Wireless Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista

1Why You Need a Wireless Network

In this chapter

• What Is a Network?

• Multiple-Computer Networks: Sharing Files and More

• Media-Sharing Networks: Music and Movies in Your Office and Your Living Room

• Printer-Sharing Networks: Getting More Out of a Single Piece of Equipment

• Internet-Sharing Networks: Going Online from Anywhere in Your House

• Laptop-Based Networks: Cutting the Cable

• Game-Playing Networks: Connecting Your Video Game Console to the Internet

• What Type of Network Do You Need?

You have a computer. Maybe more than one. You have a printer, maybe more than one, connected to that computer. You might even have a laptop computer for home or business use. And you have a connection to the Internet.

If this describes ...