Covers all Windows® XP service packs and Fedora Linux®
Your one-stop guide to building and managing a business or home network
Why take up a whole shelf with networking books when all the essentials are right here in one handy volume? Here's how to put a network together, choose the hardware and software, set up a server, troubleshoot problems, keep your network secure, understand Internet protocols, go wireless, and even set up a Linux alternative.
Discover how to
- Select interface cards, hubs, and routers
- Configure client computers
- Choose firewalls and virus protection
- Develop a business continuity plan
- Understand DHCP, DNS, and FTP
- Set up a wireless network
About the Author Doug Lowe has written a whole bunch of computer books, including more than 35
For Dummies books, among them
Networking For Dummies, 7th Edition,
Java All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies,
PowerPoint 2003 For Dummies, and
Word 2003 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He lives in sunny Fresno, California, where the motto is “No, we aren’t really the Armpit of California,” with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and a goofy-looking six-month-old Shar-Pei/Black Lab mix named Lucy. He’s one of those obsessive-compulsive decorating nuts who puts up tens of thousands of lights at Christmas and creates computer-controlled Halloween decorations that rival Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Last year he actually built a pirate ship in his backyard.
