Doug Lowe 
Networking For Dummies [PDF ebook] 

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Networking 7
Chapter 1: Let’s Network! 9
Chapter 2: Life on the Network 21
Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network 41
Part II: Setting Up a Network 63
Chapter 4: Planning a Network 65
Chapter 5: Dealing with TCP/IP 83
Chapter 6: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Switches, and Routers 107
Chapter 7: Configuring Windows Clients 125
Chapter 8: Connecting Your Network to the Internet 139
Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network 147
Part III: Working with Servers 163
Chapter 10: Setting Up a Server 165
Chapter 11: Managing Windows User Accounts 183
Chapter 12: Managing Network Storage 199
Chapter 13: Managing Exchange Server 2010 213
Chapter 14: Creating an Intranet 231
Part IV: Cloudy with a Chance of Gigabytes 245
Chapter 15: Life in Cloud City 247
Chapter 16: Managing Mobile Devices 257
Chapter 17: Connecting from Home 271
Part V: Managing and Protecting Your Network 279
Chapter 18: Welcome to Network Management 281
Chapter 19: Solving Network Problems 291
Chapter 20: Backing Up Your Data 307
Chapter 21: Securing Your Network 321
Chapter 22: Hardening Your Network 337
Chapter 23: Network Performance Anxiety349
Part VI: More Ways to Network 359
Chapter 24: Going Virtual 361
Chapter 25: Networking with Linux 373
Chapter 26: Macintosh Networking 391
Part VII: The Part of Tens 399
Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments 401
Chapter 28: Ten Big Network Mistakes 405
Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet 411
Index 415

Doug Lowe is the information technology director for a civil engineering firm in Clovis, CA. Doug has been managing networks for more than 20 years. He has written 50+ technology books demystifying everything from memory management to creating web pages, among them Electronics All-in-One For Dummies.