Part II
Getting Connected
In this part . . .
Part II ranges from getting started with easy TCP/IP installations to such serious technical topics as IPv6 and routing protocols. Feel free to skip the technical parts — you probably need them only if you’re managing a very large organizational network.
Part II shows you hands-on, in six easy steps, how to configure TCP/IP on lots of different operating systems, including Linux, Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Unix. Then you become familiar with the files created by installing and configuring TCP/IP. You find out what those files are for, what they look like inside, and when you may need to change them.
Then it’s on to setting up a wireless network for a small office or home office (SOHO). The minimum hardware details are painless, and we give you four easy steps to setting up your wireless network. Security is everywhere in this part and in this book. After you have a wireless network, we show you how to secure your hardware so that no one can break in.
Then it’s back to IP addressing. You find out that you don’t always need to assign an address the hard way — that is, manually. You can let a handy protocol and service, the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), lease you an address just for the asking. If you want to be on the cutting edge, Part II takes you into the world of IPv6, the next generation. ...
