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Home Computer Network With Powerline Ethernet Adapter
Oct 31st
Building a computer network in your large home with two storey building is more difficult compared with a home with only one floor building and is sometimes frustrating. Thick concrete building generally contributes signal attenuation and dead spots in wireless. Running network cable is a hard work. But Powerline Ethernet adapter helps you build the network easily.
Should you build a home computer network from the scratch which consist of first floor where your Cable / DSL internet connection starts and the second floor where you would like to Expand the network wirelessly, you should assess your requirements to meet your needs. On the first floor, how many computers you need, how you connect them – wired or wireless. On the second floor, this is important because you need to connect the first floor to the second floor where a thick concrete building will be an obstacle whether you run the network cable or wireless access.
In the first floor where your router gateway (with 4x Ethernet ports) is located connects two desktop computers which are close each other with the gateway router – a wired connection for each of the computer is easier.
You just need to run a network UTP cable from each of the desktop computer to the router Ethernet ports.
Now the challenge is how to connect several laptops with Wi-Fi enabled and other Ethernet based devices in the second floor to allow them connect and access the Internet? You have two options – you run a network cable from the first floor to the second floor, or you provide wireless access from the first floor to the second floor clients. To run a network cable from the first floor to the second floor you need an extra effort probably by drilling the hole or run the clutter of the wires that will just look untidy.
Computer Networking Devices For Your Home
Oct 11th
Building your home network and networking devices together may seem intimidating at first. It should not be as scary as it may seem. Actually as long as you know a little bit about networking, and how different systems work, you could have your computer networking devices speaking to one another directly.
There are two different types of networks you can create. Are you looking for a wireless network, or a hard wired network? What are the differences? As you might have guessed, the hardwired network is when there are visible wires going from computer networking devices to networking devices. It is not a bad setup, and sometimes people find their Internet connection is a lot faster. The downside to it is you do not’ have the freedom to move your networking devices when the time comes that you want to change their position. You can change things around, but if the wires do not reach, or the wires show, it could become a mess quickly.
A wireless network is a lot easier to set up today. Most all network devices can be found in both wired, and wireless. A wireless device might cost a little more money, but you are getting the flexibility of moving your computer networking devices anywhere within the home. The advantage of being able to do that is enough for most people to pay the extra money for each device.
No matter what type of network you choose you will need a router. The router is what will determine the signal from your Internet service provider and assess the addresses that are in the packets and route them appropriately. Routers today often work exceptionally similar to a switch and hub. A switch is used to assess the addresses in the DLL and route them and forward them to the different places on the LAN. Now the routers do that for you too. A hub is remarkably similar to a switch. Hubs are perfect for a wired network in which you need more ports to plug your components into.
Networking Multiple Computers at Home
Jul 29th
We’ve all seen the adverts, the one with the woman in the cab, the other with the mother setting the internet usage time for her kids and another with the man explaining “his” idea on the treadmill in the gym. Love or hate them I am sure we will be seeing more of these campaign ads from Microsoft in order to win-over home users to upgrade their existing Vista computers, or to persuade Windows XP users to invest in their latest operating system.
However, this post is not to discuss the likes or dislikes of Windows 7, nor is it to criticise Microsoft’s marketing ideas. This post is to discuss one of those adverts in particular and it is the advert of the father explaining how “his powers know no limits” as he discovered (what seems to be exclusively with Windows 7) how to print, share information and media wirelessly throughout his home.
Although Windows 7 is a new operating system, the ability to network information and media wirelessly across multiple devices was available in Windows XP and is not limited to Windows 7.
The problem that many home owners are facing is that they do not really know how to set up a home network and some believe that it is expensive to implement. It is therefore unfortunate that some are still forced to use USB modems to connect to the internet and to use their computer in one single place. Shocking as this is, it is the truth.
Don’t believe it? Well we have just recently converted one such home from a restricted wired modem internet connection to a wireless network and although we also supplied a new laptop with Windows 7 to update their environment, their existing computer had Windows XP installed. Now all of their information on both computers is shared throughout their home network and they have the freedom to surf the web anywhere in their home.
Why Should You Add a Network Printer to Your Home Computer Network?
Mar 2nd
Why should you add a network printer to your home computer network?
Forget about the invention of the coulor television, home computers are by far the most popular invention of the century. Infact computers can substitute as a tv, dvd player, stero, a friend, and more. This is why most average households now own more than one computer and will eventually need to know how to add a network printer.
Adding a network printer to your home computer network has so many advantages. The main advantage to a network printer would be that it saves space. We all know how cluttered our houses are getting with each new gadget that comes out. Having a network printer added to your network means that you will only need one printer to service all of your computers in your house or office. There is no need for each computer to have its own printer! How great is that.
Just the mere words “adding a network printer” sounds a bit daunting to the average computer user. But let me tell you that installing a network printer yourself is extrememly easy.
To add a network printer we need:
You will need two or more computers on your home or office network, otherwise there is no point to printer sharing
You will need one printer installed on one of your computers on your home network. It could just be a cheap all in one printer or even a flash printer that is a stand alone network printer.
You need to know the computers name that the printer is installed on. Here is How to find your Computer Name. Sometimes Windows will find the network printer for you, however if it doesn’t you need to know these settings.
Cabling your home for computer network – still a need?
Feb 23rd
Cabling your home for computer network – still a requirement?
With proliferation of wireless networking and communication equipment it is oh-so-tempting to cut the cord and save a significant sum of money in the process. But is everything that a regular computer networking user needs can be done using just wireless network? Let’s take a look at some pros and contras:
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