FAQs on Home Networking

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 Posted 18/11/2005 10:12:23
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Most "how do I" questions come up time and time again, so I thought it was time to produce a page of links.

There are no hardware or software recommendations as they go out of date so quickly.

I hope you find these of use and please feel free to add some of your own.

Hardware
I cannot stress enough that you should invest some money in proper networking kit. It really is very cheap these days.
Buying a router takes all the headaches out of the basics of networking and Internet sharing.
AOL and Tiscali come with issues - make sure any router you buy will support them.

Network Topologies
http://www.homenethelp.com/network/index.asp

Routers & What They Do
http://www.homenethelp.com/router-guide/index.asp

File Sharing Tutorial
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp

What are Firewalls
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-firewalls.asp

DMZ's and Port Forwarding (Internet Gaming behind a router).
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/port-forwarding-dmz.asp
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/game-behind-router.asp
Good Guide that gives detailed instructions for all popular routers and games
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

Microsoft ICS
Do yourself a favour and buy a router
But if you must http://www.homenethelp.com/ics/index.asp

Test Your Security
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Linux Networking, Implementing NFS.
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/2684/1/


Dave R

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Edited: 18/04/2006 00:56:56 by ricedg
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