TechTV's Guide to Home Networking, Broadband and Wireless

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TechTV's Guide to Home Networking, Broadband and Wireless
by Jerry Lee Ford
from Que

Features:

• Illustrated

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Help With The Basics...
  This book is very good for people who do not understand computers. The book provides you with all the information and instruction that you will need to set up and configure your home network from the grown up. The book will help you set up many programs word for word. It will show you how to use dial up internet DSL internet, everything to make you a better computer user. The book uses the best technology in its time because this book was writing in 2002, therefore the technology and programs has become a... more info

• A very helpful and very easy read!
  I recently got high speed DSL Internet access and also purchased a second computer. I wanted to set up a home network so that I could share my Internet connection with my kids. I visited a number of Internet sites that provided free information about how to set up a home network. However, I only ended up frustrated. One site said to do one thing one way and another side said to do it a different way. So finally I broke down and bought this book.

  As a rule, I don't buy computer books. But I have to say... more info

• Excellent Book for Novice
  Working in an administrative capacity for a computing infrastructure projects and services group at a national laboratory I have learned just enough from the helpful staff to be dangerous. Struggled though setting up my home network earlier in 2003 with their help (I wanted to learn and do it myself) but there were glitches in the system that I knew could work better. My wireless network connection to my laptop was fair at best.

  Bought this book on a Friday evening with the hopes that I could learn enough... more info

• Cant give it more stars
  I would like to give this book 4 stars or maybe even 5. I love tech tv and watch regularly, however note that the book isnt written by any of the familair staff like chris prillo, Leo Laporte, Patrick or any of the other well know gurus of tech. Hopwever because of it's association with tech tv you may expect a certain level of quality... does it deliver? Well, yes AND no.

  Pros: The book is well written and is pretty comprehensive. It includes a TCP/IP primer which is great and a lot of good information... more info