What is home networking?
EarthLink Home Networking is a way to link and protect computers and peripherals (such as printers, scanners, and disk drives) in your home. It allows you to swap files among your computers, share one printer, and access the Internet at high speed from multiple locations. We combine this flexibility with a tech-supported firewall to hide your computer from Internet intruders, and a wireless encryption system to protect your network from unauthorized wireless access. What are the benefits of EarthLink Home Networking? EarthLink Home Networking saves you time and money, and helps you create a secure network for your home. With a home network, you can surf the Internet, swap files, and play streaming audio over multiple computers, all at the same time. You also have peace of mind knowing that your network is configured to support and protect your home computers. Our firewall helps hide your computer from Internet intruders, and our wireless encryption protects you from unauthorized wirele
There’s a whole lot of buzz surrounding the subject of networking one’s home and with good reason: it’s easy to do and there are plenty of benefits to be had. But what exactly do we mean when we say home networking? In simple terms it means linking computers or devices together to take advantage of a shared connection. The benefits are numerous, for starters you can: 1. Share your web connection: If you have more than one PC, installing a home network will enable you to share a single Internet connection and have multiple users surf simultaneously – so no more fighting over the only machine that’s linked to the Internet! 2. Share a printer and transfer files: You’ll also be able to share a printer between your PCs, and enable users to transfer files between machines without the need to keep swapping disks. Remember that old desktop that was relegated to the garage when you purchased your new machine? Add a network card to it and you have a perfect system for checking email, surfing the
