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title | : | Getting Your Business Wired : Using Computer Networking and the Internet to Grow Your Business |
author | : | Kilmer, William E. |
publisher | : | AMACOM Books |
isbn10 | asin | : | 0814470076 |
print isbn13 | : | 9780814470077 |
ebook isbn13 | : | 9780814424131 |
language | : | English |
subject | Small business--Computer networks, Internet marketing, Electronic commerce, Intranets (Computer networks) , Local area networks (Computer networks) |
publication date | : | 1999 |
lcc | : | HD30.385.K54 1999eb |
ddc | : | 658/.0546 |
subject | : | Small business--Computer networks, Internet marketing, Electronic commerce, Intranets (Computer networks) , Local area networks (Computer networks) |
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Getting Your Business Wired
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Getting Your Business Wired
Using Computer Networking and the Internet to Grow Your Business
WILLIAM KILMER
AMACOM
American Management Association
New York Atlanta Boston Chicago Kansas City San Francisco Washington, D.C.
Brussels Mexico City Tokyo Toronto
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This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kilmer, William E.,
Getting your business wired: using computer networking and the internet to grow your business/William Kilmer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8144-7007-6
1. Small businessComputer networks. 2. Internet marketing.
3. Electronic commerce. 4. Intranets (Computer networks) 5.
Local area networks (Computer networks) I. Title.
HD30.385.K54 1999 |
658'.0546dc21 | 99-12179 |
CIP |
1999 William E. Kilmer
All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.
This publication may not be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system,
or transmitted in whole or in part,
in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,
without the prior written permission of AMACOM,
an imprint of AMA Publications, a division of
American Management Association,
1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
Printing number
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables | ix |
Foreword | xi |
Preface | xiii |
Acknowledgments | xvii |
SECTION ONE: TODAYS SMALL BUSINESS | |
1. The Wired Small Business | |
The Small-Business Environment | |
Networking and Small Businesses | |
2. Networking Overview | |
TLAs | |
What Is a Network? | |
Benefits of Networking | |
Types of Networks | |
Where Do I Go From Here? | |
SECTION TWO: SMALL BUSINESS GUIDE TO LOCAL AREA NETWORKS | |
3. Local Area Network Essentials | |
Characteristics of Local Area Networks | |
Network Topologies | |
Networking Standards | |
Network Components | |
4. Sharing With a Basic Network | |
Basic Networks | |
Benefits | |
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Is It for You? | |
Cautions | |
Getting Started | |
5. Using a Network Server | |
Servers | |
Benefits | |
Is It for You? | |
Cautions | |
Network Appliances | |
Getting Started | |
6. Getting Your Company Communicating | |
Communicating on a Network | |
Communicating Without a Server | |
Benefits | |
Is It for You? | |
Cautions | |
Getting Started | |
7. Connecting With Remote Access | |
What Is Remote Access? | |
Benefits | |
Is It for You? | |
Cautions | |
Getting Started | |
8. Planning Your LAN | |
Your Network Notebook | |
Finding Help | |
Purchasing Strategies | |
Designing Your Own Network | |
Purchasing Options | |
SECTION THREE: SMALL BUSINESS GUIDE TO WIDE AREA NETWORKS | |
9. Wide Area Network Essentials | |
Characteristics of Wide Area Networks | |
WAN Benefits | |
Is It for You? | |
WAN Technologies | |
Equipment | |
Getting Started | |
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SECTION FOUR: SMALL BUSINESS GUIDE TO THE INTERNET | |
10. Internet Essentials | |
Internet Components | |
History of the Internet | |
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