| | |  | Manager's Guides to Computing | Home » » » Network Know-How: An Essential Guide for the Accidental Admin | | | | | | | Description: | | Are the machines in your office living isolated lives? Do you have a few computers at home that you want to connect to each other and the Internet? The best way to share files on a group of computers is to create a network. But how do you do that? Network Know-How is your guide to connecting your machines, filled with practical advice that will show you how to get things done. You'll learn the nitty-gritty of network setup, design, and maintenance, from running cables and placing wireless access points to configuring file sharing and printing. This practical and comprehensive guide will teach you how to implement security, create intranets, and more. You'll learn how to: - Connect Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers
- Implement network addressing
- Configure your network adapters, hubs, switches, and router
- Share music, photos, and documents
- Automate household appliances and stream digital audio and video to your home entertainment center
- Troubleshoot network slowdowns and failures
No matter which operating system you use, and even if you've never installed or run a network before, you'll get what you need to know in Network Know-How..
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• ISBN13: 9781593271916
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| John Ross Dr | | Paperback:
| 288 pages | | Publisher:
| No Starch Press | | Publication Date:
| February 05, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1593271913 | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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 Very useful bookAug 31, 2010
The concepts are basic. It doesnt get into subnetting much. But it has what you need to know and I will be rereading it for some time!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 I don't give five stars lightly - this deserves it.Oct 06, 2009
If I hired a new employee for my computer consulting business, I'd give them this to read. I'd HOPE that there was nothing in here they didn't already know, but I've seen supposedly knowledgeable people with tremendous knowledge gaps, so this would cover my bases.
Really it's more for the small business or home user. I can't tell you how many times I've had calls from very small businesses or home users who couldn't afford to pay me to help them with exactly the kinds of things this book covers. That's great, because too often I've felt sorry for them and helped for free: from now on I'll just tell them to get this book.
I was happy to see that the author did not ignore Linux and Mac OS X. I don't think he ignored much of anything: it's all here, from basic wiring to VPN's. No, it's not deep techy details, but it's more than enough to get you started and might just be all that you need. Best of all, it's completely non-threatening. You'd need to be very tech-phobic to feel frightened by this: the author explains things very gently, yet very completely.
I lead a little computer club here in our retirement community; I'm going to be waving this around at the next meeting and telling the people they want to get this. Very, very good.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 For someone with absoloutely no experience in networksAug 05, 2009
This would be a good book to introduce a person who has never done more than plug in a cable into their network card; for anyone else I'm afraid it is far too basic. The book has excessive amounts of what I consider 'filler.' For example: keeping your cables neat and orderly is emphasized several times, along with not accidentally connecting to your neighbor's wi-fi connection, devices must be within range of your wi-fi router to work, etc. The diagrams are overly simplified and important diagrams, like how to create a patch cable are left out. Far too often the book tells the reader to simply read the manual for whatever device is being set up.
This book is not completely without merit, it offers a broad overview of home networking but it is not a book you will likely reference after you have read it.
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A strong pick for any collection where networking is a desireJul 19, 2009
Is your office networked - and would you like it to be more integrated? Business libraries and general collections alike will find patrons turning to NETWORK KNOW-HOW: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR THE ACCIDENTAL ADMIN. It addresses specifics of connecting Windows, Mac and Linux computers, discussing network adapters, hubs, switches and document and file sharing alike. Also included are home audio and video networking and even household appliances. That's what makes for such a strong pick for any collection where networking is a desire.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Resource for the Home or Small Business Needing a Network SetupMar 30, 2009
With more and more homes having multiple computers where having a network set up would be helpful combined with more small business owners needing to perform their own network administration work, John Ross has written a book just for these people.
The book starts with the basics, educating the network novice to terms used before going into various types of networks; explaining what HUBS, routers, and switches are; explaining hard line and Wi-Fi networks; explaining file servers and file sharing, and a whole lot more. The author understands that his audience aren't going to be network gurus and so he makes things understandable, avoiding the often tedious nature of most technical books about computers. This means that normal people who are considering setting up a network or the small business person needing to set one up will be able to do so with few problems. John provides examples on how to do this and even how to wire your place for a network should you decide to do that as well.
The book also makes for good reading if you work an Operations-type job where you monitor networks but don't actually do any of the technical work. After reading this book, you should be able to understand the terminology used by the network support people and know more of what is going on as you monitor the network and deal with problems.
Bottom line: I found this to be an excellent resource for people who know nothing about computer networks to not only educate them on what a network is and does, but on how to set up a network and the equipment used as well. As such, I can highly recommend this book.
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