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Wireless Networking - What Is a Home Wireless Network?
By Newsdesk | December 13, 2007
A home wireless network is a computer network you have in your home. Those connections and the computers that are part of them form a network. Just like a spider web, when the trapped fly tugs on one part, a signal is sent to the spider at the other end.
In the case of a home network, the web is made up of either cables or radio beams. Those two basic options make up the difference between what is called a cabled or wired network versus a wireless network. Today, wireless networking is often less expensive and easier to create.
At different points along the web there are junctions called nodes. Those nodes can be in the form of computers, switches or routers.
Switches provide a place to plug the cables in that allow a physical connection between communicating computers. Routers perform a similar purpose but with more functions, such as the ability to connect multiple networks together and (as the name suggests) route traffic intelligently between them.
In many cases, computers themselves can perform those functions. Software within the system can use the network cards in each computer, with a simple switch in between, to allow communication between them, though routers have become commonplace.
Computers, switches and routers aren’t the only possible components of a home network. Familiar devices that go under the general name of peripherals are often part of the home web.
One of the reasons for undertaking the expense and effort of creating a network is often to share a printer, fax or scanner among multiple computers. If you splurged for a color laser printer or a fax machine at home, you often don’t want to have to output that much money for each computer.
A home network allows sharing those devices.
As part of the basic home network system, you’ll often want to include software and/or hardware known as a firewall. A firewall allows for passing some information sent by trusted sources, but blocks other types of data, or that sent from any other source.
With wireless networks or any home network connected to the Internet correct network security is a must.
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