Networking for Dummies, 8th Edition

Doug Lowe

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2007924234

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Dedication

To Debbie, Rebecca, Sarah, and Bethany.

About the Author

Doug Lowe has written a whole bunch of computer books, including more than 40 For Dummies books (such as PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies, Word 2007 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, and Networking All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies). He lives in that sunny All-American city of Fresno, California, which isn't nearly as close to San Francisco as most people think, with his wife and his youngest daughter (the other two have flown the coop), and a couple of crazy dogs. He manages the network for an engineering firm in Clovis, CA, and in his free time creates computer-controlled Halloween decorations that rival Disney's Haunted Mansion. Maybe his next book should be Computer-Controlled Halloween Props For Dummies. (For pictures, check out his Web site at http://www.LoweWriter.com/halloween.)

Author's Acknowledgments

The list of thank-yous for this book is long and goes back several years. I'd like to first thank John Kilcullen, David Solomon, Janna Custer, Erik Dafforn, Grag Robertson, and Ray Marshall for all of their help with the first edition. Those who worked on subsequent editions include Christopher Morris, Dan DiNicolo, Barry Childs-Helton, Tim Gallan, Mary Goodwin, Joe Salmeri, Jennifer Ehrlich, Constance Carlisle, Jamey L. Marcum, Jeanne S. Criswell, Ted Cains, Dana Lesh, Rebekah Mancilla, Becky Huehls, Amy Pettinella, Suzanne Thomas, Garret Pease, and Andrea Boucher. Each of these people made valuable contributions to the content, readability, and accuracy that have paved the way for the current edition.

Now, for the eighth edition, I'd like to thank project editor Pat O'Brien, who did a great job overseeing all the editorial work that was required to put this book together. I'd also like to thank Srinath Sitaraman, who gave the entire manuscript a thorough technical look-through, and copy editors Jen Riggs and Becky Whitney, who maid sure there whir know spelling hair ores. And, as always, thanks to all the behind-the-scenes people who chipped in with help I'm not even aware of.

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