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How To Build A Home Network

How To Build A Home Network. Houliang Li December 4, 1999. I. Review of Home LANs. History of home LANs Why do we need home LANs? The best model for your home LAN. Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com. FOR MORE INFO. History of home LANs.

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How To Build A Home Network

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  1. How To Build A Home Network Houliang Li December 4, 1999

  2. I. Review of Home LANs • History of home LANs • Why do we need home LANs? • The best model for your home LAN Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

  3. History of home LANs • Phase I: Single computer in a home • Phase II: Two machines in a home • Phase III: Home LANs inspired by the Internet • Phase IV: The future of home LANs

  4. Why do we need home LANs? • File sharing • Resource sharing • Equipment revival • Cost cutting Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

  5. The best model for your home LAN • Peer-to-peer network • Client/server network • Hybrid network

  6. II. The Physical Network for Your Home LAN • Comparing different topologies • Network interface cards • Alternative approaches to Home LAN

  7. Comparing different topologies • The bus topology • The star topology • The token ring FOR MORE INFO... Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com

  8. Network interface cards • Internal NIC • BNC type NIC • RJ-45 type NIC • BNC/RJ-45 combo card

  9. Network interface cards (cont.) • External NIC • PCMCIA type II combo card • USB Ethernet converter

  10. Phoneline network Wireless network Fast Ethernet network Alternative methods of building your home network

  11. III. Communication Protocols for Your Home LAN • Networking protocol stacks • Choosing your best protocols FOR MORE INFO... Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com

  12. Networking protocol stacks • NetBEUI • IPX/SPX • TCP/IP FOR MORE INFO... Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com

  13. Choosing your best protocols • If you do not plan to share Internet access... • If you need to share your only phone line and ISP account... • If you are a multi-player gaming enthusiast... FOR MORE INFO... Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com

  14. IV. Configuring Your Machines on the LAN • Checking and adding network components • Software configuration • Sharing resources • Mapping shared resources FOR MORE INFO... Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com

  15. Checking and adding network components • Client for Microsoft Networks • Look for the newly installed NIC • File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks • Add missing components FOR MORE INFO... Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com

  16. Software configuration • Configure TCP/IP stack • File and Print Sharing • Primary Network Logon • Removing useless network components • Setting up Identification and Access Control tabs

  17. Sharing resources FOR MORE INFO...

  18. Mapping shared resources

  19. V. Using and Maintaining Your Home LAN • Welcome to the networked world of the new millennium

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