Special Edition Using Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Third Edition

Chapter 15. Overview of Windows XP Networking

In this chapter

• Network Concepts

• Network Connection Technologies

• Resolving Computer Names

• The Many Faces of Windows XP

• Windows XP's Network Services

• Tips from the Windows Pros: Becoming a Networking Professional

Network Concepts

A revolution is going on now, and it compares to the one Johannes Gutenberg started in 1456 when he pioneered the use of movable type. The ability to print in quantity made it possible for the first time for the common man to gain knowledge by himself. This new revolution is based on global connectivity, and its impact is on our ability to disseminate information by ourselves. We now take it for granted that we can share information, preach, publish, talk, and touch the rest of the ...