Networking For Dummies

This updated bestseller covers Windows 8, new storage and backup technologies, and more

Both beginning network administrators and home users have made previous editions of this book a top seller. Now fully updated, this edition shows you step by step how to set up and maintain a network and covers Windows 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Author Doug Lowe also includes updated coverage of broadband technologies as well as storage and back–up procedures, all in his easy–to–follow style. You′ll learn to build a wired or wireless network, secure and optimize it, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and much more.

• A perennial bestseller, this guide to networking has been fully revised to cover Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, new broadband technologies, and updated storage and backup procedures
• Provides introductory–level networking fundamentals for those inexperienced in network technology
• Covers networking with all major operating systems
• Shows how to build, secure, and optimize a network, safely connect to the Internet, troubleshoot problems, and more

Networking For Dummies, 10th Edition walks you through the process of setting up and maintaining a network, at home or in the office.

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Networking 7

Chapter 1: Let′s Network! 9

Chapter 2: Life on the Network 21

Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network 41

Part II: Setting Up a Network 63

Chapter 4: Planning a Network 65

Chapter 5: Dealing with TCP/IP 83

Chapter 6: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Switches, and Routers 107

Chapter 7: Configuring Windows Clients 125

Chapter 8: Connecting Your Network to the Internet 139

Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network 147

Part III: Working with Servers 163

Chapter 10: Setting Up a Server 165

Chapter 11: Managing Windows User Accounts 183

Chapter 12: Managing Network Storage 199

Chapter 13: Managing Exchange Server 2010 213

Chapter 14: Creating an Intranet 231

Part IV: Cloudy with a Chance of Gigabytes 245

Chapter 15: Life in Cloud City 247

Chapter 16: Managing Mobile Devices 257

Chapter 17: Connecting from Home 271

Part V: Managing and Protecting Your Network 279

Chapter 18: Welcome to Network Management 281

Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems 291

Chapter 20: Backing Up Your Data 307

Chapter 21: Securing Your Network 321

Chapter 22: Hardening Your Network 337

Chapter 23: Network Performance Anxiety349

Part VI: More Ways to Network 359

Chapter 24: Going Virtual 361

Chapter 25: Networking with Linux 373

Chapter 26: Macintosh Networking 391

Part VII: The Part of Tens 399

Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments 401

Chapter 28: Ten Big Network Mistakes 405

Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet 411

Index 415