First of all, as always, I must thank Almighty God for the opportunity to write and share what I’ve learned with you, my readers.

My family is increasingly far-flung, but as their emails and IM chats remind me, home networks bring love home. Thanks to Kate and Hugh, proof that online relationships can turn into tangible results (one grandson and another grandchild on the way!). Thanks to Ed and Erin, Jeremy, and Ian, for reminding me of how technology is fun.

Donnie Owen, the Cisco expert in Evansville, for lending me many of the cool Cisco and Linksys products shown in this book.

Greg Wiegand, who keeps the Que team pointed in the right direction and fields your questions.

Rick Kughen, whose vision for this book helped guide it from start to finish.

Kevin Howard, whose queries, questions, and suggestions helped shape the rough draft into a polished volume.

David Eytchison, whose technical expertise helped improve the final product.

Charlotte Clapp, who kept chapters, artwork, and photos flowing properly throughout the production process.

Nancy Albright, whose sharp eye stopped spelling, grammatical, and punctuation problems from interfering with your enjoyment of this book.

Sharry Gregory, who processed my invoices and shepherded them through the approval process.

The graphics staff, who turned my photos and rough sketches into useful illustrations.

The layout staff, who transformed words, photos, and artwork into an easy-to-use volume.

And all the rest of the Que staff, whose technical books I’ve relied on over the years for solid information presented in an easy-to-understand form. It’s a pleasure to work with all of them.