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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/