Book details of 'Networking Personal Computers with TCP/IP: Building TCP/IP Networks (O'Reilly Nutshell)'

Title	Networking Personal Computers with TCP/IP: Building TCP/IP Networks (O'Reilly Nutshell)
Author(s)	Craig Hunt, Mike Loukides
ISBN	1565921232
Language	English
Published	July 1995
Publisher	O'Reilly & Associates

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Networking Personal Computers with TCP/IP is a comprehensive guide to connecting a personal computer to a network that is running TCP/IP. Detailed sections cover various flavors of Microsoft operating systems (DOS, Windows 95, Windows NT) and explain in depth the steps necessary to configure the network. Additional sections cover configuration and boot control, mail, and services such as printing and file serving. Replete with screen shots, Networking Personal Computers with TCP/IP will be an invaluable companion as you wade through each task.
Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
Most computer users work on PCs. Personal computers are cheap and widely available, with a variety of support resources (not the least of which is the guy-next-door-down-but-two). Some computer professionals, however, would make the case that PCs are not "real" computers: PCs have much more in common with consumer goods than information technology. There is a very real gap between those who use internetworks and workstations, on the one hand, and those who use PCs, on the other. The very concept of a network is one of the distinctions. To computer professionals, a network is a system of different communications links which allow computers to exchange data and distribute processing tasks. To a PC user, a network is a wire-that-runs-around-the-office-and-we-all-share-a- printer. It's no wonder the two sides don't communicate. Hunt's book is primarily aimed at network administrators for larger systems who are beginning to integrate PCs into the structure. There are some very helpful tips about Intel/BIOS/ISA hardware, operating system(s), and utilities. DOS, Windows, Windows 95 and NT systems, and TCP/IP implementations are addressed. Email, file, and print services are covered. There is even a chapter devoted to the integration of NetWare and TCP/IP. Among the appendices, a list of vendors and texts is particularly helpful. The book assumes a technical background, but no specific knowledge of the PC itself. The material is generally quite clear, however, and those familiar with personal computers may also find this a very helpful introduction to some of the concepts and activities in the wider computing world. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995
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