PAUL MCFEDRIES

Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista: Your Guide to Easy and Secure Windows Vista Networking is a complete beginner's guide to creating, configuring, administering, and using a small network using Windows Vista computers. Inside you'll find comprehensive coverage of networking hardware, including Ethernet (wired) hardware — from NICs, to cables, to switches, to routers — and wireless hardware — from wireless NICs to access points to range extenders.

I include handy "buyer's guides" that tell you how to make smart choices when purchasing network hardware. With hardware in hand, I then show you how to roll up your shirtsleeves and put everything together, including configuring a router, laying cable, and connecting the devices.

Once you've finished with the dirty work, I then show you how to wrangle with Windows Vista's networking features. These techniques include using the Network and Sharing Center, managing wired and wireless connections, accessing shared network resources, sharing local resources on the network, working with network files offline, and setting up the all-important security features. And if you are a music and video aficionado, I've got you covered with a special chapter that shows you just how to set up a networked Vista PC as your digital media hub!

Please use links below to learn more about the book. (For some of the links you'll need a program that can open PDF files, such as Adobe Reader.)

• Table of Contents (86KB PDF)
• Sample Chapter (1.37MB PDF)
• Introduction (120KB PDF)
• Index (139KB PDF)