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<li>Les Freed shares his many years of networking experience and insider status to guide readers step by step through the confusing and intimidating world of home networking</li> <li>Features special emphasis on using the network for entertainment and digital media, offering invaluable how-to advice on sharing TV, video, photos, music, and more</li> <li>Begins with the need-to-know basics of networking, including the various types of networking equipment and choosing the right type of network</li> <li>Readers roll up their sleeves and actually construct their network-either wired or wireless-or by even using the existing electrical wiring already in the walls of their home</li> <li>Shows readers how to set up all the necessary software on their Windows XP PC or Apple Mac OS X computer so they can quickly, easily, and safely share files, printers, and Internet connections</li> </ul>

PC Magazine Home Networking Solutions

Computers & Technology

Freed, Les

Certification

wiley

Networking--it's not just for the office any more. Here's how to get all your electronic devices on the same team Ready to plunge into creating your own home network? You couldn't ask for a better guide through the networking maze than PC Magazine contributing editor Les Freed. From why you should network to whether you need a switch or a hub and how to hook in your Playstation, reading this book is like having Les drop by and set the whole thing up for you. And you don't even need to move those back issues of PC Magazine off the couch. * With expert advice, you can't go wrong * Check out all the advantages of a home network * Get a crash course in networking technology * Design the network that fits your needs and your budget * Compare wired and wireless products * Learn how to prepare your computers for networking * Whip up a specialized recipe from the Home Networking Cookbook * Protect your investment with troubleshooting tips * Build a network using the existing wiring in your home * Discover how to keep your private information private * Make all your home entertainment devices part of the network Visit www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag

PC Magazine Guide to Home Networking

An excursion through the inner workings of all the network pieces, this book provides the reader with the information needed to understand the fundamentals of connectivity. Each detailed illustration is labeled and annotated in easy-to-comprehend terms. Full color.

How Networks Work

Derfler, Frank

Que Pub

Practical Network Cabling is an excellent reference if you need to learn network cabling or need a unified source of information on any network cabling scheme. This book provides clear and straightforward text explaining all types of network cabling issues from specification to installation to ongoing maintenance. A highlight of this book is the superb quality of the illustrations showing various cable types and connectors. After reading this book you will be able to design the right cabling system for LANs or WANs of any size or complexity, identify all types of cabling and connectors and their advantages and disadvantages, specify the right quality and type of cables and connectors for a given application, install wiring, connectors, closets, terminators, of any cabling type, and prevent, troubleshoot, and fix cabling problems.

Practical Network Cabling

Derfler, Frank J.

Part of the best-selling How It Works series, How Networks Work is a stunning, full-color illustrated title on networking technology. Each spread provides the reader with the information necessary to understand the fundamentals of connectivity, and each detailed illustration is labeled and annotated in easy to comprehend terms, helping the reader cut through the difficult vocabulary of the networking world. In this excursion through the inner-workings of all the network pieces, you'll see the inside of a modem and the purpose of each component, how a wiring hub fits into a network operating system, how data goes in and out of a network interface card (NIC), and much more.

How Networks Work Millennium Edition

Derfler Jr., Frank J.

How Wireless Works

How Wireless Works continues in the How It Works series tradition by explaining every aspect of wireless communications, from the remote control on your coffee table to the most sophisticated wireless Internet networks. As wireless technology proliferates, readers will need to understand how wireless technologies work in order to make educated buying and business decisions related to wireless technologies. This book will provide readers with a basic technical background on wireless technologies, including infrared, radio-frequency, power line, and PNA (wireless home networking.) The book will also explain the strengths and weaknesses of each technology, so the reader will understand which technology is best suited to a particular application. Where appropriate, we¿ll explain the differences between competing industry standards, so readers can make an informed buying decision.

Gralla, Preston

TechTV's Digital Camera and Imaging Guide is a complete resource to use before and after buying a digital camera. You'll get expert advice from Les Freed, a PC Magazine editor who writes reviews on the newest consumer digital cameras and compatible software and hardware. This guide covers choosing the right camera, hardware, software, and Web resources, and shows how to capture, edit, store, and share images easily and with no previous photography experience.

TechTV's Digital Camera and Imaging Guide

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

How Networks Work is a stunning book, illustrated in full color, that takes readers through the inner-workings of network systems with simple explanations that avoid networking jargon.. The book begins by describing the basic principles of signaling and information packaging used in all systems and goes on to show how those principles work inside pieces of network equipment ranging from network interface cards to the Internet. This latest edition includes new technologies not covered in previous editions, including set top boxes, wireless palm, and more!

How Networks Work (6th Edition)

Ever wonder how your office computer network works? Or how the Ethernet card inside your computer connects you to that network or to the Internet? How Networks Work will give you a thorough, detailed explanation of the inner-workings of network systems without getting you caught up in network jargon. Learn the basic principles of networking and how those principles work inside pieces of network equipment. Complete with illustrations to show how things work together, this latest edition also includes information on the newest technologies, including VoIP, wireless networks, broadband and more.

Covers Novell NetWare 2.2 and 3.11. Includes a disk with a collection of NetWare utilities, MENU scripts, and batch files. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

PC Magazine Guide to Using Netware/Book and Disk

Programming

Ziff Davis Pr

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Books by Freed, Les

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PC Magazine Home Networking Solutions

PC Magazine Guide to Home Networking

How Networks Work

Practical Network Cabling

How Networks Work Millennium Edition

How Wireless Works

TechTV's Digital Camera and Imaging Guide

How Networks Work (6th Edition)

How Networks Work

PC Magazine Guide to Using Netware/Book and Disk