Home Networking Bible
Chapter One
Quick Start-Sharing
on a
Network
Where are you in planning and installing your network? Do you
already have computers that you want to connect? Do you
have one printer that everyone in the house would like to share? Is
having only one Internet connection a problem? You can share computers,
printers, Internet connections, and more by installing a network
in your home.
Do you need help choosing and buying the necessary networking
equipment? Perhaps the equipment is already installed, but you're
unfamiliar with networking with Windows 98 or Windows XP. You
might have your network up and running but want to add an intranet
and e-mail technologies. You find instructions for each of these tasks,
in addition to hundreds more, in Home Networking Bible.
Home Networking Bible, 2nd Edition, covers new information on some
of the technologies introduced in the first edition, such as wireless networking
breakthroughs, Wireless-g protocol, power line networking
enhancements, universal serial bus (USB) hubs and adapters, and the
future of networking. In this second edition, you'll also find greater
detail on how to lay cabling, place wireless access points, configure
computers (include Linux and Ma ... read full excerpt from Home Networking Bible ebook
