Home Networking
There was a time when setting up a home network was far too intimidating for the average home user. Technology has changed that and it is now remarkably easy to setup a sophisticated home network. Home networks can be either wired or wireless. Wired connections will almost always be better, but in most cases they are too expensive to set up. … Keep Reading → Unless you want bulky network cables visible everywhere you will want to run the wires (typically CAT -5) inside the walls. As this usually requires professional installation this option is typically too expensive. One other negative to this setup is that if you use laptop computers you will be restricted to the locations of the network jack. Because of this most people choose a wireless setup. All that is needed is a wireless router that connects to the internet access and computers with compatible wireless network cards. Simply access the network utility of your computer, follow the prompts and before long all of the computers will be communicating through the common network hub.
