- Paperback: 408 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; illustrated edition edition (8 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0764536753
- ISBN-13: 978-0764536755
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 18.9 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,496,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Windows XP Home Networking makes home networking easy. With more and more families keeping an older computer in service when a new PC is purchased, there is now an opportunity for hundreds of millions of people worldwide to take advantage of the benefits of home networking. This book teaches the reader how to share Internet connections, share local resources like files and printers, and also ensure that their network is safe from attackers.
Windows XP Home Networking covers both the professional and home editions of Windows XP. It includes information on connecting to the Internet with modem or broadband connections, planning and setting up a home network, sharing an Internet connection between two or more computers, understanding users, sharing networking resources, wireless networking, XP remote access features, XP .NET and Web integration, security, and more. Topics include basic connection and home networking advice, remote access, and Internet integration: Everything a home network owner will need to get online, share a connection, and publish information to the Web, all while keeping their home network safe from intrusion.
Windows XP includes a new Network Setup Wizard, multiple IP profiles for network cards, pervasive wireless networking support, a new network bridging feature, improved Internet Connection Sharing, and a new Internet Connection Firewall. All of these features are covered in Windows XP Home Networking.
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All the Know–How You Need to Set Up a Home Network–and Make the Most of It
- Plan and set up a wireless or wired home network with ease
- Share Internet connections, files, and peripherals between computers
- Ensure that your home network is safe from outside intrusion
Windows XP is packed with features that make home networking easier than ever. In this comprehensive guide, Windows expert Paul Thurrott shows you step by step how to choose between wired and wireless options, set up and secure your network, and then take advantage of Windows XP’s many network capabilities and options. From sorting out cables and routers to sharing Internet connections and printers to configuring firewalls and e–mail, this book delivers all the information you need to bring networking home.
Detailed Instructions for Networking Your Home
- Get a modem or broadband Internet connection
- Understand your home networking options
- Set up a wired or wireless home network
- Share Internet connections, printers, and files
- Secure your network with passwords and a firewall
- Explore advanced networking options
- Configure browsers, e–mail, and instant messaging
- Create your own Web page and get remote assistance
- Synch PDAs with your networked PCs
- Harness Windows XP Professional Edition for Remote Desktop access
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to provide a full account of how to set up a simple peer to peer network. In the 388 pages the author did not tell me how to configure a simple network. The closest we get is on page 78 when he tells us that there is a Network Setup Wizard but the "Network Setup Wizard is largely unreliable and I don't cover it in this book".He refers to a Microsoft update on home networking components that will be on his website. I explored this and found nothing useful.
The rest of the book doesn't provide expicit guidance in how to set up a network despite the intended level being basic to intermediate.
The rest of the book doesn't provide expicit guidance in how to set up a network despite the intended level being basic to intermediate.
This book does chat away on many XP topics most with some relation to aspects of using networks. However I got next to no help, and finally found some guidance on the internet.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
GreatBeginners Guide - Don't fall victim to SOHO NETWORKING
15 April 2004
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent beginners guide - Some smart reviewer convinced me to buy SOHO networking by Pete Moulton instead of this book to learn how to set up a home network. Don't fall for that review - - this book is excellent for the beginner, and you don't need to have a phD in computer engineering to understand the principles. I think if the review encouraging SOHO Networking instead of this book had mentioned that he is a highly trained computer person, I wouldn't have wasted the money on SOHO Networking, and would have purchased this book in the first place.
If you are moderatly windows savvy, and need to get straight easy answers on how to build a home network, then this is the book for you.
I'm a non-college educated blue collar worker, have no formal computer training, but do know my way around the PC and windows XP - I was able to build my home network quite quickly and easily using this book.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Excellent for beginners !!
19 July 2003
Format:Paperback
I own several Windows networking books but this one is the best available today.......it does not only explain networking, but also the advanced functions of MS Outlook Express, MSIE, and other programs in regards to internet and networking. Recommended for beginners since it is easy to read and understand. Not for advanced compu-freaks since it is not too technical.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Not well done at all!
29 Jan 2005
Format:Paperback
This book offers pages of the history of operating systems, including the future of Windows, in great detail. The author should have put that much thought into the discussion of networking with Windows XP. There are some instructions, not very well written, but this author doesn't seem to understand how owners of several computers approach creating small networks. There's no discussion of why you would take a specific approach, or when you need to take specific steps.
I also bought Home Networking for Dummies, which is the most well-designed approach to networking I've read. If you want to know when to do something, how to do it, why to do it, and read extremely well-written instructions that anyone could follow, don't buy this book, buy Home Networking for Dummies instead.
I also bought Home Networking for Dummies, which is the most well-designed approach to networking I've read. If you want to know when to do something, how to do it, why to do it, and read extremely well-written instructions that anyone could follow, don't buy this book, buy Home Networking for Dummies instead.
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