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Table of Contents:
Introduction. I. INTRODUCTION TO HOME AREA NETWORKING. 1. Beginning at the Beginning: What Is a Home Network? Here, Share, Everywhere. Sharing Equals Saving. Every Gadget Is a Networked Gadget. The Networked Home Office. Security and Your Networked Home. Put Your House on a Short Leash: The Automated Home. Its Just Plain Fun! 2. From the Bottom Up: The Foundation of Your Networked Home. Laying the Pavement: Wiring. Network Interface Cards. II. NETWORKING YOUR HOME COMPUTERS. 3. Tried and True: Networking the Ethernet Way. Shopping for Your Ethernet Network. Pick a Card, Any Card: Which Network Card Is Right for You? Installing Your Ethernet Card. When Plug and Play Doesnt Play Nice. To Hub or Not to Hub.... Selecting a Hub. 4. No New Wires: Home Networking Using Phone Lines, Power Lines, and Wireless Technologies. Connectivity. Phone Line Networking. Power Line Networking. Wireless Home Area Networking. III. GETTING THE HAN UP AND RUNNING. 5. Windows of Opportunity: Windows Networking. Name Your Computer. Personalizing Windows for More than One User. Pick a Protocol, Any Protocol. 6. Sunny and Share: Sharing Files, Printers, and Other Resources. Print Sharing. File Sharing. 7. Youve Got the Whole World in Your HAN: Connecting to the Internet. An Oldie but Goodie: How the Net Was Born. Selecting an Internet Service Provider. Mastering the Net with a Modem. Getting to the Net with ISDN. Going Ape with ADSL. Cranking It Up with Cable. Are Two Modems Better Than One? Dual-Modem Technology. Get Psyched with Satellite. 8. Sharing an Internet Connection Between Two or More Computers. What You Need. On Internet Service Providers. Configuring a Multicomputer Network. Dial-Up Connections. Cable Modem/ISDN/ADSL Modem Without Multiple IP Addresses. Cable Modem/ISDN/ADSL Modem with Multiple IP Addresses. 9. Surfs Up: Configuring Your Internet Browser. Microsoft Internet Explorer. Netscape Navigator. Why Cant We Just All Get Along? Switching from One Browser to the Other. 10. Talk Amongst Yourselves: Email for One or More. Delivering the Mail. Microsoft Outlook Express. IV. MISSION CONTROL: THE ROLE OF THE PC. 11. Hardware for the Truly Digital Home. The Heart of Your Network. Get the Picture: Digital Cameras Capture the Moment. Seeing Is Believing: Network-Attached Video Cameras. Your Word Is My Command: Putting Microphones on Your Network. Carrying Your Network in Your Pocket: Personal Digital Assistants. The Paperless Filing Cabinet: Scanners. Backups, Backups, Backups (You Did Make Backups, Didnt You?). Protection from an Electrifying Act of God: Surge Protectors. 12. Software to Tie It All Together. First and Foremost: Antivirus Software. Compression Utilities: WinZip and PKZip. Audio/Video: Media Player and RealPlayer. Animation and Music: Shockwave. MP3 Players: WinAmp and MusicMatch Jukebox. Newsreaders: Netscape Collabra and Outlook Express News. Videoconferencing Software: Microsoft NetMeeting. Online Chat Software: Mirabilis ICQ. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Utilities: FTP Serv-U and WS-FTP LE. Web Server Software: Personal Web Server and Personal Web Manager. 13. Keep the Wolves at Bay: Protecting Your Network. Bad Guys Cant Get in If You Dont Leave the Door Open. Less Is More. Hiding in Plain Site. Wear a Life Jacket: Safe Surfing. Parental Control Software. Dont Worry, Surf Happy: Keeping Security in Perspective. 14. Disaster Prevention: Backing Up. Why Back Up? Performing Simple Backups. Why Network Backups? Choosing a Backup Type. Choosing Backup Media. Choosing a Backup Strategy. Backup Tips. Where to From Here? 15. Troubleshooting Your Network. Approaches to Troubleshooting. Beyond Cables: Diagnosing Hardware, Software, and Protocols. Troubleshooting in the Trenches: Some Extra Tips. Where to from Here. 16. Upgrading and Expanding Your Home Computer Network. Taming the Upgrade Monster: Do You Really Need to Upgrade or Expand? Upgrading to New and Bigger Hard Disks. Notes on SCSI Hard Disk Drives. Upgrading Motherboards and CPUs. Upgrading Communication and Networking Hardware. Software Upgrades. Testing Upgrades. V. ENHANCING THE DIGITAL HOME. 17. HAN SOHO: Networking Your Home Office. Using Microsoft NetMeeting for Long-Distance Calls. Using Microsoft NetMeeting for Videoconferencing. Sharing Applications. Using the Whiteboard. The Home Network Makes Telecommuting Simple and Painless. Overcoming Information Overload: Computer Telephony Integration. Create a Virtual Office. 18. All Work and No Play: Multiplayer Gaming. A Gamers Shopping List. Retail Stores and E-Commerce Game Sites. Download a Shareware or Demonstration Game. Games Worth Checking Out. Setting Up a Multiplayer Game of Quake II. Joining a Game of Quake II in Progress. Multiplayer Game Services. 19. Get the Picture?: Adding Your TV to the Network. Why, Oh Why, Would You Ever Want to Watch TV on Your Computer? Why, Oh Why, Would You Ever Want to Use Your TV as a Monitor? DVD and You. 20. The Song Heard `Round the World: Adding Your Stereo to the Network. What Your Computer Needs to Play Music. Playing Audio Compact Discs on Your Computer. MP3. WinAmp: A Standalone MP3 Player. Going Live: Streaming Internet Music. 21. Ruling the Roost: Home Automation. Home Automation: Making Life Easier. The Home Automation Tools at Your Disposal. The PC at the Center of the Networked Home. Limitations of Home Automation Today. 22. Safe and Sound: Home Security. The Home Safety Tools at Your Disposal. The PC at the Center of Your Home Security System. Protecting Your Home: Honeywell Home Control. Sensor Activation and Deactivation. Protecting Your Garage and Car. 23. Judy Jetson Eat Your Heart Out!: The Home Area Network of the Future. Home Computers. Software. Home Computer Networks. Connecting to the Outside World. Television and Video. Music. Home Offices. Home Automation and Security. Personal and Adaptable Living Spaces. The Incredible Disappearing Network. Appendix A. Speak Like a Geek. Appendix B. Online References for Home Area Networking. Appendix C. High-Speed Internet Service Providers. Cable Modems. ADSL. Satellite Services. ISDN. Index.

About the Author :
Mark Thompson began teaching and consulting on information systems while a student at the University of Lethbridge, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. A Senior Network Planner for Western Canada with Metronet Communications, Mark has experience growing a test network consisting of 5 users into a 15,000 user LAN that criss-crosses Southern Alberta. Known for his easy going, comical style, Mark has written dozens of manuals on personal computing and networking, as well as delivered hundreds of lectures and seminars on networking technology. Mark Speaker is currently the Manager of the Geographic Information System for Metronet Communications, the first local exchange carrier in Canada. He is responsible for the implementation of a leading edge system that models the Metronet communications network. He is an exceptional communicator, having given many presentations across Canada on his teams contributions to Metronets information systems. He has written many instructional manuals for his staff, illustrating the proficient operation of the GIS system. He will be speaking at SmallWorld 98, an upcoming users conference in Denver, CO.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780789719638
  • Publisher: Macmillan Computer Publishing (a Pearson Education company)
  • Publisher Imprint: Que
  • Height: 235 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 608 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0789719630
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 1999
  • Binding: Counterpack – filled
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Width: 188 mm


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