A Home LAN Is a LOT Easier Than You Think
All the connection methods we've discussed involve connecting one personal
computer to one outside line. What do you do if you have more than one computer
you want to surf with? With dialin connections, you just connect each computer's
modem to the phone line and make sure you don't try to do online banking while
your teenage daughter is busy IMing. But you can do better.
How Stuff Works, a really neat Web site of the Discovery Network, has a good introduction: How Home Networking Works.
But don't forget security, particularly with Wireless networks.
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