Windows® XP Home Networking - Softcover

Thurrott, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764578162 ISBN 13: 9780764578168

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Synopsis

• This task–based guide focuses on home networking, specifically in an environment where one or more computers run Windows XP
• Covers the newest update to Windows XP–Service Pack 2–and includes in–depth discussions of security, compatibility, and stability upgrades
• Teaches how to share local resources like files and printers, ensure that a home network is safe from attackers, and prepare for a future of connected devices in the home
• Covers wired and wireless networking topics, broadband connections, XP SP2–specific changes, Media Player updates, and new XP versions, such as Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Media Center Edition 2005

About this title

About the Author

Paul Thurrott is News Editor for Windows & .NET Magazine and Connected Home Media. A Windows aficionado, he contributes to numerous Windows–oriented print publications, online newsletters, and Web sites. He is the author or coauthor of more than fifteen books, including PC Magazine Windows XP Digital Media Solutions, also from Wiley.

From the Back Cover

Home networking is easy when you ask an expert

For most of us, it′s not about the technology—it′s about what we can do with it. A home network lets you share Internet connections, printers, and files between two or more computers. Go wireless, and you can read your e–mail, surf the Web, or download new music from anywhere in or around your home. And with the improvements and added security features in Service Pack 2, Windows XP home networking is safer and more fun than ever before. Paul Thurrott shows you just how it′s done, in language that makes sense.

• Understand networking software, learn what hardware you need, and configure a modem
• Explore broadband options and their security issues
• Use Windows XP′s network and wireless network setup wizards
• Set up security to protect shared files and user accounts
• Participate in multiplayer games
• Integrate Bluetooth devices and add Mac OS® X or Linux machines to your network
• Deal with spam, pop–ups, malicious add–ons, and other malware
• Manage instant communication with Windows® Messenger and MSN® Messenger
• Synchronize your Palm OS® device or Pocket PC with your desktop

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764578162
• ISBN 13: 9780764578168
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 456