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Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition |  | Authors: Danny Briere, Pat Hurley, Edward Ferris
Publisher: For Dummies
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 408
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 0470258896
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.62
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ASIN: 0470258896
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
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Product Description
Wireless home networks are better than ever! The emergence of new industry standards has made them easier, more convenient, less expensive to own and operate. Still, you need to know what to look for (and look out for), and the expert guidance youâll find in Wireless Home Networks For Dummies, 3rd Edition helps you ensure that your wire-free life is also a hassle-free life! This user-friendly, plain-English guide delivers all of the tips, tricks, and knowledge you need to plan your wireless home network, evaluate and select the equipment that will work best for you, install and configure your wireless network, and much more. Youâll find out how to share your Internet connection over your network, as well as files, printers, and other peripherals. And, youâll learn how to avoid the âgotchasâ that can creep in when you least expect them. Discover how to: - Choose the right networking equipment
- Install and configure your wireless network
- Integrate Bluetooth into your network
- Work with servers, gateways, routers, and switches
- Connect audiovisual equipment to your wireless network
- Play wireless, multiuser computer games
- Establish and maintain your networkâs security
- Troubleshoot networking problems
- Improve network performance
- Understand 802.11n
Whether youâre working with Windows PCs, Mac OS X machines, or both Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition, makes it fast and easy to get your wireless network up and runningâand keep it that way!
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 Not a bad intro to home wireless networking. July 14, 2008
Mathew A. Shember (Cupertino, CA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read this out of curiosity and found it to be a decent little introduction to wireless for non-networking people.
Do get the second edition as it is updated and it had the router I have been using.
The first part of the book deals with an introduction to wireless home networking, 802.11a, g, b and Bluetooth networks. There is even a little explanation to where the Bluetooth name comes from.
The sections about configuring your PCs and Macs is pretty basic and it should be pretty easy to use as support material if you are trying to hook one up to the network.
There is a section about internetworking sharing but I am wondering if people even need to do that considering the price of routers these days.
There remaining sections dealt with using and securing the wireless network. The security stuff is written well for the beginner who doesn't want to become a master of security. It explains what is involved and what it needed to set up. However, it keeps it high level as to not completely bore a person who is not interested in this stuff(ie encryption theory). In particular a gaming and a home entertainment system. There was an example of a connected jacuzzi which only costs twelve thousand dollars. :)
Other examples included a phone, a refrigerator, chipping your pets and children. The last part seems like a good idea these days but I wonder the "big brother" implications it would present.
Some of the sites mentioned in the book are interesting. I never heard of netstumbler and have found it useful.
There is always the Part of Tens section and it's ok. Nothing new for me this time.
Overall; it's a decent little book for a noob wanting to grasp the concepts of wireless networking and what is involved with running one.
Excellent resource! September 11, 2009
G. K. Baker (Seattle, WA)
A tremendous amount of help in setting up an effective home wireless network. Easy to read, with sufficient detail, and just enough humor to keep you interested, all in the great tradition of the "For Dummies" series.
Good book for WiFi beginner February 8, 2010
Chong Sheng Tsai (USA)
Step by step help for people who interested in WiFi network. I found it's perfect for a idiot like me.
Good Book October 26, 2009
Goose (The Mile High City)
A well written and easy to understand book. Does not get dry or boring and fairly easy to find what you need. Also some good info on related technologies. A glaring omission however, is a lack of detailed info on how windows handles wireless logons. For most users however, this book has more than enough, and I would recommend it.
 Not helpful June 20, 2008
Chip (St. Helena Island, SC)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Setting up a router and a network is in my opinion neither routine nor intuitive. So, I purchased this book to guide me through the process of getting a network set up. I bought a Linksys router to connect 2 desktops and a notebook. I could not set up my network using the instructions that came with the router and referring to information in the book. I ended up using Network Magic on the three computers and in a matter of an hour I was connected. However, I have no idea whether the firewall is working or effective on the system. My wireless connection to my notebook is very slow or maybe its the notebook. I also have no idea how to tweak the system to get maximum performance and security. There is a lot of information in the book but in the end it just isn't the information you need to get your network set-up and running properly.
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