Networking for Dummies (Networking for Dummies)

Lowe, Doug

ISBN 10: 0764503464 / ISBN 13: 9780764503467

Published by HUNGRY MINDS IDG, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Networking for Dummies (Networking for Dummies)
• Publisher: HUNGRY MINDS IDG
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764503464
• ISBN 13: 9780764503467
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

You've been assigned to set up a computer network at the office, or you've inherited somebody else's network to fix. Your first question: What's a network? Not to worry. Networking For Dummies has all the answers you'll need -- in friendly, easy-to-follow steps and with plenty of tips -- to have your network up and running in no time flat. Whether you're setting up a corporate network, intranet, or Web site -- or you're just trying to untangle that maze of cables, interface cards, hubs, routers, and other networking paraphernalia -- Networking For Dummies is the next best thing to having a computer science degree (and it's much less expensive and less time-consuming, too). Plus, Networking For Dummies is loaded with helpful hints on maintaining safe and secure networks, configuring shared printers, and choosing the right software and hardware to suit your own networking needs.

Review

Networking for Dummies upholds the series' proletarian tradition by entertainingly explaining local area networks (LAN) to the rest of us. Written with three different--but equally "clueless in technical matters;quot;--audiences in mind, Lowe's book appeals to novice network users, novice network builder/administrators, and the managers who must finance the activities of the other two groups.

A large part of this book is devoted to user issues such as "Accessing a network drive from WordPerfect" and "What is a print job?" Other chapters explain the differences among the various network architectures and network operating systems. In addition, the book pays a lot of attention to troubleshooting, particularly for common problems.

For these reasons, Networking for Dummies makes a fine resource for people who are new to a networked environment. If you are a network administrator, you might want to get a copy (or three) of this book for the corporate library and refer it to all askers of brain-dead questions.

The book's primary shortcoming is its ignorance of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Novell IntranetWare. (Coverage of NT stops at version 3.51 and coverage of NetWare stops at version 4.1.) Still, lots of organizations still run these network operating systems, and if yours is one of them, this book may fit your needs admirably.