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Date: November 26, 2000
Reviewer: Chris Kaminski
Mastering Home Networking
Author: Mark henricks
Pub: Sybex
Date: April 15, 2000
513 Pages, With CD
 This is a great 'getting started' book for home networking.
The opening chapters explain various network types, like ethernet and Wireless networking
in more detail than I have seen before in a 'starter' book. Feel free to simply
skim the opening chapters as home users probably to not need this kind of detail.
If all your computers are Windows 95 or 98, this book does a good job
explaining network installation and share configuration. Windows 2000,
Linux and Macs are only lightly covered.
The network troubleshooting guide in the back seemed very helpful and had some real
great network checking tips.
Part 1: Networking Now
Chap 1) Understanding computer networks
Chap 2) Why networks aren't just for offices
Chap 3) Who's networking?
Chap 4) Home networking technologies
Chap 5) Making a smart choice
Part 2: Installing the Hardware
Chap 6) Ethernet networks
Chap 7) Phoneline networks
Chap 8) Powerline networks
Chap 9) Wireless networks
Chap 10) Other networks
Chap 11) Shopping for network equipment
Part 3: Networking software
Chap 12) Windows 95/98
Chap 13) Networking with Macintosh computers
Chap 14) Other networking operating systems
Chap 15) Other network software
Part 4: Running the network
Chap 16) Setting up new users
Chap 17) Setting up shared resources
Chap 18) Advanced networking
Part 5: Extening the network
Chap 18) Networking housework
Chap 18) Network security
Chap 18) Troubleshooting
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