CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Networking Projects: 24 Cool Things You Didn't Know You Could Do! - Softcover

Aspinwall, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071486623 ISBN 13: 9780071486620

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2007

Synopsis

Set up a high-speed home network

Network the computers and peripheral devices in your home or small office with the fun and practical projects packed inside this hands-on guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to create a wired or wireless network so you can share files, printers, and other resources. You'll also learn to set up a server and secure and expand your network.

Inside, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Networking Projects takes you from beginning through advanced tasks with ease!

• Control other PCs remotely
• Share network storage without a server
• Set up a webcam server
• Enable and share a cellular data connection
• Watch live TV from anywhere via a Sling Media bridge
• Integrate IM and VoIP applications into your network
• Run your own PC weather station
• Connect TiVo to your home network

About this title

About the Author

Jim Aspinwall is the author of six books covering topics from introduction to PCs through troubleshooting, configuration references, wireless networking, and PC hacking and mods.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071486623
• ISBN 13: 9780071486620
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 173