1. How To Build A Home Network Houliang Li December 4, 1999

2. I. Review of Home LANs History of home LANs Why do we need home LANs? The best model for your home LAN Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

3. History of home LANs Phase I: Single computer in a home Phase II: Two machines in a home Phase III: Home LANs inspired by the Internet Phase IV: The future of home LANs

4. Why do we need home LANs? File sharing Resource sharing Equipment revival Cost cutting Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

5. The best model for your home LAN Peer-to-peer network Client/server network Hybrid network

6. II. The Physical Network for Your Home LAN Comparing different topologies Network interface cards Alternative approaches to Home LAN

7. Comparing different topologies The bus topology The star topology The token ring Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

8. Network interface cards Internal NIC –BNC type NIC –RJ-45 type NIC –BNC/RJ-45 combo card

9. Network interface cards (cont.) External NIC –PCMCIA type II combo card –USB Ethernet converter

10. Alternative methods of building your home network Phoneline network Wireless network Fast Ethernet network

11. III. Communication Protocols for Your Home LAN Networking protocol stacks Choosing your best protocols Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

12. Networking protocol stacks NetBEUI IPX/SPX TCP/IP Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

13. Choosing your best protocols If you do not plan to share Internet access... If you need to share your only phone line and ISP account... If you are a multi-player gaming enthusiast... Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

14. IV. Configuring Your Machines on the LAN Checking and adding network components Software configuration Sharing resources Mapping shared resources Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

15. Checking and adding network components Client for Microsoft Networks Look for the newly installed NIC File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks Add missing components Contact houliang_li@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO...

16. Software configuration Configure TCP/IP stack File and Print Sharing Primary Network Logon Removing useless network components Setting up Identification and Access Control tabs

17. Sharing resources FOR MORE INFO...

18. Mapping shared resources

19. V. Using and Maintaining Your Home LAN Welcome to the networked world of the new millennium