Networking For Dummies

Networking For Dummies®, 10th Edition......Page 1
 Contents at a Glance......Page 9
 Table of Contents......Page 11
  About This Book......Page 23
  How to Use This Book......Page 24
  How This Book Is Organized......Page 25
  Icons Used in This Book......Page 27
  Where to Go from Here......Page 28
 Part I: Getting Started with Networking......Page 29
  Chapter 1: Let’s Network!......Page 31
   Defining a Network......Page 32
   Why Bother with a Network?......Page 34
   Servers and Clients......Page 36
   Dedicated Servers and Peers......Page 37
   What Makes a Network Tick?......Page 38
   It’s Not a Personal Computer Anymore!......Page 39
   The Network Administrator......Page 40
   What Have They Got That You Don’t Got?......Page 41
   Distinguishing between Local Resources and Network Resources......Page 43
   What’s in a Name?......Page 44
   Logging On to the Network......Page 46
   Four Good Uses for a Shared Folder......Page 48
   Oh, the Network Places You’ll Go......Page 51
   Mapping Network Drives......Page 53
   Using a Network Printer......Page 56
   Logging Off the Network......Page 60
   Sharing Your Stuff......Page 63
   Sharing a Folder......Page 68
   Using the Public Folder in Windows Vista or Windows 7 or 8......Page 72
   Sharing a Printer......Page 73
   Using Microsoft Office on a Network......Page 76
   Working with Offline Files......Page 81
 Part II: Setting Up a Network......Page 85
   Making a Network Plan......Page 87
   Being Purposeful......Page 88
   Taking Stock......Page 89
   To Dedicate or Not to Dedicate: That Is the Question......Page 94
   Planning the Infrastructure......Page 96
   Drawing Diagrams......Page 97
   Sample Network Plans......Page 98
   Understanding Binary......Page 105
   Introducing IP Addresses......Page 108
   Classifying IP Addresses......Page 109
   Subnetting......Page 112
   Understanding Network Address Translation......Page 116
   Configuring Your Network for DHCP......Page 117
   Managing a Windows Server 2012 DHCP Server......Page 122
   Configuring a Windows DHCP Client......Page 123
   Using DNS......Page 124
   Working with the Windows DNS Server......Page 127
   Configuring a Windows DNS Client......Page 128
   What Is Ethernet?......Page 129
   All about Cable......Page 132
   Working with Switches......Page 142
   Daisy-Chaining Switches......Page 143
   Using a Router......Page 144
   Configuring Network Connections......Page 147
   Configuring Client Computer Identification......Page 155
   Configuring Network Logon......Page 159
   Connecting to the Internet......Page 161
   Securing Your Connection with a Firewall......Page 164
  Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network......Page 169
   Diving into Wireless Networking......Page 170
   A Little High School Electronics......Page 171
   Eight-Oh-Two-Dot-Eleventy Something?: Understanding Wireless Standards......Page 174
   Home on the Range......Page 175
   Using Wireless Network Adapters......Page 176
   Setting Wireless Access Points......Page 177
   Roaming Capabilities......Page 179
   Configuring a Wireless Access Point......Page 180
   Connecting to a Wireless Network with Windows Vista, 7, or 8......Page 182
   Configuring Windows XP for Wireless Networking......Page 183
 Part III: Working with Servers......Page 185
   Network Operating System Features......Page 187
   Microsoft’s Server Operating Systems......Page 191
   Seeing Other Server Operating Systems......Page 196
   The Many Ways to Install a Network Operating System......Page 197
   Gathering Your Stuff......Page 198
   Making Informed Decisions......Page 200
   Final Preparations......Page 201
   Installing a Network Operating System......Page 202
   Configuring Your Server......Page 203
   Understanding Windows User Accounts......Page 205
   Creating a New User......Page 206
   Setting User Properties......Page 209
   Resetting User Passwords......Page 215
   Deleting a User......Page 216
   Working with Groups......Page 217
   Creating a Logon Script......Page 219
   Understanding Network Storage......Page 221
   Understanding Permissions......Page 222
   Understanding Shares......Page 224
   Managing Your File Server......Page 225
   Creating a Mailbox......Page 235
   Managing Mailboxes......Page 242
   Configuring Outlook for Exchange......Page 248
   Defining an Intranet......Page 253
   Identifying Intranet Uses......Page 254
   Setting Up an Intranet......Page 255
   Setting Up an IIS Web Server......Page 256
   Understanding the Default Website......Page 259
   Creating Websites......Page 261
 Part IV: Cloudy with a Chance of Gigabytes......Page 267
   Introducing Cloud Computing......Page 269
   Looking at the Benefits of Cloud Computing......Page 270
   Detailing the Drawbacks of Cloud Computing......Page 272
   Examining Three Basic Kinds of Cloud Services......Page 273
   Public Clouds versus Private Clouds......Page 275
   Introducing Some of the Major Cloud Providers......Page 276
   Getting Into the Cloud......Page 277
  Chapter 16: Managing Mobile Devices......Page 279
   The Many Types of Mobile Devices......Page 280
   Managing iOS Devices......Page 281
   Integrating iOS Devices with Exchange......Page 283
   Managing Android Devices......Page 289
   Using Outlook Web App......Page 293
   Using a Virtual Private Network......Page 295
 Part V: Managing and Protecting Your Network......Page 301
  Chapter 18: Welcome to Network Management......Page 303
   What a Network Administrator Does......Page 304
   Choosing the Part-Time Administrator......Page 305
   The Three “Ups” of Network Management......Page 306
   Managing Network Users......Page 307
   Acquiring Software Tools for Network Administrators......Page 308
   Building a Library......Page 309
   Pursuing Certification......Page 310
   Helpful Bluffs and Excuses......Page 311
  Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems......Page 313
   When Bad Things Happen to Good Computers......Page 314
   Fixing Dead Computers......Page 315
   Ways to Check a Network Connection......Page 316
   Double-Checking Your Network Settings......Page 317
   Using the Windows Networking Troubleshooter......Page 318
   Time to Experiment......Page 319
   Restarting a Client Computer......Page 320
   Using System Restore......Page 322
   Restarting Network Services......Page 324
   Restarting a Network Server......Page 326
   Looking at Event Logs......Page 327
   Documenting Your Trials and Tribulations......Page 328
   Backing Up Your Data......Page 329
   Backing Up to Tape......Page 330
   Understanding Backup Software......Page 331
   Comparing Types of Backups......Page 332
   Choosing between Local and Network Backups......Page 336
   Deciding How Many Sets of Backups to Keep......Page 338
   Verifying Tape Reliability......Page 339
   Keeping Backup Equipment Clean and Reliable......Page 340
   Setting Backup Security......Page 341
  Chapter 21: Securing Your Network......Page 343
   Do You Need Security?......Page 344
   Physical Security: Locking Your Doors......Page 345
   Securing User Accounts......Page 347
   Managing User Security......Page 351
   Securing Your Users......Page 356
   Firewalls......Page 359
   The Many Types of Firewalls......Page 361
   Virus Protection......Page 365
   Patching Things Up......Page 368
   Why Administrators Hate Performance Problems......Page 371
   What Exactly Is a Bottleneck?......Page 372
   The Five Most Common Network Bottlenecks......Page 373
   Tune Your Network the Compulsive Way......Page 376
   Monitoring Network Performance......Page 377
   More Performance Tips......Page 379
 Part VI: More Ways to Network......Page 381
   Understanding Virtualization......Page 383
   Looking at the Benefits of Virtualization......Page 385
   Getting Started with Virtualization......Page 387
   Creating a Virtual Machine......Page 389
  Chapter 25: Networking with Linux......Page 395
   Comparing Linux with Windows......Page 396
   Choosing a Linux Distribution......Page 398
   Installing Linux......Page 399
   On Again, Off Again......Page 400
   Using GNOME......Page 401
   Getting to a Command Shell......Page 402
   Managing User Accounts......Page 403
   Network Configuration......Page 405
   Doing the Samba Dance......Page 407
   Basic Mac Network Settings......Page 413
   Joining a Domain......Page 417
   Connecting to a Share......Page 419
 Part VII: The Part of Tens......Page 421
   II. Thou Shalt Protect Thy Network from Infidels......Page 423
   V. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Network......Page 424
   VIII. Thou Shalt Not Steal Thy Neighbor’s Program without a License......Page 425
   X. Thou Shalt Write Down Thy Network Configuration upon Tablets of Stone......Page 426
   Skimping on Cable......Page 427
   Deleting Important Files on the Server......Page 428
   Sending Something to the Printer Again Just Because It Didn’t Print the First Time......Page 429
   Connecting to the Internet without Considering Security Issues......Page 430
   Thinking You Can’t Work Just Because the Network Is Down......Page 431
   Always Blaming the Network......Page 432
   Tools......Page 433
   Twinkies......Page 434
   The Complete Documentation of the Network on Tablets of Stone......Page 435
   Ten Copies of This Book......Page 436
 Index......Page 437