Networking For Dummies
8 edition
ISBN: 0470056207
412 pages {CHM}
May 29, 2007
Networking For Dummies
Networking for Dummies upholds the series' proletarian tradition by entertainingly explaining local area
networks (LAN) to the rest of us.
Written with three different--but equally "clueless in technical matters -audiences in mind, Lowe's book
appeals to novice network users, novice network builder/administrators, and the managers who must finance the
activities of the other two groups.
A large part of this book is devoted to user issues such as
"Accessing a network drive from WordPerfect"
"What is a print job?"
Other chapters explain the differences among the various network architectures and network operating systems.
In addition, the book pays a lot of attention to troubleshooting, particularly for common problems.
For these reasons, Networking for Dummies makes a fine resource for people who are new to a networked
environment.
If you are a network administrator, you might want to get a copy (or three) of this book for the corporate
library and refer it to all askers of brain-dead questions.
The book's primary shortcoming is its ignorance of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Novell IntranetWare.
(Coverage of NT stops at version 3.51 and coverage of NetWare stops at version 4.1.)
Still, lots of organizations still run these network operating systems, and if yours is one of them, this book
may fit your needs admirably.
Table of Contents
Networking for Dummies, 8th Edition
Introduction
Part I - Let's Network!
Chapter 1 - Networks Will Not Take Over the World, and Other Network Basics
Chapter 2 - Life on the Network
Chapter 3 - More Ways to Use Your Network
Part II - Building Your Own Network
Chapter 4 - Planning Your Network
Chapter 5 - Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave-Cables, Adapters, and Other Stuff
Chapter 6 - Dealing with TCP/IP
Chapter 7 - Setting Up a Server
Chapter 8 - Configuring Windows XP and Vista Clients
Chapter 9 - Wireless Networking
Part III - Getting Connected
Chapter 10 - Connecting Your Network to the Internet
Chapter 11 - Running a Mail Server
Chapter 12 - Creating an Intranet
Chapter 13 - Is It a Phone or a Computer? (Or, Understanding VoIP and Convergence)
Chapter 14 - Connecting from Home
Part IV - Network Management For Dummies
Chapter 15 - Welcome to Network Management
Chapter 16 - Managing User Accounts with Active Directory
Chapter 17 - Managing Network Storage
Chapter 18 - Network Performance Anxiety
Chapter 19 - Solving Network Problems
Chapter 20 - How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep Its Users Off Your Back
Part V - Protecting Your Network
Chapter 21 - Backing Up Your Data
Chapter 22 - Securing Your Network
Chapter 23 - Hardening Your Network
Part VI - Beyond Windows
Chapter 24 - Networking with Linux
Chapter 25 - Macintosh Networking
Part VII - The Part of Tens
Chapter 26 - More Than Ten Big Network Mistakes
Chapter 27 - Ten Networking Commandments
Chapter 28 - Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet
Chapter 29 - Layers of the OSI Model
Index
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Sidebars
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