Overview

Set up a high-speed home network Network the computers and peripheral devices in your home or small office with the fun and practical projects packed inside this hands-on guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to create a wired or wireless network so you can share files, printers, and other resources. You'll also learn to set up a server and secure and expand your network. Inside, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Networking Projects takes you from beginning through advanced tasks with ease! Control other PCs remotely Share network storage without a server Set up a webcam server Enable and share a cellular data connection Watch live TV from anywhere via a Sling Media bridge Integrate IM and VoIP applications into your network Run your own PC weather station Connect TiVo to your home network

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Author:   Jim Aspinwall ,  Jim Aspinwall
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 27.70cm
Weight:   0.443kg
ISBN:  

9780071486620

ISBN 10:   0071486623
Pages:   173
Publication Date:   16 February 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Easy Project 1. Basic DSL Broadband Connection Project 2. Go Wireless Project 3. File Sharing Project 4. Printer Sharing Project 5. Shared Network Storage Without the Server Project 6. Webcam Server Project 7. Cellular Internet Connection to the Rescue Project 8. TiVo at Home Project 9. Sling Media Bridge Part II: Advanced Project 10. Sharing Your Basic DSL Broadband Connection Project 11. Configuring Firewall Protection for Your Network Project 12. Home Network Workgroup Project 13. Creating Computer User Accounts Project 14. Control other PCs Remotely Project 15. Stream Your Own Content Project 16. Supreme Cellular Data Connection Sharing Project 17. PC Weather Station Project 18. SlingLink TURBO Project 19. Firewall Configuration for IM and Voice over IP Part III: Challenging Project 20. Bridging a Gap, Wirelessly Project 21. Expanding Beyond the Bridge Project 22. Create a Server Project 23. Dealing with Dynamic IP Addresses Project 24. Access TiVo Files Anywhere Index

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Jim Aspinwall (Campbell, California) has been a Windows Helpdesk columnist and feature editor for CNET.com. He is the author of “The PC User’s Survival Guide,” “Troubleshooting Your PC,” and “IRQ, DMA, and I/O.” Jim is also an amateur radio operator, maintaining 5 radio transmission sites in Northern California.

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