Chapter 8

Network Nonsense

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Configuring a basic network

Bullet Making network connections

Bullet Working with wireless networking

Bullet Finding the network in Windows

Bullet Exploring sharing options

Bullet Checking the NIC

Bullet Restarting and resetting the network

Bullet Resolving common network issues

Thanks to the Internet, every home and small business office features a network. Even a lonely, single computer connected to the Internet is on a network. This revelation means you have networking duties to perform, which includes resolving network nonsense.

  • Another part of network troubleshooting involves security. See Book 4 for details on PC security.
  • The Windows Firewall is yet another networking software tool. ...

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