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Create Your Own Home Networks

ISBN: 0672328321
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 82

Authors: Eli Lazich

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• Create Your Own Home Networks
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• We Want to Hear from You
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Understanding Basic Networking
• Getting Computers to Communicate
• Why Set Up a Home Network?
• Security
• Deciding How to Set Up Your Home Network
• Summary
• Chapter 2. Project 1: Making Your Computers Talk to Each Other
• Understanding Network Speeds
• Wired Ethernet Networking
• Wireless Networking
• Choosing a Network Type
• Configuring Your Computers for Wireless Access
• Summary
• Chapter 3. Project 2: Sharing Files, Printers, and Other Stuff on Your Network
• Running the Network Setup Wizard
• Sharing Files on Your Home Network
• Accessing Shared Files on Your Home Network
• Sharing Printers on Your Home Network
• Summary
• Chapter 4. Project 3: Creating a Network Jukebox
• Installing iTunes
• Working with iTunes
• Using the iTunes Library
• Sharing Music by Using iTunes
• Accessing Shared Music
• Creating and Using Playlists
• Summary
• Chapter 5. Project 4: Instant Messaging in and out of Your Home Network
• Getting Started with Windows Messenger
• Setting Up Windows Messenger
• Having a Windows Messenger Conversation
• Summary
• Chapter 6. Project 5: Creating and Sharing Video on Your Home Network
• Preparing to Get Your Videos to Your Computer
• Getting Started with Windows Movie Maker
• Editing with Movie Maker
• Adding Finishing Touches to Your Movie
• Summary
• Chapter 7. When Your Network Doesn t Work the Way It Should
• Addressing TCPIP Problems
• Fixing IP Address Problems
• Diagnosing and Fixing DNS Problems
• Fixing Problems Connecting to Other Computers on Your Network
• Optimizing Network Performance
• Fixing Unresponsive Applications
• Summary
• Chapter 8. Bonus Project: Creating Your Own Website
• Running Your Own Web Server
• Creating Your Own Website
• Summary
• Index
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