Home networking annoyances : how to fix the most annoying things about your home network / Kathy Ivens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ivens, Kathy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home automation.

Home computer networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The beauty of a home network is that it can make life so easy--what could be better than sharing an Internet connection so that everyone can be online at the same time? With home networking you can move files from one computer to another, share resources, print to a single printer or multiple printers from any computer in the house, and IM the kids when they're holed up in their rooms. And the downside? Anyone who's ever had to troubleshoot a network glitch doesn't need to ask that question. The simple words, ""Why can't I print? Why can't I get to the Internet? Why does my computer

Contents:

Home Networking Annoyances; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS BOOK; O&REILLY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Hardware Annoyances; The Fix:; FINDING AN EMBEDDED ADAPTER; The Fix:; IT&S A PHONE, IT&S AN ADAPTER, IT&S...PHONELINE NETWORKING!; The Fix:; ENABLING USB PORTS; The Fix:; UNUSED EMBEDDED ADAPTERS; The Fix:; ETHERNET HARDWARE ANNOYANCES; The Fix:; CABLING BETWEEN NONADJACENT ROOMS; The Fix:; CABLING BETWEEN FLOORS; The Fix:; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; The Fix:; CABLING OUTSIDE THE WALLS-INSIDE THE ROOM; The Fix:

MANAGING THE CABLE BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE COMPUTERThe Fix:; WALL JACKS; The Fix:; ADDING A HUB TO THE SYSTEM; The Fix:; DECIDING BETWEEN A HUB AND A SWITCH; The Fix:; MIXING COMMUNICATION SPEEDS; The Fix:; MAKING YOUR OWN CABLE; The Fix:; PATCH VERSUS CROSSOVER CABLE; The Fix:; CABLE DISTANCE LIMITS; The Fix:; PHONELINE HARDWARE ANNOYANCES; The Fix:; SHARING A PHONELINE NETWORK ADAPTER; The Fix:; CHAINING COMPUTERS TOGETHER; The Fix:; USING JACKS FROM DIFFERENT PHONE LINES; The Fix:; TELEPHONE CABLE PROBLEMS; The Fix:; CREATE A MINI PHONELINE NETWORK; The Fix:

PHONELINE PORTS ARE LABELED HPNAThe Fix:; POWERLINE HARDWARE ANNOYANCES; The Fix:; POWER STRIPS AND POWERLINE DEVICES; The Fix:; POWERLINE NETWORKING FROM THE DECK OR VERANDA; The Fix:; INSTALLATION SOFTWARE IS A MUST; The Fix:; WHAT&S THE SECURITY RISK FOR POWERLINE NETWORKS?; The Fix:; SECURITY PASSWORDS MUST MATCH; The Fix:; CHANGE THE DEFAULT SECURITY PASSWORD; The Fix:; MIXING POWERLINE WITH OTHER NETWORK TOPOLOGIES; The Fix:; WIRELESS HARDWARE ANNOYANCES; The Fix:; AVOIDING STUFF THAT BLOCKS WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS; The Fix:; WORKING WITH OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; The Fix:

DO I NEED A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA?The Fix:; SIGNAL DISTANCE PROBLEMS; The Fix:; DON&T GET TOO CLOSE TO THE ROUTER; The Fix:; DISTANCE, BUT NO SPEED; The Fix:; GIVE YOUR SIGNAL A BOOST; The Fix:; ROUTERS ARE ALSO ACCESS POINTS; The Fix:; TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECH-SUPPORT ANNOYANCES; The Fix:; INTERPRETING THE COLORS OF LIGHTS; The Fix:; USING A KNOWLEDGE BASE; The Fix:; RETURNING BROKEN EQUIPMENT; The Fix:; RETURNING WORKING EQUIPMENT; The Fix:; 2. Software Annoyances; The Fix:; DO I NEED TO USE THE SOFTWARE FROM MY ISP?; The Fix:; WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED FROM MY ISP?; The Fix:

WHAT&S A GATEWAY?The Fix:; CONFIGURING ROUTERS; The Fix:; GETTING TO THE ROUTER; The Fix:; LOST ROUTER LOGIN NAME OR PASSWORD; The Fix:; WHY CHANGE THE LOGIN DATA FOR ROUTERS?; The Fix:; WHAT&S DHCP AND WHERE CAN I GET SOME?; The Fix:; MAC ADDRESS? I DON&T HAVE A MAC!; The Fix:; OH NO, MY COMPUTER IS USING APIPA; The Fix:; SWITCHING LAPTOP IP ADDRESS SETTINGS BETWEEN WORK AND HOME; The Fix:; CAN&T LOG ON TO DIFFERENT NETWORKS WITH ALTERNATE CONFIGURATION; The Fix:; NETWORK SWITCHING PROGRAMS; The Fix:; LAPTOP HAS MULTIPLE LOCAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS; The Fix:; CONFIGURING AND MANAGING USERS

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Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781306816335

1306816335

9780596153496

059615349X

9780596552657

0596552653

OCLC:

609841216