Product Description

This book covers selection and installation of all components of a network: hardware(cards, routers, servers), cabling, and operating system software(Windows, Netware and Unix). There is an entire section devoted to wireless networking technologies(esp 802.11b and a) and the components used in a wireless network. Moulton demonstrates how to use a SOHO local area network to share high speed Internet access among all networked PCs or Hosts. This section includes coverage of how to install and configure a router. Other festures include major coverage of security: virus and worm programs, and regular and personal firewalls such as Black Ice Defender and Norton Personal Firewall. Also covered is VoIP telephony - this can help a small office save PBX costs by sending calls over the Internet. Given the number of professionals working full-time or part-time from home, a book was needed which described how to select and configure hardware and software components to support disk, printer and Internet connection sharing in both wired and wireless networks. That book is SoHo Networking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #987427 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

From the Back Cover

• 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 and networking professionals gives you all the help you'll need. Step by step, you'll learn how to choose equipment, set up your network, share your resources and Internet connections, and keep "prying eyes" out—whether they're inside your house or half a world away. Best of all, you'll learn how to do more with your network than you ever thought possible!

• Choose the right network for you: wired or wireless, peer-to-peer or server-based
• Set up your hardware and Windows networking
• Share high-speed Internet access throughout your home or office
• Protect your networks with firewalls and other security tools
• Set up reliable, secure telecommuting
• Build a networked multimedia entertainment PC—and listen to MP3s anywhere
• Use your network and VoIP telephony instead of an expensive PBX
• Troubleshoot network problems quickly and easily

About the Author

PETE MOULTON is Founder of The Moulton Company, a national consulting and training company based in Columbia, MD that has trained more than 1,000 Compaq/Digital professionals on PC networking and for the A+ exam on computer maintenance. Pete also created, produced, and hosted a weekly radio show, DIAL-A-NERD, and a companion TV program, TECHNICALLY CORRECT. He is creator of Pete Moulton's A+ Training Course: A Digital Seminar on CD-ROM, Second Edition and author of A+ Certification and PC Repair Guide, Second Edition and The Telecommunications Survival Guide.