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Networking for Dummies

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Learn to:
  • Build and use a wired or wireless network
  • Set up a network for all major operating systems, including Windows 8
  • Safely connect your network to the Internet
  • Secure, optimize, and troubleshoot your network

Need networking know-how? From getting started to network management, here's the scoop

A network can make everything in your office easier, except the part about setting one up. Well, relax — this book has that covered! If you're just finding out what a server is, start with Part I. Setup instructions are in Parts II and III. Need to learn about using the cloud, network security, or virtualization? It's all in Parts IV through VI!

  • Networking 101 — find everything a network newbie needs to know about day-to-day network use without tackling the technical stuff
  • Setup steps — learn to build a network, from choosing the operating system to installing the cable and configuring server computers
  • Make mine mobile — explore cloud computing and learn to incorporate smartphones and tablets into your network
  • Toughen it up — strengthen your network to fend off infiltrators and harden it against viruses and spyware
  • Network maintenance — discover how to make backups, enhance network performance, and keep your network running smoothly
  • Virtual savings — see how virtualization can help you avoid buying additional server computers
  • The other guys — learn how to set up a network using Linux computers or Macs

Open the book and find:

  • The many advantages of a network
  • All about TCP/IP and IP addresses
  • Tips on configuring Windows clients
  • Everything you need to know about wireless
  • Advice on managing user accounts
  • Security considerations for mobile devices on your network
  • Backup methods and how to choose one
  • Ten things to keep in your closet

Synopsis:

This updated bestseller covers Windows 8, new storage and backup technologies, and more

Both beginning network administrators and home users have made previous editions of this book a top seller. Now fully updated, this edition shows you step by step how to set up and maintain a network and covers Windows 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Author Doug Lowe also includes updated coverage of broadband technologies as well as storage and back-up procedures, all in his easy-to-follow style. You'll learn to build a wired or wireless network, secure and optimize it, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and much more.

  • A perennial bestseller, this guide to networking has been fully revised to cover Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, new broadband technologies, and updated storage and backup procedures
  • Provides introductory-level networking fundamentals for those inexperienced in network technology
  • Covers networking with all major operating systems
  • Shows how to build, secure, and optimize a network, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and more

Networking For Dummies, 10th Edition walks you through the process of setting up and maintaining a network, at home or in the office.

About the Author

Doug Lowe is the information technology director for a civil engineering firm in Clovis, CA. Doug has been managing networks for more than 20 years. He has written 50+ technology books demystifying everything from memory management to creating web pages, among them Electronics All-in-One For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Networking 7

Chapter 1: Let's Network! 9

Chapter 2: Life on the Network 21

Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network 41

Part II: Setting Up a Network 63

Chapter 4: Planning a Network 65

Chapter 5: Dealing with TCP/IP 83

Chapter 6: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Switches, and Routers 107

Chapter 7: Configuring Windows Clients 125

Chapter 8: Connecting Your Network to the Internet 139

Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network 147

Part III: Working with Servers 163

Chapter 10: Setting Up a Server 165

Chapter 11: Managing Windows User Accounts 183

Chapter 12: Managing Network Storage 199

Chapter 13: Managing Exchange Server 2010 213

Chapter 14: Creating an Intranet 231

Part IV: Cloudy with a Chance of Gigabytes 245

Chapter 15: Life in Cloud City 247

Chapter 16: Managing Mobile Devices 257

Chapter 17: Connecting from Home 271

Part V: Managing and Protecting Your Network 279

Chapter 18: Welcome to Network Management 281

Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems 291

Chapter 20: Backing Up Your Data 307

Chapter 21: Securing Your Network 321

Chapter 22: Hardening Your Network 337

Chapter 23: Network Performance Anxiety349

Part VI: More Ways to Network 359

Chapter 24: Going Virtual 361

Chapter 25: Networking with Linux 373

Chapter 26: Macintosh Networking 391

Part VII: The Part of Tens 399

Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments 401

Chapter 28: Ten Big Network Mistakes 405

Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet 411

Index 415

Product Details

ISBN:
9781118474082
Author:
Lowe, Doug
Publisher:
For Dummies
Subject:
Networking - General
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Copyright:
Publication Date:
20130304
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
Language:
English
Pages:
456
Dimensions:
233.7 x 188 x 25.4 mm 23.04 oz

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"Synopsis" by , This updated bestseller covers Windows 8, new storage and backup technologies, and more

Both beginning network administrators and home users have made previous editions of this book a top seller. Now fully updated, this edition shows you step by step how to set up and maintain a network and covers Windows 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Author Doug Lowe also includes updated coverage of broadband technologies as well as storage and back-up procedures, all in his easy-to-follow style. You'll learn to build a wired or wireless network, secure and optimize it, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and much more.

  • A perennial bestseller, this guide to networking has been fully revised to cover Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, new broadband technologies, and updated storage and backup procedures
  • Provides introductory-level networking fundamentals for those inexperienced in network technology
  • Covers networking with all major operating systems
  • Shows how to build, secure, and optimize a network, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and more

Networking For Dummies, 10th Edition walks you through the process of setting up and maintaining a network, at home or in the office.

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