Home Networking Survival Guide (Simple Solutions at Your Fingertips) - Softcover

Strom, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072193115 ISBN 13: 9780072193114

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2001

Synopsis

The book features: unique design - through use of easy-to-spot icons readers can navigate the book's content - "rescue planes" denote survival tips, "sharks" flag trouble spots and "message in a bottle" icons contain helpful notes; and great value - comprehensive coverage at an affordable price. This is the only book that offers up-to-date practical advice for the average consumer who wants to setup his/her first home network with a minimum of fuss and at a low cost. It also features a consistent format - each chapter will have five sections: basic concepts, problems, solutions, troubleshooting, and future developments.

About this title

About the Author

David Strom is founder and president of David Strom, Inc., a networking and communications consulting firm dedicated to improving the quality of networked products, explaining Internet technologies to corporate computing managers, and helping early-stage Internet technology companies. He has worked for most of the major networking companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Sun, Novell, Intel, and others. Strom is one of the leading experts on network and Internet technologies and has written extensively on the topic for more than thirteen years for a wide variety of publications, including PC Week, Infoworld, Network World, Computerworld, CNET.com, and Internet.com. Since 1995, he has published Web Informant, a weekly newsletter on Internet trends and technologies. In 1990, he created Network Computing Magazine, for which he was the first editor-in-chief. He is also a frequent speaker, panel moderator and instructor at various industry events and trade shows around the world. Strom has appeared on the Fox TV News Network, NPR's Science Friday radio program, ABC-TV's World News Tonight and CBS-TV's Up to the Minute news broadcasts.

From the Back Cover

Clear, precise advice for setting up your first home network

Want to set up a home network, but not sure where to begin? Look no further because help has arrived! Now you can set up and install your very first home network using this easy-to-follow and jargon-free guide. Filled with step-by-step instructions, this straightforward resource will show you how to network with both Windows and Macintosh systems -- with minimum fuss and with just a few inexpensive products. From choosing the right cables to file sharing and connecting to the Internet, this book contains all you need to get a home network up and running quickly and easily.

The "Home Networking Survival Guide features: An introduction to basic concepts in clear, non-technical language Logically-organized chapters divided into sections for ease of use Easy-to-spot icons to help navigate through the book's content Step-by-step instructions for setup and troubleshooting Straightforward, practical advice to specific problems Solutions accompanied with helpful illustrations and screen shots

Edition details

• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072193115
• ISBN 13: 9780072193114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316