Home Networking Demystified

By Larry Long and Larry E. Long

No need to be intimidated by home networking With a very readable and easy to understand writing style, this book takes the anxiety out of learning how to build or expand a home network Read a home networking book organized like a fun and painless self-teaching guide. Use the 8 page, 2-colour visual instruction insert to see how to set up a home network. Take end of chapter quizzes to check your progress, as well as a final exam found at the end of the book. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072258780
• ISBN13: 9780072258783
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

good basic resource

Thbs was a good basic esource on netwroking, but could have given more detail on the actual configuring of various network issues.

This book saved the day for me!

Dr. Larry Long's book saved the day for me. I was trying to network three computers to a printer using the Linksys WPS54G Wireless USB print server. I was not able to accomplish this and then I remembered I had bought this book. Dr. Long explains in his book that Windows treats a networked printer as a local printer. So when I installed my printer software on my laptop and second desktop I had to indicate that I was installing...

easy instructions

Long takes the mystique out of setting up your home network. In plain language, adorned with only a minimal of jargon, he helps you plan and install your network. Where this can be purely wired, wireless or a combination of both. He also draws your attention to network security. Especially if you have wireless nodes. Without care, these can be easily detected by someone wardriving around your neighbourhood and then used...