Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Windows ® XP Home Networking Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. This page intentionally left blank Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Windows ® XP Home Networking Dave Field Andrew Brandt McGraw-Hill/Osborne New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Copyright © 2004 by McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. 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About the Authors In the daytime Dave Field is a mild-mannered systems engineer. In this role he has directed the installation of entire network infrastructures at Camp Snoopy in the Mall of America using technologies such as Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft SQL Server. He has been the principal architect of point- of-sale implementations, ERP roll-outs, and e-commerce initiatives. After hours Dave becomes an author, freelance trainer, and presenter. A certified MCSA and MCSE, Dave is expert at networking technologies and support desk topics. He has delivered training at Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers and has authored content for Microsoft and McGraw-Hill/Osborne for the MCSE, MCSA, and MCDST certifications. By day, Andrew Brandt works for a major, metropolitan technology monthly. 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Contents at a Glance PART I Set Up Your Home Network 1 Learn about Home Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Design Your Own Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 Install a Wired Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 4 Install a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 PART II Shut the Door on Hackers 5 Keep Your Internet Connections Secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 6 Secure Your Wireless Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 7 Keep Your Systems Secure with System Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 8 Set Up an Effective Antivirus Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 PART III Communicate Securely 9 Fight the Junk E-Mail Plague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 10 Chat and Send Instant Messages Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 11 Shop and Socialize Securely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 12 Prevent Identity Theft and Protect Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 vii Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 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Incremental changes were made to the friendliness and stability of Windows Windows 95 OSR2 and Windows 98/ 98SE were better and more stable Windows 2000 was much more stable (and much more expensive) Windows Millennium (Windows Me) was best forgotten Finally, Windows XP arrived to bring together the stability of Windows 2000 and the price and friendliness of Windows 98 Windows XP Home Edition can now scan... mastering how to put Windows XP to work It will be another fine book in Osborne’s How to do Everything series xv PleaseCopyright © 2004 by McGraw-Hill Companies www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark purchase PDF Split-Merge on Click here for terms of use xvi How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking What this has evolved into is 12 chapters ranging from anti-spyware to wiring the walls to. .. xii How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking Automate Operating System Patching with Automatic Updates How Automatic Updates Work Configuring Automatic Updates Maintain Microsoft Applications with Updates Locate and Download Updates for Microsoft Applications Use Internet Explorer... hour? Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 13 1 14 How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking With all this ease of use, you might begin to wonder why you bothered to pick up this book Rest assured we fully intend to earn our keep here The ease of configuration experienced by users of Windows XP has not been fully realized in the rest of the networking... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark purchase PDF Split-Merge on Click here for terms of use 4 How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking How to ■ Explain what a network is ■ Define what a network does ■ Identify components of a network ■ Meet the challenges of home networking ■ Understand home networking in greater detail I n this book we will help you learn the best way to network computers... itself uses a suite of communication protocols to control Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 7 1 8 How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking delivery of data on a global scale You will learn how to configure these protocols later when you consider the actual installation of your network Connect Computers and More with Your Network Networks transport,... autoexec.bat, and command lines to learn (Oh, and don’t forget to configure protocol.ini, win.ini, and system.ini in Windows! ) If the planets were aligned and the OS didn’t collapse under the weight of all the real-mode drivers, you might get your two computers to talk to each other Want to connect to the office network to catch up and do a little work from home? 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Beginning with Windows 95, this all began to get easier Microsoft finally began to get the idea that the Internet was going to be the next big thing Windows 95 drew Internet protocols deep into the operating system Applications such as America Online appeared to use the new graphical user interface to put a friendly face on online communications Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer made it possible to. .. are configured to allow interested parties to register their e-mail addresses for inclusion in the list’s mailings Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 10 How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking Keep in Touch with Text and Instant Messaging Common messaging applications include e-mail and instant messaging E-mail has become an inexpensive way for... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 5 1 6 How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking had its own printer Sharing an Internet connection is also an excellent way to save money A network that connects computers to each other in a house or office building is known as a local area network, or LAN In addition to connecting nearby computers to each other, networks have evolved into structures . www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. xii How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking Automate Operating System Patching with Automatic Updates. xiv How to Do Everything with Windows XP Home Networking Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Foreword Windows XP