Networking For Dummies, 11th Edition

About the Author

Doug Lowe has written enough computer books to line all the birdcages in California. His other books include Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (now in its fifth edition), PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies, Java All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, and Electronics All-in-One For Dummies.

Although Doug has yet to win a Pulitzer Prize, he remains cautiously optimistic. He is hopeful that Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil will turn this book into a musical, titled Les Réseau Miserables. (Hopefully the role of the vengeful network administrator will be played by someone who can sing.)

Doug lives in sunny Fresno, California, where the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains are visible through the smog at least three or four glorious days every year.

Dedication

This one is for the June Bug.

Author’s Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank project editor Elizabeth Kuball, who did a great job of managing all the editorial work that was required to put this book together, and Amy Fandrei, who made the whole project possible. I’d also like to thank Dan DiNicolo, who gave the entire manuscript a thorough technical review and offered many excellent suggestions. And, as always, thanks to all the behind-the-scenes people who chipped in with help I’m not even aware of.

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

Acquisitions Editor: Amy Fandrei

Project Editor: Elizabeth Kuball

Copy Editor: Elizabeth Kuball

Technical Editor: Dan DiNicolo

Editorial Assistant: Kayla Hoffman

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