Finally, there's 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 readers understand home network types and concepts, install, configure and interconnect various types of wired and wireless networks, and to network your life! 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.
Part 1 Network Your Life, Not Just Your Computers
Part 2 Building Your Home Network
Part 3 Enjoying Your Home Network
Part 4 Managing and Troubleshooting Your Network
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