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41. | Home Networking: A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide By: Brian Underdahl Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 31-AUG-2004 Insert Date: 12-DEC-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Home Networking: A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide The only home networking book you'll ever need
Setting up a home network doesn't need to be difficult. You can
use this easy-to-understand reference to set up your home network,
secure it, and turn it into an entertainment network. Don't be
fooled by other guides-it can be this simple:
It's Easy-Set up your home network with this visual
step-by-step guide.
Quit Wasting Time and Money-Buy the network gadgets and
equipment you need.
Make It Secure-Use simple tips to make your network
secure.
Wow the Neighbors-Turn your home network into an entertainment
network.
What Went...
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42. | Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi® Wireless Networking By: Harold Davis Publisher: Que Publication Date: 27-APR-2004 Insert Date: 27-JUN-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi® Wireless Networking Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi is a book for
beginners who want to join the Wi-Fi revolution. Using
easy-to-understand language, this book teaches you all you need to
know about Wi-Fi, from choosing the Wi-Fi system that is right for
you to adding a Wi-Fi card and related software to finding hotspots
and access points. With the help of this book, you will be able to
configure a home network and share internet connections quickly and
easily. In addition, the book covers all important security issues
so that a user is less exposed to threats, as well as the dos and
don'ts of traveling with...
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43. | Imagine, at a terrifyingly aggressive rate, everything you
regularly use is being equipped with computer technology. Think
about your phone, cameras, cars-everything-being automated and
programmed by people who in their rush to accept the many benefits
of the silicon chip, have abdicated their responsibility to make
these products easy to use. The Inmates Are Running the
Asylum argues that the business executives who make the
decisions to develop these products are not the ones in control of
the technology used to create them. Insightful and entertaining,
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum...
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44. | Home Network Basis: Transmission Environments and Wired/Wireless Protocols By: Walter Y. Chen Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 11-JUL-2003 Insert Date: 23-JAN-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Home Network Basis: Transmission Environments and Wired/Wireless Protocols This complete technical guide to home network media, protocols,
and implementation is the first systematic technical guide to all
leading transmission media and communication protocols for in-home
networking.
Using detailed simulation techniques provided as MATLAB files
and SIMULINK models (downloadable from the companion website),
Walter Y. Chen covers the technical challenges and implementation
of twisted-pair telephone wiring, coax, powerline, and RF
transmission. Next, Chen thoroughly reviews each leading
communications protocol: Ethernet, HomePNA 1.0/2.0, FireWire, X-10,
CEBus,...
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45. | By: Wei-Meng Lee Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 26-AUG-2003 Insert Date: 06-DEC-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP Unwired
From the growing number of Wi-Fi hotspots to the escalating sales
of laptops and other portable wireless-enabled devices, it's clear
that wireless technology is here and poised to play an increasingly
important role in all our lives. Going wireless is a little like
taking the training wheels off your first bike--once you taste the
freedom, you don't want to go back to what you had before.
Moreover, dramatic improvements in wireless technology in the last
few years coupled with the growing affordability of wireless
equipment make going wireless all the more attractive. And if
you're a Windows...
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46. | Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Networking, Fourth Edition By: Joe Habraken Publisher: Que Publication Date: 19-SEP-2003 Insert Date: 25-SEP-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Networking, Fourth Edition A gentle, straightforward introduction to the fundamentals of
setting up and maintaining a computer network.
Teaches the strategies of networking, whether connecting two
computers or two hundred.
Demystifies the technology behind different types of networks,
operating systems, hardware components, and protocols.
Provides readers with important information about security,
administration, and troubleshooting communication problems.
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47. | Complete Home Wireless Networking: Windows® XP Edition By: Paul Heltzel Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 12-JUN-2003 Insert Date: 16-SEP-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Complete Home Wireless Networking: Windows® XP Edition
Set up your home wireless network-the quick and painless
way
Learn time-saving tricks and troubleshooting tips from an
expert
Enjoy the freedom of wireless computing at home-no experience
required!
Get simple instructions and tips for Windows 98 through XP
Fast, reliable, secure home wireless networks-the easy way!
Today's home wireless networks offer tremendous advantages over
hard-wired networks-among them, unprecedented portability and, of
course, the freedom from wires strung all over your house! Unless
you have a firm grasp on all the latest networking...
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48. | Wireless Networking Starter Kit, The By: Adam Engst; Glenn Fleishman Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 09-DEC-2002 Insert Date: 31-JUL-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Wireless Networking Starter Kit, The Once authors Adam C. Engst and Glenn Fleishman
discovered that the freedom of a wireless network meant they could
access the Internet from bed, the living room, the coffee house
down the street, most major airports, and even some city parks,
there was no going back to the days of clumsy wired networks. Now
they¿re here to share their knowledge in the new book
The Wireless Networking Starter Kit Whether
you¿re a Mac or PC user, if you¿re ready to
embrace the freedom of wireless, this is the place to start. In
these pages you¿ll learn first about the underpinnings
of wireless technology and...
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49. | SOHO Networking: A Guide to Installing a Small-Office/Home-Office Network By: Pete Moulton Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 04-OCT-2002 Insert Date: 18-JUL-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SOHO Networking: A Guide to Installing a Small-Office/Home-Office Network
Choose the right network-wired or wireless
Set up your hardware and Windows networking—step by
step!
Share your high-speed Internet connection
Secure your network and protect your data
Build a networked multimedia entertainment PC
The quick, easy guide to networking your PCs—and making
the most of your network!
Own more than one PC? Now's the time to network them. Networked
PCs are more powerful, more convenient, more cost-effective, more
fun ... and networking is easier and cheaper than ever! In SOHO
Networking, one of the world's most practical and experienced
PC...
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50. | Have You Locked the Castle Gate? Home and Small-Business Computer Security By: Brian Shea Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 22-APR-2002 Insert Date: 23-NOV-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Have You Locked the Castle Gate? Home and Small-Business Computer Security Is your computer safe? Could an intruder sneak in and steal your
information, or plant a virus? Have you locked your castle
gate?
This book outlines the fundamental concepts and techniques
behind information security that every computer user needs to
know.
Primarily geared toward home and small business Windows users,
Have You Locked the Castle Gate? is a basic yet
highly effective guide to protecting your personal files, fending
off viruses and hackers, and purchasing goods and services securely
online. It addresses common security issues in a clear,
easy-to-understand way that...
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51. | Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking, Third Edition By: Joe Habraken Publisher: Que Publication Date: 13-JUN-2001 Insert Date: 25-SEP-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking, Third Edition Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking, 3rd Edition will
give the reader the ability and understanding necessary to create
and administer a network. The reader will be able to physically
connect computers and other devices to the network and access
peripherals such as printers over the network. They will also be
able to configure computers to access the network and configure the
network to share an Internet connection.
This book will provide easy to understand details on new
technologies and the back-story information (such as basic
networking including protocols and physical...
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52. | Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, The Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 01-AUG-2000 Insert Date: 25-SEP-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, The
Covers all the latest home networking technologies
Phoneline, powerline, and wireless networks
Shared broadband Internet technologies
Residential gateways
Middleware and APIs: HAVi(r), Jini, UPnP, and more
For consumers, investors, executives, marketing/PR
professionals, and developers
Your complete guide to the home networking revolution!
Home networking is a market that's about to explode—and
whether you're a consumer, investor, executive, marketing/PR
professional, or developer, you need to understand it. Only one
book covers all you need to know: The Essential...
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