Table of contents

Introduction
welcome

Networking Basics

what is a network?
what is a network part 2
connecting two computers
connecting multiple computers
wired clients (windows)
wired clients (mac)
wired vs. wireless
Router Administration

router administration
firmware updates
airport administration
software update (airport)

Sharing an Internet Connection
types of broadband
firewalls and port forwarding
restricting internet access
good internet habits
internet connection sharing (windows)
internet connection sharing (mac)

Sharing Files Over a Network
windows workgroups
user accounts (windows)
simple file sharing (windows)
advanced file sharing (windows)
user accounts (mac)
simple file sharing (mac)
advanced file sharing (mac)
windows/mac file sharing
managing network passwords (windows)
keychain (mac)
file sharing and firewalls (windows sp1)
file sharing and firewalls (windows sp2)
file sharing and firewalls (mac)
offline folders (windows)

Other Types of Network Sharing
sharing via iChat
sharing printers and peripherals (windows)
sharing printers and peripherals (mac)
printing to a network printer (windows)
printing to a network printer (mac)
printing to a mac printer from windows
sharing music with iTunes
remote desktop (windows)
remote desktop (mac)

Wireless Networks
introduction to wireless
placing a wireless basestation
wireless router administration
airport administration
installing wireless cards in laptops
installing airport cards in macs
installing wireless cards in PCs
wireless settings (windows sp1)
wireless settings (windows sp2)
explaining encryption
WEP encryption (windows)
WEP encryption (mac)
WPA-PSK encryption
WPA personal encryption (mac)
disabling SSID broadcast
disabling SSID broadcast (airport)
MAC address filtering
MAC address filtering (airport)
extending an airport network

Hacks, Tricks, and Other Cool Things
linking hubs pt1
linking hubs pt2
wireless access point
wireless access point part 2
wireless access point part 3
ad-hoc network (windows)
ad-hoc network (mac)
bridging networks

Troubleshooting
troubleshooting strategy
pinging (windows)
pinging (mac)
network place won't appear (windows)
intermittent wireless connections

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