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Easy Guide on Networking Your Home Computers
by: Pinky Mcbanon
Easy Guide on Networking your Home Computers
Let's say you have 3 desktop computers at your home. One in your kid's room, in your home-office and one in your family room. Your idea is to have all these 3 computers connect to the internet. One computer has an internet connection on a DSL or cable modem (this is just a terminology for that little box that you connect from the phoneline or cable port!).
So you want all these 3 computers connect to the internet, share files? print from any of this computer?
Here are your step-by-step guide:
(1) Your DSL or cable internet service already comes with a modem. This is a connection from your phoneline to the modem. And then, you will notice your computer#1's network cable directly connect to this modem called the Ethernet port (or on the USB port).
(2) For the other 2 computers to share internet connection, you must have a router with 4 ports (at least!) --- looks like a telephone ports. There are a lot of router brands, one is Linksys and is my favorite. But as I have said there are a lot of different brands out there!
You must buy a network cable if you don't have one. You can buy it from most electronic store.
(4) Here we go! (considering ofcourse we are networking a Window-based computers-- Windows XP (home & professional) and Windows 2000 and higher)
(5) Connect a network cable on your router (port name: "internet" or "ethernet" - this is usually a separated port from the other 4 ports). The other end of the network cable will directly be connected to the DSL or Cable modem's (port name: "ethernet").
(6) Connect a network cable on each computer that you want to get connected to the internet-- (connect this cable at the back of the computer (port name: ethernet).
(7) The other side of each of this network cable will then be connected on each of the port on the router
(8) Now you are ready to be connected! -- turn on your dsl/cable modem. Make sure all lights are on and solid. Turn on your router.
(9) Then turn on your computer(s) -- make sure the light at the back of the computer is blinking! (this is a good sign that you are connected on the network!)
(10) Then set up your router which is normally you choose the proctocol PPoE and just enter your username and password supplied to you by your internet service provider. Oh! by the way, depending on the router, the admin window of the router is on the manual. It's so easy to find it. Trust me.
(11) If your username and password provided to you by your internet service provider is valid... then you should be connected to the internet!.Go and start browsing the internet!
*** most of the routers available in the market now are interlligent routers! There is really nothing complicated on how to set it up. Its entirely DHCP (automatic IP assignment). I don't want to be technical but .. there you go! Enjoy and be safe on the internet!
About The Author
Pinky Mcbanon is an experienced Medical Biller and Coder based in New York. A graduate of Bachelor Science in Computer Engineering. A Medical Practice Billing Consultant. She shares her expertise and knowledge with http://www.medclaimsplus.com.
Read more about the author as she share her knowledge and expertise in her field by visiting her website at http://www.justmypassion.com
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When it comes to networking, most of the time it can get more confusing than a computer for most users. For now, this page will stick to the basics for a home user or small business. First, some terminology.
Router- Network hardware that routes or redirects packets to their destination host or hosts. Routers spend all their time looking at the source and destination addresses of the packets passing through them and deciding which route to send them on. To do this it uses a routing protocol to gain information about the network and algorithms to choose the best route.
Basically, a router will take one address, the one given to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and turns it into many. For homes and business, the addresses are translated to a private ip address that is not visible to the Internet. This is called Network Address Translation (NAT). Modern routers are setup to function out of the box for basic use and usually require little or no setup. Always be sure to change the factory default password!
Now most routers come with wireless capabilities and even if you do not have any wireless equipment that you use now, you probably will in the future. The routers or modems (a device that converts digital signals to analog signals for transmission on analog lines) that you receive from your ISP for 'free' or 'rent' are usually not of very high quality or the ISP charges you a monthly fee for their use. (I recently moved and the modem my ISP gave me was defective out of the box!) You do not have to use the hardware that your ISP provides unless the ISP specifies so, which is rare nowadays. Each ISP should have a list of modems and routers that are compatible with their systems, which most modern products are. Here are a few that are good replacements.
