Getting Help with Remote Assistance.
Chapter 17: Using Remote Desktop.
Part V: Device Connections.
Chapter 18: Notebooks and Tablet PCs: Using Windows XP with Portable Computers.
Chapter 19: Using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) with Windows XP. Index.