Networking For Dummies<sup>®</sup> , 5th Edition,9780764507724

Networking For Dummies® , 5th Edition

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ISBN13: 9780764507724
ISBN10: 0764507729
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

No computer stands alone. Whether you want to hook up to the Internet, set up a business network, or have your home PCs work together, this book will help. Networking For Dummies, 5th Edition provides valuable updates on the latest tools and trends in networking including Windows 2000, NetWare 5.1, Linux 6.2, and home networking. Networking For Dummies, 5th Edition is straightforward in its approach to guide professional and novice administrators through building, managing, and securing both large and small networks.

Author Biography

Doug Lowe is the prolific author of 21 other ... For Dummies books, including titles on Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, networking, client/server computing, memory management, Internet Explorer, and creating Web pages.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(7)
Part I: The Absolute Basics: A Network User's Guide 7(70)
Networks Will Not Take Over the World, and Other Network Basics
9(12)
Life on the Network
21(14)
Using a Network Printer
35(12)
Becoming a Server
47(8)
Mr. McFeeley's Guide to E-mail
55(10)
Help! The Network's Down!
65(12)
Part II: Building Your Own Network 77(68)
The Bad News: You Have to Plan Ahead
79(12)
Choosing Your Weapon (Or, Which Network Should You Use?)
91(14)
Planning Your Servers
105(12)
Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Adapters, and Other Stuff
117(20)
Configuring Your Network Computers
137(8)
Part III: Network Management For Dummies 145(54)
Help Wanted: A Network Manager's Job Description
147(8)
Who Are You? (Or, Big Brother's Guide to Network Security)
155(12)
If I Could Save Time in a Bottleneck: Optimizing Your Network's Performance
167(12)
Things That Go Bump in the Night: How to Protect Your Network Data
179(14)
How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep the Users off Your Back
193(6)
Part IV: Webifying Your Network 199(40)
Welcome to the Internet
201(10)
Connecting Your Network to the Internet
211(10)
Hosting Your Own Web Site
221(10)
Creating an Intranet
231(8)
Part V: More Ways to Network 239(84)
Networking Your Home
241(16)
Dialing In to Your Network
257(18)
Using Microsoft Office on a Network
275(10)
Networking Older Computers
285(12)
Welcoming Macintosh Computers to Your Network
297(10)
Using a Linux Server
307(16)
Part VI: The Part of Tens 323(36)
Ten Big Network Mistakes
325(6)
Ten Networking Commandments
331(4)
Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet
335(4)
Ten Network Gizmos Only Big Networks Need
339(12)
Ten Layers of the OSI Model
351(4)
Ten Hot Network Buzzwords Guaranteed to Enliven a Cocktail Party
355(4)
Appendix: Glossary 359(22)
Index 381

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