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Precise advice for setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting a DSL network
Interested in the high-speed and low-cost benefits of a DSL connection, but not sure where to start? No need to look elsewhere, because hands-on help has arrived! Now you can plan, get connected, and maintain a DSL connection using this easy-to-follow and network-friendly resource. Packed with step-by-step examples, this straightforward guide will walk you through every stage of setting up a secure, reliable DSL network--either in your home or office. Learn all about how DSL brings the Internet to your home or office, how to set up e-mail, chat, and view streaming media over your DSL line, and troubleshoot your network. This book provides general coverage of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems--including tips on designing, supporting, and troubleshooting--to adding laptops and wireless Internet devices. This guide contains all you need to get a DSL network up and running quickly and easily.
The DSL Survival Guide features:
- An introduction to basic concepts in clear, non-technical language
- Logically-organized chapters divided into sections for ease of use
- Easy-to-spot icons to help navigate through the book's content
- Special troubleshooting section that provides step-by-step instructions
- Straightforward, practical advice on specific problems
- Solutions accompanied by helpful illustrations and screen shots
Synopsis
Get clear, easy-to-follow advice for setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting a DSL-based network using this step-by-step guide. Learn to design a home network, set-up and configure desktops and laptops, work with handheld and wireless devices, and much more with this jargon-free manual. Filled with fun, survival-themed icons, you'll easily navigate through each chapter and find helpful information on basic concepts, potential problems, troubleshooting, and future developments, for a variety of DSL-related topics.
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction to DSL
1 What Is DSL?
2 What Is a Network?
3 Planning Your DSL Network
Part II: Setting Up a Computer to Access the Internet
4 DSL Network Checklist
5 Setting Up Computers
6 Setting Up E-Mail
7 Setting Up Interactive Software
8 Setting Up Streaming Media
Part III: Working with DSL
9 Running Your Home Network
10 Desktop Computers and Your DSL Network
11 Laptops and Your DSL Network
12 Handheld Devices and Your DSL Network
13 Running File- and Web-Sharing Servers
Part IV: Troubleshooting DSL
14 Reviewing Your Network and Account Information
15 Troubleshooting a DSL Network
16 Troubleshooting Networked Computers
17 Troubleshooting VPN Connections