Build, Upgrade and Repair Your PC Network on a Shoestring Budget

• Over 20 multimedia videos demonstrating hardware installation and configuration--unlike any other book
  
• Treats networking from a "Small Office/Home Office" (SOHO) perspective
  
• Explains small-scale network installation, configuration, and troubleshooting in non-technical terms while showing the reader how to save money – the only book on the market with this angle
  
• Written by the author of the bestselling Upgrade and Repair Your PC on a Shoestring Budget--over 50,000 copies in print
  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1: Introduction To Networking

Chapter 1: An Introduction To Networks

Chapter 2 Network Basics

Part 2: Building Your Network

Chapter 3: Planning For Your Network

Chapter 4: What You'll Need To Build A Network

Chapter 5: Bargain Basement.- Shopping For The Best
Network Values

Chapter 6: The Tools

Chapter 7: Installing And Configuring Network Cards

Chapter 8: Making Network Connections With Cables

Chapter 9: Other Network Connections

Part 3: Using Your Network

Chapter 10: Bask Network Concepts

Chapter 11: Sharing Printers

Chapter 12: E-mail

Chapter 13: Network Security

Chapter 14: Backups, Viruses, And Drive Maintenance

Chapter 15: Adding And Configuring Peripherals

Chapter 16: Connecting To The Internet

Chapter 17: Dial-Up Networking

Chapter 18: Troubleshooting The Network

Part 4: Upgrading Your Network

Chapter 19: Improving Your Network

Chapter 20: Ways To Upgrade Your Server And Workstations

Chapter 21: Upgrading Your System's Memory

Chapter 22: Adding Hard Drives

Chapter 23: Swapping The CPU And/Or Motherboard

Chapter 24: Buying New Workstations And Servers

Chapter 25: Buying And Installing A CD-ROM Drive

Chapter 26: Installing A Modem

Chapter 27: Mobile Networking

Part 5: Appendixes

Appendix A: Upgrade And Network-Related Vendors

Appendix B: Vendors By Category