The Essential Guide to Networking

The plain-English guide to understanding how networks work-and how they're built

• Intranets, extranets, the Internet, and other IP networks
  
• Network reliability, security, and troubleshooting
  
• Next-generation wireless technologies-Bluetooth, WAP, and JINI
  
• Networking industry overview
  
• The future of networking

Your complete, no-nonsense guide to networking: the fundamentals, without the hype! The Essential Guide to Networking is the complete briefing on networking and the Internet for every non-technical professional! In one easy-to-understand book, James Keogh explains all of today's hottest networking technologies-and helps you make sense of the fast-changing networking industry. The Essential Guide to Networking is a breath of fresh air: an intelligent, thorough, friendly, and up-to-date guide to networking for non-engineers! You'll learn all this, and more:

• The technical fundamentals and evolution of networks
  LANs and WANs: connections, media, and building blocks
  Intranets, extranets, the Internet, and other IP-based networks
  
• DSL, cable modems, and other high-speed Internet access alternatives
  
• Understanding Internet security and privacy
  
• Up-to-the-minute wireless coverage: Bluetooth, WAP, Jini, and more
  
• Options for maximizing network reliability and security
  
• Key resources for troubleshooting network problems
  
• The networking industry and its key players
  Powerful trends shaping tomorrow's networks

If you need to understand the dynamic, ever-changing world of networking and how it's revolutionizing today's high tech economy, this is your complete briefing.