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Home Networking: A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide

Home Networking: A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide

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Publisher: Cisco Press

Publication Date: 31-AUG-2004

Insert Date: 12-DEC-2004

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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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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi® Wireless Networking

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi® Wireless Networking

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 27-APR-2004

Insert Date: 27-JUN-2004

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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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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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Home Network Basis: Transmission Environments and Wired/Wireless Protocols

Home Network Basis: Transmission Environments and Wired/Wireless Protocols

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 11-JUL-2003

Insert Date: 23-JAN-2004

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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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Windows XP Unwired

Windows XP Unwired

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 26-AUG-2003

Insert Date: 06-DEC-2003

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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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Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Networking, Fourth Edition

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Networking, Fourth Edition

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 19-SEP-2003

Insert Date: 25-SEP-2003

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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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Complete Home Wireless Networking: Windows® XP Edition

Complete Home Wireless Networking: Windows® XP Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 12-JUN-2003

Insert Date: 16-SEP-2003

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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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Wireless Networking Starter Kit, The

Wireless Networking Starter Kit, The

By: Adam Engst; Glenn Fleishman

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 09-DEC-2002

Insert Date: 31-JUL-2003

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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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SOHO Networking: A Guide to Installing a Small-Office/Home-Office Network

SOHO Networking: A Guide to Installing a Small-Office/Home-Office Network

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 04-OCT-2002

Insert Date: 18-JUL-2003

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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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Have You Locked the Castle Gate? Home and Small-Business Computer Security

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

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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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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking, Third Edition

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking, Third Edition

By: Joe Habraken

Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 13-JUN-2001

Insert Date: 25-SEP-2002

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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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Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, The

Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, The

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 01-AUG-2000

Insert Date: 25-SEP-2002

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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...