This guide provides easy, visual steps on how to design, install, and run home networks.
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Home networking isn't just for nerds with spare time anymore. Unifying the computers in your home on a local area network (LAN) makes it easy to share resources, like a fast Internet connection or a high-quality printer. Home Networking Visual JumpStart shows you just how easy it is to put your home computers (at least those that run Windows 98) on a network. Better yet, author Erik Sherman shows how to do a classy job of home networking (if you want) by concealing cable inside walls and installing flush-mounted wall jacks. It's a pleasure to see this emphasis on quality work in a market that's full of books by people who evidently don't think twice about having Ethernet cables run all over the floor.
Sherman's diligence extends beyond wiring. He explains the hardware--network interface cards (NICs) and hubs--that you need to make your computers (and printers and modems) talk to one another, and details the steps that you need to follow. Readers probably would've appreciated more information on dedicated home firewall products--they're a really good idea for homes that have cable modems--and enough home networks include Macintosh machines that some coverage of cross-platform networking would make an appropriate addition. But the extras that do appear in this book--including excellent sections on setting up networked applications and diagnostic utilities like Winipcfg, which usually are neglected in books about home networking--distinguish it favorably from its competitors. --David Wall
Topics covered: Designing and building a small network of Windows 98 computers (appropriate for use in a home or small office); how to choose and install hardware; and how to configure Windows 98 to facilitate the sharing of files, printers, applications, and Internet connections. A troubleshooting section goes into lots of detail on Windows 98's network diagnostics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Guide for New Users,
By Michael P. Glenn (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Home Networking Visual Jumpstart: Leap Quickly and Easily Into the World of Home Networking (Paperback)
After reading this book for about 2 hours and sitting with my PCs and parts for about another hour and a half, I had a fully functional peer to peer network up and running, sharing resources (and my cable modem!). At this price, you can't afford not to have this book. I even got an email back from the author within 24 hours (I had to thank him).
3.0 out of 5 stars
Find a newer home networking book.,
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This review is from: Home Networking Visual Jumpstart: Leap Quickly and Easily Into the World of Home Networking (Paperback)
This book was once very good but because it was written in 1999 and published in 2000. I would look elsewhere for home networking info. Many changes have taken place since this book was published -- wireless networking standards have changed, cabling requirements have changed, and operating systems have improved. My recommendation is SOHO NETWORKING, an excellent book published in 2003.
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