- Paperback: 766 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (13 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0764544160
- ISBN-13: 978-0764544163
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.6 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 214,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Everything you need to know to set up a home network
Is a home network for you? This comprehensive guide covers everything from deciding what type of network meets your needs to setting up the hardware and software, connecting different operating systems, installing the necessary applications, managing the network, and even adding home entertainment devices. Fully updated with new material on all the latest systems and methods, it′s just what you need to set up your network and keep it running safely and successfully.
Inside, you′ll find complete coverage of home networking
∗ Compare the advantages and disadvantages of wired and wireless networks
∗ Understand how to choose between workgroup and client/server networking
∗ Learn how to install and set up cables and routers and how to install and configure networking software
∗ Share files, printers, and a single Internet connection
∗ Back up files and secure your network
∗ Set up your own home intranet and understand the technologies involved in creating a Web page
∗ Manage your network and learn to use tools for locating and repairing problems
∗ Expand your home network to include your digital camera, scanner, TV, sound system, and even game consoles
∗ Explore SmartHome technology that allows you to automate various household functions
∗ Investigate how your network can enable tele–commuting and other remote access capabilities
Is a home network for you? This comprehensive guide covers everything from deciding what type of network meets your needs to setting up the hardware and software, connecting different operating systems, installing the necessary applications, managing the network, and even adding home entertainment devices. Fully updated with new material on all the latest systems and methods, it′s just what you need to set up your network and keep it running safely and successfully.
Inside, you′ll find complete coverage of home networking
∗ Compare the advantages and disadvantages of wired and wireless networks
∗ Understand how to choose between workgroup and client/server networking
∗ Learn how to install and set up cables and routers and how to install and configure networking software
∗ Share files, printers, and a single Internet connection
∗ Back up files and secure your network
∗ Set up your own home intranet and understand the technologies involved in creating a Web page
∗ Manage your network and learn to use tools for locating and repairing problems
∗ Expand your home network to include your digital camera, scanner, TV, sound system, and even game consoles
∗ Explore SmartHome technology that allows you to automate various household functions
∗ Investigate how your network can enable tele–commuting and other remote access capabilities
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Everything you need to know to set up a home network
Is a home network for you? This comprehensive guide covers everything from deciding what type of network meets your needs to setting up the hardware and software, connecting different operating systems, installing the necessary applications, managing the network, and even adding home entertainment devices. Fully updated with new material on all the latest systems and methods, it’s just what you need to set up your network and keep it running safely and successfully.
Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of home networking
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of wired and wireless networks
- Understand how to choose between workgroup and client/server networking
- Learn how to install and set up cables and routers and how to install and configure networking software
- Share files, printers, and a single Internet connection
- Back up files and secure your network
- Set up your own home intranet and understand the technologies involved in creating a Web page
- Manage your network and learn to use tools for locating and repairing problems
- Expand your home network to include your digital camera, scanner, TV, sound system, and even game consoles
- Explore SmartHome technology that allows you to automate various household functions
- Investigate how your network can enable tele–commuting and other remote access capabilities
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
This review is from: Home Networking Bible (Paperback)
I thought that this book was awful. Quantity is no substitute for quality, and there is little quality here. There are very few useful snippets of information hidden within over 700 pages of repetitious nonsense. I did not find this at all helpful when I set up my home network.I strongly recommend that you buy a different book.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading title :-(,
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This review is from: Home Networking Bible (Paperback)
I have to agree entirely with the first reviewer of this book. It is awful. Do not buy it. I mistakenly purchased the first edition, big mistake. I have now had a chance to look through this, the 2nd edition and it is no better. For starters it should have been called 'The Windows Home Networking Bible'. It claims to cater for Windows, Mac and Linux. Rubbish! IT caters for Windows solely and some of that is back in the dark ages of Win 98. As for coverage of Linux... well, I quote:
"Linux is another matter altogether. Linux has so many different distributions that it is difficult to discuss in a book like this. If you know Linux and you understand its features, you can easily add it to a Windows network, however." If you are the sort of person who is going to buy this book then you probably don't know much about Linux at all. However, regarding networking, most Linux distro's are very similar so a generic run through would be easily possible - but maybe the author doesn't actually know herself? Then the bit about knowing Linux and its features... well I do know something and it is not easy to add it to a Windows network. My recommendation. Don't buy this book and Amazon should remove it from its lists it's that bad.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great networking help for newbies!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Networking Bible (Paperback)
This book really helped me set up my in-home business network. My wife and I work in separate rooms; we wanted to share files and especially the laser printer. Home Networking Bible made it so easy. It told me what to buy, how to set it up, and what to do to make the Windows computers see each other. Highly recommend this book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy understanding,
By W Boudville - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Networking Bible (Paperback)
Even in the years of the dot com crash, PC usage and upgrading has continued unabated, driven by a still relentless Moore's Law. One huge area of this usage has been the home, and Plumley devotes her book to aiding you. Unlike an office environment, you have no IT staff to delegate the gruntwork to. Just you. And her.
So she carefully goes over enough technical detail to be intelligible and useful to you. Covering the latest Microsoft operating systems, with accompanying details on the Macintosh and linux. As an aside, the fact that she chose to include linux in a book like this speaks eloquently to its rise in a mass consumer market; no longer confined to server side applications. On your network, she gives extensive information about having a wired or wireless setup. The pros and cons of both. Like a wired net being more secure against evesdropping, and usually having higher bandwidth. But being much more labour intensive to install, and often greater capital costs, compared to having just some WiFi hub. Certainly though, WiFi has been and is one of the bright spots in hi-tech right now, and Plumley walks you through its acronym-filled thicket. She also does not ignore various other devices that can live on your net. Like a PDA or Xbox. Here is a chance for you to test for yourself some of the fabled convergence of computing and entertainment, about which so much has been postulated and invested by others. 11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
a decent book, but "Networking by Example" is better,
By Robert Nagle "idiotprogrammer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Networking Bible (Paperback)
This book looked pretty good, but I wanted to point out another book, "Networking by Example" by Barry Press which is truly outstanding. This Bible book, as I remember it, contained a lot of information that was specific to Windows 98 and NT as well as protocols and OS's not around anymore. Also, in general the "bible" books tend to be cluttered with more information you don't really need. The home networking bible was helpful, but Networking by Example was much more succinct.
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