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Links to sources of information on networking home PCs
How-to Information
Short Article from US 1 on Home Networking: http://www.princetoninfo.com/200111/11114s03.html
How to Build a LAN from Gamespot (a PC game
site):
http://www.gamespot.com/features/pc_workshop6/index.html
A great collection of networking FAQs - World of Windows Networking: http://www.wown.com/
A fairly basic how-to from Anandtech, a good hardware info site - http://www.anandtech.com/html/review_display.cfm?document=207
Good information from Proxim including wizard type approach to configuration - http://www.proxim.com/learn/library/guides/gd_homenetwork.html
Real-world "how tos" on setting up internet sharing, particularly with cable modems - http://www.practicallynetworked.com
The Hub - Some basic "how to" information - (http://www.hub-tech.net)
Good "knowledge base" and real world information on Internet sharing - http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/ks.main.html
CableSense -- Plainly written information on cable modem sharing - http://www.cablesense.com
Home PC Network http wriiten by Regular people for regular People http://www.homepcnetwork.com
Home PC Network http wriiten by Regular people for regular People http://www.homepcnetwork.com
Broad band and Firewall info (Mainly DSL) http://www.firewallguide.com/
General Information
Good information on phone line networking from the industry alliance set up to promote it. http://www.homepna.org/
Home-automation.org - information on home networking and all home automation topics.
Information on home networking via your existing AC powerlines - www.homeplug.org
Great Tech Site
8wire.com -- a fantastic site with tons of great network information targeted at the small business network administrator.
Hardware manufacturers
3Com - network cards (NICs), hubs, etc. - www.3com.com
Addtron - hubs, NICs, etc - www.addtron.com
Asante - NICs, hubs, etc, includes a full line of Mac hardware - www.asante.com
D-Link - NICs, hubs, including inexpensive dual speed - www.dlink.com
Proxim (formerly Farallon) - hardware and software for Macs and PCs - http://www.proxim.com/
Intel - they make everything, including networks - www.intel.com/network
Linksys - NICs, hubs, etc - www.linksys.com
Netgear - NICs, hubs, kits, etc - www.netgear.baynetworks.com
Parallel Technologies - the developers of DDC and more - www.lpt.com
SMC - NICs, hubs, etc, - www.smc.com
Sonic - NICs, hubs, etc., including many for Macs
- http://www.sonicsys.com
Software companies
Ositis Software - Winproxy proxy software - www.winproxy.com
Miramar Systems - makers of PC MACLAN - www.miramarsys.com
J.W. Hance - maker of Netswitcher, a utility to use multiple network configurations on one computer (very cool) - www.netswitcher.com
Thursby Systems - makers of Dave - www.thursby.com
Vicomsoft - makes of Internet sharing software - www.vicomsoft.com
Smoothwall a great Linux based Firewall - http://www.smoothwall.org/