Product DescriptionHome 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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great Networking Book
If you need to know about networking in XP this is the book. Highely reccomend. A no nonsense approach to networking.
Rating: - Not well done at all!
This book offers pages of the history of operating systems, including the future of Windows, in great detail. The author should have put that much thought into the discussion of networking with Windows XP. There are some instructions, not very well written, but this author doesn't seem to understand how owners of several computers approach creating small networks. There's no discussion of why you would take a specific approach, or when you need to take specific steps.
I also bought Home Networking ... Read More
Rating: - GreatBeginners Guide - Don't fall victim to SOHO NETWORKING
This is an excellent beginners guide - Some smart reviewer convinced me to buy SOHO networking by Pete Moulton instead of this book to learn how to set up a home network. Don't fall for that review - - this book is excellent for the beginner, and you don't need to have a phD in computer engineering to understand the principles. I think if the review encouraging SOHO Networking instead of this book had mentioned that he is a highly trained computer person, I wouldn't have wasted the money on SOHO Networking, ... Read More
Rating: - A bit too simplistic
I bought this book based onthe previous review; however, I found it to be too simple and superficial to get a real grasp of home networking processes and concepts. It'll tell you how to do it, but not great explanations about why. I recommend Moulton's SOHO Networking (2002) instead.
Rating: - Excellent for beginners !!
I own several Windows networking books but this one is the best available today.......it does not only explain networking, but also the advanced functions of MS Outlook Express, MSIE, and other programs in regards to internet and networking. Recommended for beginners since it is easy to read and understand. Not for advanced compu-freaks since it is not too technical.
- Great Networking Book
- Not well done at all!
- A bit too simplistic
