Home Networking

JOHN HARGROVE'S CIS172.334

NETWORKING · TOPOLOGY · HARDWARE · CABLES

What is Home Networking

Home networking is the collection of elements that process, manage, transport, and store information, enabling the connection and integration of multiple computing, control, monitoring, and communication devices in the home.

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Ways to Connect

• Wire your house with data cables: Ethernet Cat3,5,6 or Coaxl
• Install some form of Wireless Networking
• Link your computers through your Phone Lines
• Walk diskettes back and forth

A study of basic home networking technology can be divided into these categories: cabling and connection technologies
hubs, switches, routers; topologies
network operating systems and protocols
file, connection, and peripheral sharing security
performance analysis and optimization

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