How To Build A Home Network

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How To Build A Home Network

• Houliang Li
• December 4, 1999

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I. Review of Home LANs

• History of home LANs
• Why do we need home LANs?
• The best model for your home LAN

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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

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Why do we need home LANs?

• File sharing
• Resource sharing
• Equipment revival
• Cost cutting

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The best model for your home LAN

• Peer-to-peer network
• Client/server network
• Hybrid network

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II. The Physical Network for Your Home LAN

• Comparing different topologies
• Network interface cards
• Alternative approaches to Home LAN

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Comparing different topologies

• The bus topology
• The star topology
• The token ring

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Network interface cards

• Internal NIC
• BNC type NIC
• RJ-45 type NIC
• BNC/RJ-45 combo card

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Network interface cards (cont.)

• External NIC
• PCMCIA type II combo card
• USB Ethernet converter

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Alternative methods of building your home
network

• Phoneline network
• Wireless network
• Fast Ethernet network

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III. Communication Protocols for Your Home LAN

• Networking protocol stacks
• Choosing your best protocols

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Networking protocol stacks

• NetBEUI
• IPX/SPX
• TCP/IP

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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...

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IV. Configuring Your Machines on the LAN

• Checking and adding network components
• Software configuration
• Sharing resources
• Mapping shared resources

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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

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Software configuration

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

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Sharing resources
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Mapping shared resources
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V. Using and Maintaining Your Home LAN

• Welcome to the networked world of the new
  millennium