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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking
This book takes readers on a graphical tour of networking. Through illustrations, network maps, and easy-to-follow instructions, users find out how to connect to a network and use Local Area Networks (LANs).Leads readers through the historical, planning, and implementing stages of networkingCovers topics such as remote access, interoperability, and Wide Area Networks (WANs)Outlines elements of a network, showing how they fit together as well as discusses Windows for Workgroups, NetWare, and LANtastic
442 pages, Paperback
First published June 13, 2001
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May 26, 2015
As computers increase in power and capability, they are becoming more and more like a household appliance. Like the television set, when they first appeared there was at most one to a house. That has now changed, as many families have several computers, sometimes one for each family member. At this time, there are fourteen computers in my house that service the five inhabitants.
The combination of this change, a drop in price of the connection hardware and easier to use networking software has led to many people networking their household computers together. In many cases, this is also economical , as it allows for resources such as printers to be shared. However, networking computers is quite different from using standard application software or programming, so anyone who wants to build a network will most likely need some assistance. That is the primary audience for this book, although anyone considering a career in computer networking will also find it a suitable primer.
All of the basics are covered and then some, as many of the protocols that drive networking are also briefly examined. Additional topics include hosting a web site, working with applications loaded on a network server, protecting your data and an initial foray into network security. True to the title, none is covered in any great depth, but there are many pointers to other Que books that contain additional material on the topic.
Unfortunately, a lot of the material is outdated. Networking is an area changing as fast as the mother of all networks, namely the Internet, and a book being somewhat behind the curve is inevitable. However, this one is more behind than it should be. There are errors, something that is also unavoidable, but the number in this book exceeds what is considered acceptable.
Networking computers is a skill that has filtered down to the home, after starting at a very high esoteric plane. These changes have led to a demand for basic books in networking, a condition that this book satisfies, but only to a point.
The combination of this change, a drop in price of the connection hardware and easier to use networking software has led to many people networking their household computers together. In many cases, this is also economical , as it allows for resources such as printers to be shared. However, networking computers is quite different from using standard application software or programming, so anyone who wants to build a network will most likely need some assistance. That is the primary audience for this book, although anyone considering a career in computer networking will also find it a suitable primer.
All of the basics are covered and then some, as many of the protocols that drive networking are also briefly examined. Additional topics include hosting a web site, working with applications loaded on a network server, protecting your data and an initial foray into network security. True to the title, none is covered in any great depth, but there are many pointers to other Que books that contain additional material on the topic.
Unfortunately, a lot of the material is outdated. Networking is an area changing as fast as the mother of all networks, namely the Internet, and a book being somewhat behind the curve is inevitable. However, this one is more behind than it should be. There are errors, something that is also unavoidable, but the number in this book exceeds what is considered acceptable.
Networking computers is a skill that has filtered down to the home, after starting at a very high esoteric plane. These changes have led to a demand for basic books in networking, a condition that this book satisfies, but only to a point.
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