Windows Vista: Home Networking

Be the first to write a review

Overview

Connect your home the easy way! This straightforward book guides you through the basics of setting up a simple network for your Windows Vista–based PCs. It’s loaded with easy-to-follow procedures and plenty of screen shots to help you do it yourself without the hassle. Organized for quick reference when you need it, this is the perfect resource to help you get your home network running—and keep it running ...

See more details below
Paperback
$19.04
BN.com price
(Save 23%)$24.99 List Price
Other sellers (Paperback)
  • All (47) from $1.99   
  • New (23) from $1.99   
  • Used (24) from $1.99   
Windows Vista: Home Networking: Home Networking

Available on NOOK devices and apps  
  • Nook Devices
  • NOOK HD/HD+ Tablet
  • NOOK
  • NOOK Color
  • NOOK Tablet
  • Tablet/Phone
  • NOOK for Windows 8 Tablet
  • NOOK for iOS
  • NOOK for Android
  • NOOK Kids for iPad
  • PC/Mac
  • NOOK for Windows 8
  • NOOK for PC
  • NOOK for Mac
  • NOOK Study
  • NOOK for Web

Want a NOOK? Explore Now

NOOK Book (eBook)
$11.39
BN.com price
(Save 43%)$19.99 List Price

More About This Book

Overview

Connect your home the easy way! This straightforward book guides you through the basics of setting up a simple network for your Windows Vista–based PCs. It’s loaded with easy-to-follow procedures and plenty of screen shots to help you do it yourself without the hassle. Organized for quick reference when you need it, this is the perfect resource to help you get your home network running—and keep it running smoothly!

Discover how to:

  • Set up the right network for your home—wired, wireless, remote
  • Share and share alike: internet connections, digital media, printers, and more!
  • Create user accounts and set parental controls for family computing with peace of mind
  • Lock the deadbolt—set up security features to help keep your PCs healthy
  • Set up Windows Home Server for simplified data storage, backup, and recovery
  • Troubleshoot common issues and perform easy network maintenance
Read More Show Less

Editorial Reviews

From Barnes & Noble
Windows Vista Home Networking may be the simplest Windows networking book we've ever seen: simple enough for people who never thought they could build their own home networks without paying someone.

Joli Ballew explains everything -- everything -- in plain, no-Ph.D.-required English. How to pick the right network. What the hardware does. How it fits together. How to share what you want to share (and not share what you don't). How to use Vista security to keep the bad guys' paws off your PCs.

But that's not all. Ballew shows how to connect your Xbox 360 to your network (and even your Mac). You'll learn how to set up Windows Home Server to automatically store, manage, and protect your data. And if you own one of Vista's "business" editions, you'll learn how to access your network remotely (to find that presentation you forget to copy to your laptop!). Bill Camarda, from the December 2007 Read Only

Read More Show Less

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780735625006
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press
  • Publication date: 10/17/2007
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 7.38 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.85 (d)

Meet the Author

Joli Ballew (Garland, TX) is a professional writer, technology trainer, and network consultant in the Dallas area. She is also a Microsoft Windows Expert Zone Columnist and Microsoft blogger. Some of her previous jobs include technical writing, education content consulting, PC technician, network administrator, high school algebra teacher, and MCSE instructor. She earned her MCSE, MCT, and A+ certifications in less than 14 months. She is the coauthor of Degunking Windows, and the author of Degunking Your Mac, Degunking Your PC, and Windows XP Professional: The Ultimate User's Guide, Second Edition, all published by Paraglyph Press.

Read More Show Less

Table of Contents

DedicationAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGetting StartedChapter 1: Introduction to NetworkingChapter 2: Get Ready!Setting Up a NetworkChapter 3: The Direct Connection NetworkChapter 4: The Wired Ethernet NetworkChapter 5: The Wireless NetworkChapter 6: The Network and Sharing CenterManaging the NetworkChapter 7: Create User Accounts and Set Parental ControlsChapter 8: Configure and Manage Shared FoldersChapter 9: Turn On and Manage Printer SharingExpanding the NetworkChapter 10: Create a Windows Home ServerChapter 11: Work with Offline FilesChapter 12: Add an Xbox 360Chapter 13: Access a Network RemotelyChapter 14: Maintain a Healthy NetworkAppendix and GlossaryTroubleshoot a NetworkAbout the Author

Read More Show Less

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
( 0 )
Rating Distribution

5 Star

(0)

4 Star

(0)

3 Star

(0)

2 Star

(0)

1 Star

(0)

Your Rating:

Review Guidelines
Add Recommendations
Your Name: Create a Pen Name or

Barnes & Noble.com Review Rules

Our reader reviews allow you to share your comments on titles you liked, or didn't, with others. By submitting an online review, you are representing to Barnes & Noble.com that all information contained in your review is original and accurate in all respects, and that the submission of such content by you and the posting of such content by Barnes & Noble.com does not and will not violate the rights of any third party. Please follow the rules below to help ensure that your review can be posted.

Reviews by Our Customers Under the Age of 13

We highly value and respect everyone's opinion concerning the titles we offer. However, we cannot allow persons under the age of 13 to have accounts at BN.com or to post customer reviews. Please see our Terms of Use for more details.

What to exclude from your review:

Please do not write about reviews, commentary, or information posted on the product page. If you see any errors in the information on the product page, please send us an email.

Reviews should not contain any of the following:

  • - HTML tags, profanity, obscenities, vulgarities, or comments that defame anyone
  • - Time-sensitive information such as tour dates, signings, lectures, etc.
  • - Single-word reviews. Other people will read your review to discover why you liked or didn't like the title. Be descriptive.
  • - Comments focusing on the author or that may ruin the ending for others
  • - Phone numbers, addresses, URLs
  • - Pricing and availability information or alternative ordering information
  • - Advertisements or commercial solicitation

Reminder:

  • - By submitting a review, you grant to Barnes & Noble.com and its sublicensees the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use the review in accordance with the Barnes & Noble.com Terms of Use.
  • - Barnes & Noble.com reserves the right not to post any review -- particularly those that do not follow the terms and conditions of these Rules. Barnes & Noble.com also reserves the right to remove any review at any time without notice.
  • - See Terms of Use for other conditions and disclaimers.
Search for Products You'd Like to Recommend

Recommend other products that relate to your review. Just search for them below and share!

Create a Pen Name

Your Pen Name is your unique identity on BN.com. It will appear on the reviews you write and other website activities. Your Pen Name cannot be edited, changed or deleted once submitted.

 
Your Pen Name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (plus - and _), and must be at least two characters long.

Continue Anonymously
    If you find inappropriate content, please report it to Barnes & Noble
    Why is this product inappropriate?
    Comments (optional)