Networking for Dummies, 10th Edition

  • 6h 1m
  • Doug Lowe
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2013

This updated bestseller covers Windows 8, new storage and backup technologies, and more

Both beginning network administrators and home users have made previous editions of this book a top seller. Now fully updated, this edition shows you step by step how to set up and maintain a network and covers Windows 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Author Doug Lowe also includes updated coverage of broadband technologies as well as storage and back-up procedures, all in his easy-to-follow style. You'll learn to build a wired or wireless network, secure and optimize it, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and much more.

  • A perennial bestseller, this guide to networking has been fully revised to cover Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, new broadband technologies, and updated storage and backup procedures
  • Provides introductory-level networking fundamentals for those inexperienced in network technology
  • Covers networking with all major operating systems
  • Shows how to build, secure, and optimize a network, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and more

Networking For Dummies, 10th Edition walks you through the process of setting up and maintaining a network, at home or in the office.

About the Author

Doug Lowe is the information technology director for a civil engineering firm in Clovis, CA. Doug has been managing networks for more than 20 years. He has written 50+ technology books demystifying everything from memory management to creating web pages, among them Electronics All-in-One For Dummies.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • Let's Network!
  • Life on the Network
  • More Ways to Use Your Network
  • Planning a Network
  • Dealing with TCP/IP
  • Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave—Cables, Switches, and Routers
  • Configuring Windows Clients
  • Connecting Your Network to the Internet
  • Setting up a Wireless Network
  • Setting up a Server
  • Managing Windows User Accounts
  • Managing Network Storage
  • Managing Exchange Server 2010
  • Creating an Intranet
  • Life in Cloud City
  • Managing Mobile Devices
  • Connecting from Home
  • Welcome to Network Management
  • Solving Network Problems
  • Backing up Your Data
  • Securing Your Network
  • Hardening Your Network
  • Network Performance Anxiety
  • Going Virtual
  • Networking with Linux
  • Macintosh Networking
  • Ten Networking Commandments
  • Ten Big Network Mistakes
  • Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet
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