Networking for Dummies

Part I: The Absolute Basics (A Network User's Guide)

Chapter 1: Networks Will Not Take Over the World, and Other Network Basics
Chapter 2: Life on the Network
Chapter 3: Using a Network Printer
Chapter 4: Mr. McFeeley's Guide to E-Mail
Chapter 5: Help! The Network's Down!

Part II: Build Your Own Network

Chapter 6: The Bad News: You Have to Plan Ahead
Chapter 7: Choose Your Weapon (or, Which Network Should I Use?)
Chapter 8: Planning Your Servers
Chapter 9: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave (Cables, Adapters, and Other Stuff)
Chapter 10: Putting It Together (or, Insert Tab A into Slot B)

Part III: The Dummies Guide to Network Management

Chapter 11: Help Wanted (A Network Manager's Job Description)
Chapter 12: Who Are You? (or, Big Brother's Guide to Network Security)
Chapter 13: Fast as Fast Can Be (or, The Jackalope's Guide to Network Performance)
Chapter 14: Things That Go Bump in the Night (How to Protect Your Network Data)
Chapter 15: How to Stay on Top of Your Network and Keep the

Part IV: Cool Things You Can Do with Your Network

Chapter 16: Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 17: Creating an Intranet
Chapter 18: More Cool Stuff You Can Do with Your Network

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Big Network Mistakes
Chapter 20: Ten Networking Commandments
Chapter 21: Ten Things You Should Keep in the Closet
Chapter 22: Ten Network Gizmos Only Big Networks Need
Chapter 23: Ten (or Fewer) Layers of the OSI Model
Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Networking Windows 3.1
Chapter 25: Ten Things to Know about Networking Macintoshes
Chapter 26: Ten Programs That Make Network Life Easier
Chapter 27: Ten Hot Network Buzzwords Guaranteed to Enliven a Cocktail Party

Part VI: References for Real People

Chapter 28: NetWare Commands You'll Use
Chapter 29: LANtastic Commands You'll Use
Chapter 30: Windows NET Commands You'll Use

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