Book description
Are the machines in your office living isolated lives? Do you have a few computers at home that you want to connect to each other and the Internet? The best way to share files on a group of computers is to create a network. But how do you do that?
Network Know-How is your guide to connecting your machines, filled with practical advice that will show you how to get things done. You'll learn the nitty-gritty of network setup, design, and maintenance, from running cables and placing wireless access points to configuring file sharing and printing. This practical and comprehensive guide will teach you how to implement security, create intranets, and more. You'll learn how to:
Connect Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers
Implement network addressing
Configure your network adapters, hubs, switches, and router
Share music, photos, and documents
Automate household appliances and stream digital audio and video to your home entertainment center
Troubleshoot network slowdowns and failures
No matter which operating system you use, and even if you've never installed or run a network before, you'll get what you need to know in Network Know-How..
Table of contents
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Network Know-How
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. HOW A NETWORK WILL IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
- 2. TYPES OF NETWORK CONNECTIONS
- 3. HUBS, SWITCHES, AND ROUTERS
- 4. HOW COMPUTER NETWORKS ARE ORGANIZED
- 5. DESIGNING YOUR NETWORK
- 6. INSTALLING THE NETWORK CONTROL CENTER AND ETHERNET CABLES
- 7. ETHERNET NETWORK INTERFACES
- 8. WI-FI NETWORKS
- 9. FILE SERVERS
- 10. CONNECTING YOUR NETWORK TO THE INTERNET
- 11. CONNECTING YOUR COMPUTER TO A NETWORK
- 12. SHARING FILES THROUGH YOUR NETWORK
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13. NETWORK SECURITY
- Keeping Intruders Out
- Virtual Private Networks
- Wireless Security
- Physical Security
- Windows Update and Patches
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
- Controlling Your Own Users
- Denial of Service Attacks
- Conclusion
- 14. PRINTERS AND OTHER DEVICES ON YOUR NETWORK
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15. OTHER THINGS YOU CAN CONNECT TO YOUR NETWORK
- Using a Microphone and Camera with Your Network
- Home Entertainment Networks
- Music Through a Home Network
- Video Through a Home Network
- Game Consoles
- Connecting Home Appliances to Your Network
- Home Automation
- Remote Sensors and Controls
- Bar Code Readers and Remote Data Entry
- If You Can Convert It to Digits, You Can Put It on the Network
- 16. OTHER NETWORK APPLICATIONS
- 17. TROUBLESHOOTING
- COLOPHON
- UPDATES
Product information
- Title: Network Know-How
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2009
- Publisher(s): No Starch Press
- ISBN: 9781593271916
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