Why Share a Single Internet Connection?
Most of the time, the reason people install a network in their homes is to share their single broadband Internet connection. Whether that network is hard wired in their home providing limited access but located strategically throughout the house in the most popular spots or it is a wireless network allowing access from anywhere in the home, the goal is usually shared Internet access. Sure, there are other reasons for building a network in your home such as file or printer sharing, centralized computer backups or access to a media and entertainment center. But the biggest reason is to take a single Ethernet connection coming off your cable or DSL modem and distributing that from one to many to access simultaneously throughout the home for all users. Even a number of single-user tasks that have previously been performed on a local basis can be enhanced with adding Internet access. “Cloud computing” is the term for using online applications, saving the work remotely and being able to shar
