If you're a home PC user ready to build your own network, Home Networking For Dummies , fully revised for the latest technologies, is the ideal starting place. This is one of the only books that focuses on setting up a home network capable of serving different computing platforms and different operating systems. And Home Networking For Dummies walks you through setting up the cards and cables needed for a home network, plus you'll find everything you need to know about getting it running to share files, printers, and Internet connections.
I love the 'Dummies' books, but setting up a network now does not require a book to do so. At least I didn't really require the knowledge gained from it. However, if you would like to know everything possible about the details of a home network this is a good book to start with.