Now that you have begun your home business you might find yourself with business PCs, home PCs, a laptop and a desktop as well as the need to communicate regularly with customers and business partners in ways that reach well beyond simple email. If you need to understand how to begin networking your systems as well as how to make them work with those of your customers and business partners – this book is for you. Written in everyday English – not “techlish”, Computer Networking First Step will help you understand the basic networking technologies that are used in home networks as well as the Internet itself. Additionally, it will help you set up your first home network as well as aid you implementing the technologies that will protect your network and systems from attack by outside intruders. A great book for those who just want a basic “grounding” in networking as well as those with a real need to implement a home or business network.