This text provides a foundation in networking basics so that "do-it-yourselfers" can overcome intimidation. Home users and small business owners alike will find everything they need to know about which tools to purchase, various hardware and software platforms and configurations are presented, and the book offers information about extending, maintaining and repairing networks. Troubleshooting and safety tips are also included throughout the book. The CD packaged with this title includes a variety of freeware, shareware and demo network utilities that help the reader diagnose, fix and manage a wide range of network related problems. In addition, it contains several most commonly used drivers to help the reader get "scavenged" or used equipment installed and running.
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Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition, doesn't spend time explaining how to build a new local area network (LAN) or how to install a network operating system. Rather, author Bill Camarda assumes you have a LAN in place and that you would like to optimize its performance.
Camarda focuses on the two prime contenders in the LAN marketplace--Microsoft Windows NT 4 and Novell NetWare 5. He discusses the installation procedures for both systems on new servers, including the steps necessary for upgrading your software. He also offers some technical tips for efficiently using older, existing hardware resources. He explains how to establish disk quotas and other resource conservation measures and addresses the security features of the two products.
Some sections of this book seem padded. The information on intranets is welcome, but this isn't the kind of book that needs a page-long stepped procedure for converting image files into JPEG format for browser compatibility. The sections on extranets and groupware are very elementary--they're essentially executive summaries of the technologies. In place of these components, Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies should contain information on sharing Internet access across a LAN with a router or proxy server. That is the kind of thing the users of an established network want to add most. --David Wall --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
Bill Camarda has written nine computer books on topics ranging from Word 97 to bargain computing.
When not writing books, he helps leading companies explain their new technologies to all kinds of people -- executives, techie types, and (especially) the rest of us. He has more than 15 years of experience as a copywriter and consultant serving leading technology companies, including IBM, AT&T, MCI, Bell Atlantic, Digital, Viacom, and many others.
Day or night, you can find Bill on the World Wide Web at nis.net/~bcamarda. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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