Tables of Contents for The Complete Idiot's Guide to Networking

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Introduction

Part 1 Scouting Out Your Network

What is a Network?

Having Your Own Network (LAN)

Using a World-Wide Network (the Internet)

Part 2 Gathering Your Network Gear

Choosing Your Networking Hardware

Network Servers and Clients at Your Service

Take a Bus, Hitch a Star, Ring Around Network Topologies

Part 3 Building Your Network Base

Making Those Internet Connections

Building Your Home Network

Hooking Up Your Small Office Network

Taking Your Network for a Drive

Linking Your Home and Office Networks

Part 4 Defending Your Network Turf

Your Fearless Leader: The System Administrator

Devising a Backup Plan

Securing Your Fortress

Troubleshooting from the Trenches

Part 5 Charting Your Networking Future

To the Internet and Beyond

Preparing for an Explosion of Network Content

Networking Your Kitchen Appliances?

Part 6 Appendix

A Speak Like a Geek: The Networking Bible

Index