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From wired to wireless, now you create the right network solution for your home-faster, smarter, and better. Dive in! This friendly, high-energy guide makes it easy to teach yourself exactly what you need. Use the quick lists, numbered steps, and helpful examples to get up and running right away-and move on to doing the cool things you want to do! Share an Internet connection among multiple computers Avoid first-timers' mistakes when running cable Set up a wireless connection-and help keep poachers out Hook up and share a printer and other devices Help protect yourself from viruses and other Web vermin Quickly link your Windows-based PCs and Macs Intensify your gameplay-in teams, solo, or over the Web!
Contents
Acknowldegements ix Introduction xi CHAPTER 1Networking 1 How to Recognize a Network When You See One 2 Components of a Network 3 Network Topologies 6 Put Your Network to Work and Play 9 Share Internet Access 9 Share Files 9 Share Printers 10 Chat 11 Play Multiplayer Games 12 CHAPTER 2: Envisioning Networks 15 Varieties of Home Networks 15 Networks with Wires 16 Networks Without Wires 17 Networks with Both 20 Networks Traversing Other Lines 21 Summarizing Your Networking Options 25 What Your Network Might Look Like 25 A Wireless Network with a Hardware-Based Shared Internet Connection 26 A Wired Network with a Hardware-Based Shared Internet Connection 27 A Mixed Wired and Wireless Network with a Hardware-Based Shared Internet Connection 27 A Wired Network with a Software-Based Shared Internet Connection 29 A Wired Network Without an Internet Connection 30 Working from Home Using a Laptop 31 CHAPTER 3: Preparing Your Computers for Action 33 Ready! You Need a NIC 33 Set! Becoming Network-Capable 34 Installing PC Bus NICs 34 Installing USB Adapters 39 Installing Laptop NICs 42 Ready, Set, Go (Online)! Making the Internet Connection 43 Modem Connections 44 DSL and Cable Modem Connections 49 Microsoft Hardware and a Broadband Connection 51 CHAPTER 4: Making It Real Putting In Your Home Network 53 Positioning Cables 54 Suggestions for Wheel Inventors 55 Your Home Networking Toolkit 57 Sprucing Things Up 58 Buying Cables or Making Your Own 59 Building Your Own Cables 61 Troubleshooting Cables 62 It s Almost Show Time 63 Scenario 1: Setting Up a Wired Network with a Hardware-Based Shared Internet Connection 63 Scenario 2: Setting Up a Wireless Network with a Hardware-Based Shared Internet Connection 65 Positioning Your Receivers 68 Encrypting a Wireless Network 68 Building a Network with Microsoft Products 70 Scenario 3: Setting Up a Hybrid Network with a Hardware-Based Shared Internet Connection 71 Positioning Your Router 72 Adding a Wireless Access Point 72 Scenario 4: Setting Up a Wired Network with Software-Based Internet Connection Sharing 73 Positioning Your Hub 74 Configuring Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP 74 Configuring Internet Connection Sharing in Windows Me 77 Configuring Internet Connection Sharing in Windows 98 SE 78 Scenario 5: Setting Up a Wired Network Without an Internet Connection 80 Configuring Networking in Windows XP 81 Configuring Networking in Windows Me 83 Configuring Networking in Windows 98 SE 84 Encouraging Unity: Bridging Networks in Windows XP 84 Adding a Macintosh to Your Network 87 CHAPTER 5: Making Your Network More Secure 91 Know Your Enemies 92 Viruses 92 Worms 94 Trojan Horses 95 A Few Commonsense Rules for Dealing with Strange Files 96 Scanning Software 97 Virus Checking and Microsoft Windows XP 98 Social Engineering, or "Hacking by Talking" 100 Protect Your Privacy 100 What Interesting Information Do You Have on Your Computer? 101 Your Browser History 103 Cookies and Your Web Experience 105 Add a Firewall 111 Routers with Firewalls 111 Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall 111 Other Firewall Software 113 Divide and Conquer with Security Zones 114 CHAPTER 6: Creating User Accounts 117 Creating Accounts in Windows XP Home Edition 117 Types of Accounts 118 Creating an Account 119 Managing User Passwords in Windows XP Home Edition 121 Making a Password Strong 122 Switching Accounts 127 Creating Accounts in Windows Me and Windows 98 SE 129 Turning On Multiuser Settings 130 Creating User Accounts in Windows Me and Windows 98 SE 132 Managing User Accounts in Windows Me and Windows 98 SE 133 New Technology File System (NTFS): A More Powerful File System 136 FAT 136 FAT32 136 NTFS 137 CHAPTER 7: Getting Your Network to Work for You 141 Sharing Your Folders with Others 141 Sharing Folders in Windows XP 142 Sharing Folders in Windows Me and Windows 98 SE 143 Sharing Your Music and Pictures in Windows XP 145 Displaying Your Entire Network 146 Displaying Your Network in Windows XP 147 Displaying Your Network in Windows Me or Windows 98 SE 147 Opening Folders on Other Computers 148 Opening Folders in Windows XP 149 Opening Folders in Windows Me and Windows 98 SE 149 A Name for Everything: The Universal Naming Convention 150 Getting the Lay of the Land: Mapping Drives 151 Map a Drive in Windows XP 152 Map a Drive in Windows Me or Windows 98 SE 153 Disconnecting from a Mapped Drive 154 Too Much of a Good Thing: Restricting Access to a Folder 154 Restricting Access to a Folder in Windows XP 155 Restricting Access to a Folder in Windows Me or Windows 98 SE 155 Letting Others See a Removable Drive 157 Sharing Removable Drives in Windows XP 157 Sharing Removable Drives in Windows Me and Windows 98 SE 158 Accessing and Manipulating Files on Other Computers 159 Copying and Moving Remote Files 159 Deleting Remote Files 160 Opening Remote Files 161 Saving Remote Files 161 Resolving Naming Conflicts 162 Turning Off File Sharing 162 CHAPTER 8: You Need Only One Printer 165 Expanding Your Family: Putting a Printer on Your Home Network 165 Location, Location, Location: Placing the Printer 166 Adding a Printer to a Computer 166 Tell the Host: Sharing Is a Virtue 167 Sharing the Printer Wealth in Windows XP 167 Sharing the Printer Wealth in Windows Me and Windows 98 SE 168 Detecting a Network Printer from Windows Me and Windows 98 SE Computers 169 Printing to a Network Printer 170 Making Your Printers Dance and Sing 172 Changing the Default Printer 172 Password-Protecting a Printer 173 Deleting a Printer 174 Turning Printer Sharing Off 175 Making Remote Printing Painless 176 CHAPTER 9: Communicating Across Your Network 179 Outdo E-mail with Instant Messaging 180 Starting to Use Windows Messenger 186 Signing In to Windows Messenger 186 Setting Up a Contacts List 186 Conversing Using Windows Messenger 187 Talking by Typing 187 Talking by Talking (and Typing) 188 Talking Face to Face, Sort Of 190 Sending Files 191 Setting Up a Shared Whiteboard 191 Letting Others Control a Program 193 Displaying the Same Program on Everyone s Computer 193 Letting Other Participants Control a Program on Your Computer 194 Making Windows Messenger Dance and Sing 195 More Backwards Compatibility: MSN Messenger 195 Setting Up MSN Messenger 196 Creating a Contacts List 197 Initiating and Receiving Contacts 198 What to Do Once You re in Contact 198 Starting a Voice Conversation in MSN Messenger 199 Getting Help in Windows XP Through Remote Assistance 200 Asking for (and Getting) Remote Assistance 200 Letting Your Assistant Control Your Computer 202 CHAPTER 10: It s Playtime! Entertainment in a Networked Environment 205 Installing and Running a Game 206 Games You Can Play for Free 209 Troubleshooting Games 210 Update DirectX 210 Install Game Patches 212 Update All Device Drivers 214 Make Your Games Run More Smoothly 218 Change Your Game s Appearance 219 Why Is There an Ethernet Port on the Back of My Xbox? 225 Talk a Lot, Talk a Little More: Chat Rooms 226 Chatting It Up in Windows Messenger 226 Chatting It Up in MSN Messenger 227 Creating Your Own Chat Room 229 Exchanging Ideas in Newsgroups 230 Viewing Microsoft Community Newsgroups 232 Giving Em a Piece of Your Mind 233 Reading Usenet Newsgroups in Outlook Express 234 CHAPTER 11: Maintaining Your Home Network 239 Backing Up Your Files with Microsoft Backup 240 Using Backup in Windows 98 SE and Windows Me 240 Using Backup in Windows XP 250 Restoring Files from a Backup 255 Restoring Files from a Backup in Windows 98 SE or Windows Me 255 Restoring Files from a Backup in Windows XP 256 Backing Up to a CD-ROM 257 Reducing the Size of Your Files 259 Saving Your Bacon with System Restore Points 260 Creating a System Restore Point 261 Restoring Your System Using a System Restore Point 262 Uninstalling a Device Driver in Windows XP 263 Updating Virus Signature Files 264 Installing Security Updates from Microsoft Sites 266 How to Recognize a Valid Update File 266 Automate with Windows Update 267 Monitoring Your Security Logs 269 Running ScanDisk 269 Defragmenting Your Drives 271 CHAPTER 12: Troubleshooting Your Home Network 275 Remembering How Your Garden Grew 275 My Computer Doesn t Recognize My Installed Network Hardware or My Connection 276 My Wireless Network Is Sick, Ailing, or Dead 278 My Connection Works Fine Sometimes 278 My Wireless Network Sends Data Very Slowly 278 My Computer Is Close to My Wireless Router, but It Doesn t See the Network 278 My Computer Still Can t Find My Wireless Router 278 My Computer Can t Find My Workgroup 279 I Need to Troubleshoot My BroadbandModem Connection 280 My Printer Presents Pesky Problems 281 My Printer Doesn t Appear in the Printers Section of Control Panelor the Print Dialog Box of Any Program 281 My Printer Appears on My Network but I Still Can t Print 281 A Computer Has Vanished! (from Network Places) 282 File and Printer Sharing in Windows XP Doesn t Work 284 When Network Internet Connectivity Falters: Using Windows XP 286 I Can Log On to the Internet but Can t ReachOther Computers 286 Try a Known Good Server 287 Make Sure That Your Browser Configuration Is Correct 287 Confirm Your IP Address 288 When Routing Conflicts Need Resolution 288 Conflict Resolution: Check the Transfer and Receive Lights 289 Test the Name Resolution 290 APPENDIX
