Setting a network when computers are in same room

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To help determine which network technology best suits your needs answer these questions:

• How many computers do you have?
• Where are they located—are they in the same room or different rooms?
• Are any of your computers laptops?
• Do any of your computers have network adapters installed? If so, what are their types (Ethernet, HPNA, or wireless)?

Applyyour answers to the following examples of home network layouts andconfigurations. These suggest how to use the different hardware choicesavailable and can guide you in deciding which hardware you need to buy.
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You have a home office and all of yourcomputers are in the same room. In this example setup, the mostcost-effective network technology is Ethernet. If none of the computershas an Ethernet network adapter, purchase:

• One USB Ethernet network adapter for each computer.
• One Ethernet network hub with enough ports for connecting each computer.
• RJ-45 network cables for each computer.

Anothersolution is to buy wireless network adapters for each computer. Anadded advantage of using wireless adapters, besides eliminating theneed for physical wires, is that you can easily add otherwireless-equipped computers—such as laptops—later.
It is commonin either setup to connect the ICS host computer to the Internet via anexternal DSL or cable modem attached to an Ethernet network adapter.Should you do this, you must purchase a second Ethernet or wirelessnetwork adapter for the host computer. The second adapter is necessaryso the computer can communicate with the other computers on thenetwork.
In next article we will disuse about setting a network when computers are in different rooms.
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