Download or read book How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking written by Dave Field and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-11-17 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Network the computers and peripheral devices in your home or small office easily with help from this hands-on guide. How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking explains, step-by-step, how to select the best components for your needs, set up a wired or wireless network, share an Internet connection, printer, and other resources, secure your network, and fight spam, viruses, and other potential threats. Get the book that makes it easy to design your own home network.
Download or read book How to Do Everything with Windows XP written by Curt Simmons and published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide covers the components of Windows XP, and how to use the new features, updated software components, and fun Power Toys that are available. It provides details on home networking and more advanced OS topics for users that want more than the basics.
Download or read book How to Do Everything with Windows XP Third Edition written by Curt Simmons and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-04-27 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-follow guide shows anyone running Windows XP how to take advantage of the power, stability, and versatility of the most popular operating system in use today. Coverage of basic system features enables you to use your computer effectively and efficiently. Learn to access the Control Panel and customize settings, use keyboard commands, operate and maintain hardware, use all the software properly, and enjoy all the digital entertainment features. Key updates to this edition include full details on Service Pack 2--which provides increased protection against viruses, hackers, and worms--and how it affects security, email, home networking, and firewalls. The new interface and components of Media Player 10 are also covered, making downloading, playing and organizing music and videos much easier.
Download or read book Home Networking For Dummies written by Kathy Ivens and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-04-08 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As home networking technologies become more affordable and more popular, this new edition of a bestseller introduces readers to the basics of home networking. Topics include choosing and installing hardware, file sharing, sharing an Internet connection, security, Wi-Fi, and network maintenance.
Download or read book Home Networking All in One Desk Reference For Dummies written by Eric Geier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your household harbors more than one computer, you’ve probably wondered about home networking. Maybe you’ve gone so far as to start setting up a network and given up in frustration. Well, now you can relax. Home Networking All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies has come to the rescue! A network will make your life easier, and Home Networking All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies makes it easier to create one. It shows you how to choose the right hardware, add user accounts, get different operating systems to work together, secure your network, exchange files, add wireless devices, and even use Wi-Fi out in public. Seven individual, self-contained minibooks cover: What a network will do for you, including a low-tech explanation of how it works Choosing a network type that will work best for your needs, and planning what equipment you’ll need Installing and configuring your computers and networking gear Upgrading your equipment with the manufacturer’s updates The ins and outs of using particular versions of operating systems — Windows, Mac, and Linux — with your network Step-by-step directions on connecting to networks, sharing files and printers, checking connection status, and much more Discovering networking accessories and gadgets to get the most out of your network Finding and using Wi-Fi hotspots, plus setting up your own You’ll even find troubleshooting tips to help find and fix common problems. Home Networking All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies will be your personal network assistant!
Download or read book Windows XP in a Nutshell written by David Aaron Karp and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to install, run, and configure Windows XP for both the home and office, explaining how to connect to the Internet, design a LAN, and share drives and printers, and includes tips and troubleshooting techniques.
Download or read book How to Do Just about Anything in Windows XP written by Reader's Digest and published by Readers Digest. This book was released on 2003 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes readers through setting up their PC, mastering Windows XP activities, getting around the system quickly and easily, creating shortcuts to programs and folders, customizing controls, and step-by-step instructions including snapshots of the PC screen.
Download or read book Wireless Home Networking For Dummies written by Danny Briere and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-04-05 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get hooked up without getting tangled up in cords, wires, cables or techno mumbo. With Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, you can go wireless without going mad. It shows you how to plan, install, secure, and use a wireless home network for PCs or Macs. See how easy it is to share your Internet connection, files, folders, printers, and other peripherals. Put your gaming console on your wireless network and play multiuser computer games—even online. With lots of helpful diagrams, screen shots, and step-by-step instructions, this guide: Gives you the info you need to make wise wireless buying and connecting decisions Covers the latest security issues and hardware as well as today's wireless standards, including Wi-Fi/802.11 (a, b, g, e, and i), Bluetooth, UWB (Universal Wide Band), WiMAX, and ZigBee Tells you how to use an inexpensive networking kit to connect your gaming console to a broadband Internet connection and speed up your commands; that’s often a matter of virtual life and death Discusses alternatives to wireless networking, including Bluetooth, HPNA, and Home Plug Learn how to network your entertainment center for all kinds of options. Whether you have a $300 TV set or a $25,000 home theater system, you can wireless enable almost any type of A/V equipment. Then you can use your PC to store audio and video tracks for playback on your TV and through your stereo, stream movies from the Internet and play them on your big screen, load pictures from your digital camera on your PC and view them on the TV, and more. This book will show you how to make your home entertainment system much more entertaining, with: Info on plugging into wireless with wireless A/V adapters The latest on wireless media servers like the Sonos Music System The scoop on the ultimate home theater PC (HTPC) that plays CDs and DVDs, acts as a PVR (personal video recorder); lets you play video games on the big screen, and more Tips for buying wireless bridges, along with some specific products and their Web sites Find out about how to go wireless wherever you go, with info on public wireless hot spots and types of free and for-pay networks. Delve into the whole-home wireless revolution and see how you can add smart home devices to your network, connect to your car or your home security video monitors, use your cell phone as a remote control, and more. Wireless Home Networking For Dummies even gives you a look into the not-so-distant future and the wireless wonders in the works!
Download or read book Home Networking Annoyances written by Kathy Ivens and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beauty of a home network is that it can make life so easy--what could be better than sharing an Internet connection so that everyone can be online at the same time? With home networking you can move files from one computer to another, share resources, print to a single printer or multiple printers from any computer in the house, and IM the kids when they're holed up in their rooms. And the downside? Anyone who's ever had to troubleshoot a network glitch doesn't need to ask that question. The simple words, "Why can't I print? Why can't I get to the Internet? Why does my computer say 'Access Denied' today, when it worked fine yesterday?" are enough to send the home network administrator running for cover. And the concept of "network security" can keep the soundest sleeper tossing and turning all night.Currently, more than 8 million homes in the US have installed a network of some kind, and within five years, that number is expected to jump to 37 million. This speaks to the availability of easy-to-install home networking products. Unfortunately, there's also a glut of potential headaches that can occur after installation (and during, sometimes) with no warning label on the box saying, "This product sure to cause annoyances."But help is here. Home Networking Annoyances will ease the headaches and annoyances of anyone who runs a home network. This book tackles all the common annoyances associated with running your network--whether it's wired or wireless, or a combination thereof. Its friendly, off-the-cuff approach will put you in a position of power over those home networking glitches, including file sharing, printing, cabling, security, and much more. You'll find dozens of on-target tips, workarounds, and fixes that will help you improve your home networking experience in every way possible.Whether you're a mainstream business user or a home user with newly installed network hardware, you've probably had your patience tested by frustrating network maintenance issues. Take a stand against annoyances now: just as the bestselling PC Annoyances brought peace and happiness to PC users everywhere, Home Networking Annoyances is your ticket to serenity.
Download or read book Home Networking The Missing Manual written by Scott Lowe and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of computers around the world today are connected by the Internet, so why is it still so hard to hook up a few PCs in you own home? Whether you want to share an Internet connection, install WiFi, or maybe just cut down on the number of printers you own, home networks are supposed to help make your life easier. Instead, most aspiring home networkers get lost in a confusing maze of terms and technologies: 802.11g, Fast Ethernet, Cat 5 cable (or was it Cat 5e?), Powerline, and on and confusingly on.That's where Home Networking: The Missing Manual comes in. Using clear language, straightforward explanations, and a dash of humor, this book shows you how to do everything you need to set up a home network. Coverage includes:WiFi, Ethernet, or Powerline? There are several kinds of digital pipes that you can use to create your network, and none of them have friendly names. This book tells you what they are, explains the pros and cons of each, and helps you figure out what you need to buy, and how to install it.Windows and Mac info included. Half the battle in home networking takes place after you've bought your gear and plugged it in. That's because the routers, network adapters, and cables that you need get you only part way towards networking nirvana. Whether you've got PCs or Macs or both, you'll need help tweaking your computers' settings if you want to get all your machines talking to each other. This book covers most known operating system flavors, including Windows XP, 2000, Me, and 98, and Mac OS X and OS 9.Fun things to do with your network. The real fun starts once your network is up and running. This book shows you how to do much more than simply share an Internet connection and a printer. You'll learn how to stream music from your PCs to your stereo, how to display pictures on your TV, how to hook up game consoles to your network, and more!Most important, this book helps you understand the difference between what you need to know to create and use your home network and what's best left to those looking for a career as a system administrator. In Home Networking: The Missing Manual you'll find everything you need to get your network running-and nothing more.
Download or read book Absolute Beginner s Guide to Home Networking written by Mark Edward Soper and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2004-10-13 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, there is a guide to home networking that was written for true beginners! The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Networking goes far beyond traditional printer or Internet sharing and is geared to help you understand home network types and concepts, install, configure and interconnect various types of wired and wireless networks. This easy-to-understand guide will help you achieve the desired goals of entertainment, information access and home security control with Windows, MacOS and Linux-based systems. Soon you will learn to share and enhance entertainment and even integrate business network hardware with a home network to exploit telecommuting, work-from-home and remote education opportunities.
Download or read book Windows Home Server For Dummies written by Woody Leonhard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you work in an office, you probably don’t lose much sleep worrying about whether your files are safe if your PC melts down. Company IT departments handle those things for business networks. But how about all those precious photos, address lists, the family genealogy, and everything else that lives on your home network? Windows Home Server can save the day if one of your personal PCs hiccups, and Windows Home Server For Dummies serves up all the stuff you need to know to put it to work. Forget everything you’ve heard about previous versions of Windows Server; this all-new variation has been designed for people who don’t wear white lab coats or pocket protectors. Woody Leonhard has tested it and it passed with flying colors. If you have a home or small business network, this book shows you how Windows Home Server helps you Share files among all the PCs in your home Access your files from anywhere Make regular backups automatically Store files securely Play music, TV shows, or movies on your Xbox Share multimedia across your network Keep your virus protection and system upgrades up to date Get regular reports on the overall health of your network Windows Home Server For Dummies provides sage advice on choosing a version of Windows Home Server, installing it, setting up users and passwords, using remote access, scheduling automatic scans and backups, and having fun with multimedia. Trust Woody— you’ll sleep better.
Download or read book Home Networking Bible written by Sue Plumley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-07-30 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to set up a home network Is a home network for you? This comprehensive guide coverseverything from deciding what type of network meets your needs tosetting up the hardware and software, connecting differentoperating systems, installing the necessary applications, managingthe network, and even adding home entertainment devices. Fullyupdated with new material on all the latest systems and methods,it's just what you need to set up your network and keep it runningsafely and successfully. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of home networking * Compare the advantages and disadvantages of wired and wirelessnetworks * Understand how to choose between workgroup and client/servernetworking * Learn how to install and set up cables and routers and how toinstall and configure networking software * Share files, printers, and a single Internet connection * Back up files and secure your network * Set up your own home intranet and understand the technologiesinvolved in creating a Web page * Manage your network and learn to use tools for locating andrepairing problems * Expand your home network to include your digital camera, scanner,TV, sound system, and even game consoles * Explore SmartHome technology that allows you to automate varioushousehold functions * Investigate how your network can enable tele-commuting and otherremote access capabilities
Download or read book Wireless Home Networking Simplified written by Jim Doherty and published by Cisco Press. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wireless Home Networking Simplified The full-color, fully illustrated, simple guide to wireless home networking Step-by-step instructions: Plan, install, secure, optimize, and troubleshoot your wireless network Discover all the fun things you can do with your wireless network Jim Doherty Neil Anderson Using today’s wireless networks, you can save money, become more productive, and even have more fun! Now, there’s an easy, fully illustrated step-by-step guide to wireless networking for your home: Wireless Home Networking Simplified. This plain-English guide teaches you everything you need to know to set up a wireless network at home, even if you do not have a technical background. You’ll find simple, easy-to-follow guidance on selecting the right equipment, installing your network devices properly, connecting to the Internet, safeguarding your information, fixing problems, and much more. Understand how wireless home networks work Compare today’s wireless standards, and choose the right one for you Design your wireless network for maximum convenience, reliability, and simplicity Secure your network, step by step–and keep it secure Troubleshoot failed connections, poor coverage, and slow performance Temporarily allow guests onto your network without exposing your data Use your network to listen to music, view video, and play video games anywhere in your home Preview and prepare for tomorrow’s wireless technologies Wireless Home Networking Simplified cuts through the confusion, demystifies the technologies, and helps you make the most of wireless... quickly, simply, painlessly. This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press®, the only authorized publisher for Cisco Systems®. Category: Networking Covers: Home Networking
Download or read book Leo Laporte s Guide to Safe Computing written by Leo Laporte and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best all-around guide for diagnosing, maintaining and protecting your PC.
Download or read book Mastering Windows XP Home Edition written by Guy Hart-Davis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-02-20 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Only Windows XP Home Edition Resource You Need—Now Completely Updated Here's the insider knowledge you need to maximize Microsoft's powerful home operating system, whether you're moving straight to XP or upgrading from Windows 98 or Me. This encyclopedic guide delivers full coverage of every topic from installation and multimedia, to security and networking. Beginners can start off by using Windows XP on a stand-alone computer and connecting to the Internet, while experienced users can quickly build and secure a home network, work with the Registry to change XP's behavior, and optimize and troubleshoot Windows XP. Coverage includes: Upgrading from Windows 98 or Me Taking full advantage of XP multi-user support Customizing Windows XP Installing, removing, and running programs Sharing files securely--or keeping them private Adding hardware and installing drivers Connecting your computer or network to the Internet Sending secure e-mail and minimizing spam Communicating via the latest versions of Windows Messenger Using Windows Firewall Getting and giving help via the Internet Enjoying audio, video, and DVDs with Windows Media Player 10 Burning audio and data CDs Building a secure home network Using Microsoft PowerToys Using VPNs and connecting to a company network Setting up wireless networks with Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Download or read book Wireless Networking Survival Guide written by and published by CNET Networks Inc.. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
