Home Networking

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Planning Your Home Network Oct 15, 2004 Mark Edward Soper teaches how to match your needs with the best type of network, choose the best broadband connection, select the proper hardware, and estimate how much it will all cost.

Portable Gadgets: Your Office Away from the Office Apr 8, 2005 What is a slacker to do in today's digital world? Portable devices allow your boss to check up on you no matter where you are. Find out how to waste time in style when you're on the go in this sample chapter.

Securing Your Laptop Jun 4, 2004 Michelle Johnston identifies some solid ways to deter thieves from stealing your laptop or the data inside.

Setting Up a Wireless Connection, or How to Check Your Email in a Coffee Shop Sep 2, 2005 Let's face it: wires create clutter and nobody wants to stay tethered to the wall. Cordless phones were just the beginning. Find out how to set up a wireless internet connection for your Windows XP laptop in this chapter.

Setting Up FreeNAS for a Central File Server, Part 2 Sep 4, 2009 Eric Geier shows more features of FreeNAS: logging on to the web GUI; setting up drives; and configuring the sharing protocols of Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Setting Up—And Sharing—A Wireless Internet Connection Aug 17, 2007 Create your own public Wi-Fi Hot Spot.

Sharing Files, Printers, and Other Stuff on Your Network Jan 20, 2006 Now that your computers are communicating, you can turn to the task of starting to do something useful with them. This chapter looks at how to share files, printers, and other devices among the computers in your home network.

Surf and Turf: Take Your Family Out for Broadband May 13, 2004 Internet access isn't just for homes and businesses anymore. With a wide variety of places offering wireless broadband (libraries, coffee shops, hotels, and more), you can send your loved ones out of the house for the day, so you can work in peace.

The Wired Kitchen Apr 30, 2004 Want to just walk into your kitchen, say, "Tea, Earl Grey, hot," and relax while your fabulous electronic gadgets produce your desired beverage in a lovely china cup? Too bad. Even rich people aren't living the Star Trek life. Yet.

The X10 FireCracker Kit: Not Your Grandmother's Clapper Mar 10, 2006 Getting old/lazy? Got a broken leg and can't get to and from the lamp easily? Save the Clapper for Granny and instead follow Kulvir Bhogal's easy instructions on hooking up your electrical devices to be run right from your computer.

Using PCs and TVs As Clients in Your Digital Home Entertainment Network Oct 14, 2005 Whether you configure your home entertainment network as a peer-to-peer or client/server network, you mix PCs and media extenders connected to TVs, powered speakers, or home stereos. Media extender devices allow a low-cost solution where existing TVs can be used as displays connected to a media extender client playing media from a main server PC. This chapter will help you integrate various media devices into your home network.

Using Your Handheld PC or Pocket PC to Control Your Windows XP Machine Remotely Jul 8, 2005 Having trouble prying yourself away from your desktop PC? Kulvir Bhogdal shows you how to use Windows Remote Desktop to connect your handheld client to your PC, giving you access to all your files and applications remotely.

Why You Want Your Own Network Oct 29, 2004 For the novice, networking can seem like an intimidating concept, but this chapter will help you to manage your fear of networks and discover the joys of a home network.

Wireless System Architecture: How Wireless Works Oct 15, 2004 Apart from transmitting the information over the air, wireless networks are very much like wired networks. However, that seemingly small difference can lead to some very large problems if you don't understand the nuances of this medium. Read this chapter to find out how wireless networks work, and why they need to be administered differently from traditional, wired networks.

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