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SOHO Networking: A Guide to Installing a Small-Office/Home-Office Network
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About SOHO Networking: A Guide To Installing A
Product Description Explains how to choose equipment, set up a network, share resources and Internet connections, and secure a network. From the Back Cover Choose the right network-wired or wireless Set up your hardware and Windows networkingstep by step! Share your high-speed Internet connection Secure your network and protect your data Build a networked multimedia entertainment PC The quick, easy guide to networking your PCsand making the most of your network! Own more than one PC? Now's the time to network them. Networked PCs are more powerful, more convenient, more cost-effective, more fun ... and networking is easier and cheaper than ever! In SOHO Networking, one of the world's most practical and experienced PC and networking professionals gives you all the help you'll need. Step by step, you'll learn how to choose equipment, set up your network, share your resources and Internet connections, and keep "prying eyes" outwhether they're inside your house or half a world away. Best of all, you'll learn how to do more with your network than you ever thought possible! Choose the right network for you: wired or wireless, peer-to-peer or server-based Set up your hardware and Windows networking Share high-speed Internet access throughout your home or office Protect your networks with firewalls and other security tools Set up reliable, secure telecommuting Build a networked multimedia entertainment PCand listen to MP3s anywhere Use your network and VoIP telephony instead of an expensive PBX Troubleshoot network problems quickly and easily About the Author PETE MOULTON is Founder of The Moulton Company, a national consulting and training company based in Columbia, MD that has trained more than 1,000 Compaq/Digital professionals on PC networking and for the A+ exam on computer maintenance. Pete also created, produced, and hosted a weekly radio show, DIAL-A-NERD, and a companion TV program, TECHNICALLY CORRECT. He is creator of Pete Moulton's A+ Training Course: A Digital Seminar on CD-ROM, Second Edition and author of A+ Certification and PC Repair Guide, Second Edition and The Telecommunications Survival Guide. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction SOHO LANs Chapter Syllabus SOHO LANs Defined Book Objectives Who Needs This Book What This Book Covers Summary Key Technical Terms Review Questions This book describes and examines from a plain language and practical viewpoint the technologies, technical terminology, installation, and operation of small office/home office (SOHO) Local Area Networks (LANs). SOHO LANs started in 1983, with PC Net and Ethernetlike disk and printer sharing networks using PCs and XTs. SOHO LANs have evolved today into inexpensive home and office networks that support a variety of home and office applications. Home applications include the ubiquitous disk and printer sharing as well as sharing high-speed Internet access. Business applications add Web serving and telephony applications. Newer applications encompass networking home appliances to provide inventory control and centralized management of the home. Business applications are expanding to include all office communications, e-business, research, and telecommunications functions. Such SOHO LANs are the key communications fabric used by businesses today and into the future. Knowledge and understanding of the technologies, configuration, and operation of them is vital for everyone's personal and professional life. SOHO LANs Defined SOHO stands for small office or home office. It describes a working environment and a business culture. Virtual office is sometimes used as a synonym for SOHO. A SOHO LAN is a local area network that supports the SOHO work environment. At the low end, a SOHO LAN consists of two or more computers (typically, Windows or Macintosh PCs) linked together to share disks and printers. These computers are all labeled "hosts," even though they do not necessarily host anythin
