Linksys Networks : The Official Guide

Now you can share high-speed Internet access, voice, video, and data in your home or business using Linksys connectivity solutions and this one-stop guide. This authoritative resource shows you how to build a network easily and affordably step-by-step. Learn how to select hardware, set up both wired and wireless networks, secure your network with firewalls, use anti-virus software, and much more. You'll also find helpful troubleshooting tips plus advice on getting technical support. Here's all the guidance you need to:

• Size up the advantages and disadvantages of Ethernet, wireless, electric, and telephone wire networks
• Choose the best hardware and components to fit your budget
• Install your network -- and even mix wired Ethernet and wireless technologies
• Secure both your computer and your Internet access device
• Get tips and tricks for increasing system performance and minimizing lag time
• Share a single Internet connection -- so that everyone on your network can be online simultaneously

Kathy Ivens is the author or co-author of more than 40 computer books on a variety of topics including home networking. She is a senior contributing editor for Windows & .NET Magazine and is the author of QuickBooks 2002: The Official Guide, Windows 2000: The Complete Reference and many other bestselling computing resources. Larry Seltzer writes frequently for several computer and business publications, including Fortune Small Business, PC Magazine, and ZDNet, and consults on design and testing issues. He has been Technical Director in charge of product testing at PC Week and PC Magazine and has also worked in corporate and commercial software development. He is also the author of Admin 911: Windows 2000 Terminal Services.

Walter Glenn has been a part of the computer industry for over 17 years and currently works in Huntsville, Alabama, as a consultant, trainer, and writer. He has helped thousands of computer users, from beginners to experts, learn more about using their computers and networks. Walter is the author or co-author of over twenty books on different versions of Windows, networking, and other computer applications. He is the author of Windows XP Tips & Techniques, also from McGraw-Hill Osborne.