Product Description

10 books in 1 – your key to networking success!

Your one–stop guide to the latest updates on networking

Packed with new and updated material on Windows Server 2008, the latest Red Hat(r) Fedora(r), Vista, and Office 2007, and the most up–to–date wireless standards, this solitary reference contains everything you need to manage both large and small networks. With these ten minibooks, you′ll discover how to make your network share information in the most efficient way possible.

Discover how to:

• Manage Macs in a Windows environment
• Handle mobile devices on a network
• Configure Windows(r) XP and Vista clients
• Back up and protect your data
• Set up a wireless network

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30397 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 912 pages

From the Back Cover
10 books in 1 — your key to networking success!

Your one–stop guide to the latest updates on networking

Packed with new and updated material on Windows Server 2008, the latest Red Hat Fedora, Vista, and Office 2007, and the most up–to–date wireless standards, this solitary reference contains everything you need to manage both large and small networks. With these ten minibooks, you′ll discover how to make your network share information in the most efficient way possible.

Discover how to:

• Manage Macs in a Windows environment

• Handle mobile devices on a network

• Configure Windows® XP and Vista clients

• Back up and protect your data

• Set up a wireless network

About the Author
Doug Lowe has written a whole bunch of computer books, including more than 35 For Dummies books, among them Networking For Dummies, 8th Edition, Java All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies, PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies, and Word 2007 All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies. He lives in sunny Fresno, California, where the motto is “Fres–YES!,” (unfortunately, I’m not making that up) with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and a couple of dogs (a goofy–looking six–month–old Shar–Pei/black Lab mix named Lucy and a yellow Lab named Odie). He’s one of those obsessive–compulsive decorating nuts who creates computer–controlled Halloween decorations that rival Disney’s Haunted Mansion.

Customer Reviews

Could do better
I bought this book as a prelude to setting up a network.

My initial reaction was that the book was exactly what I wanted - a good all round grounding which went into some level of detail.

When I came to put the theory into practice, however, I discovered the book's shortcomings.

The book has clearly been put together in something of a hurry - the proof reading stage has clearly been cursory - and sections which the author says that he will cover, do not get any further mention. Specifically the section on setting up a VPN.

All in all, I think that this book gives a good grounding, but I would not want to rely on it to actually install a new network or to configure an existing network.

I am left feeling dissappointed.

A Good Beginners Book
I bought this book because I joined a networking company. My job was to sell their software and some of their services.

I had some basic knowledge of unix from a long time ago, so I needed a good basic book to explain all the technical terms in plain language.

This book does it perfectly. It is not designed for experts, it is designed for beginners (dummies, like me). I understand that it was short on detail, but there is still enough in its 800 pages to give the reader a very good overview.

I started reading it from page 1, and managed to get to over 400 before I pulled out and started using it as a reference manual.

Its well written, in english terms, the author has a nice sense of humour. I fully recomend it for people wanting to get a good introduction to a complex topic.

Good stuff if you want to learn
This book has just about everything you need to get your foot in the door of basic networking.
You have (comprehensive) introductions to TCP/IP, Wireless, DNS, DHCP, network OS and even some Linux for the real geeks.
I would recommend this to those who have an interest but not a complete picture of networks and their configuration.
Perhaps not for those who are studying for a qualification but more for people who will actually be building their own network(s).

Well done to Doug Lowe.