Tuesday 9 August 2011

Things To Know About Computer Networking Drayton Valley Alberta

By Lillian Powell


The modern household will strongly benefit from computer networking Drayton Valley Alberta. Because modern systems are so easy to setup, a network is not an exclusive domain of schools and offices. The purpose of home networks is the same as the an office network. It is easier to share files and work collaboratively over a network. Printers, scanners and an internet connection can be made shared resources on a network.

Connecting two or more computers are commonly done using two technologies. One is based on a wire connection called Ethernet. Computers can also be connected wirelessly. This is commonly called a Wi-Fi network. The technologies mentioned have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Those who want a faster connection should choose Ethernet networks. This type of network is ideal for desktop computers. Speeds such as 100 MBPs is standard. Those having new computers can connect them at 200 MBPs.

Wireless connections are slower and not so secure. However it takes someone of considerable skill to hack a Wi-Fi connection that has been set up properly. If the owners just use the default settings like not using passwords then the network can easily be penetrated.

Due to its ease of setting up most home networks today use Wi-Fi. The only hardware to buy to start a home network are wireless routers and modems. Laptops are designed to automatically detect Wi-Fi networks. There is very little setting up to do.

The easiest way to connect their home computers is to to do it with a Wi-FI computer networking Drayton Valley Alberta solution. All laptops will work right away with WiFi. Just be sure to use strong passwords. A strong password has sufficient length and is a mixture of numbers and letters. To improve security one can always change the network password.




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