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DescriptionThis book takes you through the basics of wired Ethernet networks and the various types of wireless network - public hotspots as well as ad hoc and infrastructure modes. For each type of network, hardware selection and installation, and both basic and more advanced configuration are covered in detail. Key topics such as wireless network security and network troubleshooting are also covered extensively. For those who want to understand a little about what makes it all work, the detailed step-by-step guides to network set-up are complemented by short descriptions of some of the technological aspects of networks, and a web directory of useful information sites plus a comprehensive glossary should help you to develop your networking knowledge and skills. Author descriptionSteve Rackley has been working with and programming computers, from microprocessor machine code to mathematical modelling on supercomputers, for over 30 years ... and still fondly remembers the sound of the first input device he ever operated - an IBM 80-column card punch machine. His writing reflects a long-term interest in the innovative use of new information technologies in the home. |