Understanding Home Networking

Why Networking is the Important Part of Marketing

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:08:37 +0000

Networking is obviously an essential part of network marketing. Every successful network marketer knows this to be true. Although networking is such an intricate part of network marketing, the two terms are not synonymous. However there are many similarities. Both rely heavily on people skills. Both require people to confront their fear of talking to other people. Both carry with them the risk of rejection. Both also carry with them enormous opportunity. And to some people, both are considered dirty words.

Of course people that consider networking as something that is ‘not done’ don’t understand what networking is really about. The same can be said of people that think network marketing is something that is beneath them. Too many people think that networking is a way to get connected solely for their own advancement in life. In that respect a person might feel that it is unethical or not noble to network. This line of thinking stems from the idea that advancement will always come at the expense of someone else, that success in life is a zero-sum game. These people often look at network marketing from the same perspective. They think of profiting from other people’s efforts as something that is negative and not fair to them. In reality, successful networkers will tell you that it doesn’t work that way at all. Networking doesn’t have to be at anybody’s expense and the business of network marketing doesn’t reward anyone for taking advantage of others. It actually rewards people for helping other people to succeed. In that respect it may very well be the most ethical business model in the world today.

A lot of the negativity around networking can be explained by the different types of networkers. Some can be considered ‘hunters’, moving in for a quick kill, after which they move out again. They often operate without regard of the other persons interest and because of this they will enjoy the fruits of success for only a limited period of time. Often it will not take long before people find out what’s really driving the hunter. Once they see that he or she is only looking after his or her own interests, their willingness to interact with this person will quickly evaporate. By contrast, truly successful networkers are often ‘farmers’ who spend a lot of time sowing and nourishing their relationships, instead of just focusing on reaping. They invest in their network, they energize their network. They use their network, but they never ever abuse their network! And their network knows this. A true networker will always keep the interests of others in mind. That’s why working with a true networker is so enjoyable. Networkers are often very likeable and as such people like to interact with them.

Networking is a skill that is essential to all businesses not just network marketing. Although network marketing differs in many ways from the more traditional forms of doing business, the importance of networking is just as prevalent. If not more so. A network marketer that doesn’t know how to network will be out of business in no time. Network marketing is first and foremost a people’s business and this implies that the ability to effectively work with people is absolutely critical. This is why successful network marketers are extremely adept at networking. Many have found out over time that developing this skill can pay off in many areas outside their network marketing business as well. Business owners who have started a home based business on the side often apply their enhanced networking and people’s skills in their traditional business with great success. For some network marketers this spin-off has earned them more money than the income from their network marketing business itself.

So whether you are in network marketing or in a more traditional type of business, don’t underestimate the importance of becoming an effective networker. And if you really want to master this skill you may find there is a lot to learn from good network marketers. So if you happen to know anybody that fits that description, try and benefit from their knowledge on the topic. It will surely help you network your way to success!

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admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:55:45 +0000

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Ethernet Cable: A How To Guide

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:55:27 +0000

Ethernet Cable

In order to make your own home Computer network means wiring it with ethernet cable, sockets and also ethernet plugs. Building your own ethernet network doesn’t have to be hard, and for the do it yourselfer, follow these simple steps for a solid working network. In the case of ethernet cable the advantages of doing it yourself is that you can custom make the cable lengths for your requirements.

For instance, a twenty five foot long ethernet cable is hardly suitable when all you need is a two foot piece of wire. Follow these steps to wire your own network with ethernet cable.

The 1st phase is always to take an end of the cable and cut it straight. Follow this by stripping the external casing about an inch from the end. If you’re fortunate enough to have a cabling tool this is a simple task as all you must do is apply pressure, rotate the Ethernet cable and then slide off the casing.

When this step is finished, you should have 4 pairs of twisted ethernet cable if you are using Cat 5 cable.

The pairs of stripped ethernet cable will each have one solid color and the other will be striped. These colors are usually blue, green, orange and brown. At this point separate the pairs so you will have 8 separate wires total. You then should arrange the wires in to the correct pattern for insertion into the plug. By flexing the cables manually they will be easier to work with. You’ll find many wiring sequences utilized in Ethernet cable, in most cases diagrams of these may be simply found on the internet.

The fourth step should be to take the cables in sequence and insert them into the RJ45 plug. If the cables are not of equal length at this point it is usually worth making a straight cut across all of them. The moment you have slid the wires into the plug ensure that each with the exposed wires are in contact using the copper elements in the RJ45.

Use a crimping tool, or the stripping tool if you have one, to apply pressure to the Ethernet cable and connector to make the connection permanent. This can be accomplished by holding the crimping tool with your dominant hand and the ethernet cable in the other. Repeat the crimping of the ethernet cable and connector several times to ensure good contact.

Hopefully this guide to creating your very own computer network with Ethernet cable has provided the reader with a good starting point from which to produce your local area networks. By doing this yourself you will not only gain an understanding of you network but you will save money by not having to pay someone to do it for you.

Build a High Performance and Secured Wireless Network

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:39:56 +0000

secure wireless net

If you would like to build a wireless network from the scratch, it is recommended to use the best wireless network based devices, using the current wireless technologies available at the marketplace today. The best wireless network should consist of wireless devices and wireless standards which can provide the best technologies in three main areas. Firstly, the wireless devices and standards should provide the fastest wireless network. Secondly, wireless devices and technology used should provide the farthest network coverage. Thirdly, the wireless security standard should provide the most secured network to protect the private network against any types of network threats. The Best Wireless Network in Speed The fastest and the best wireless network available at the market today is 2.0 802.11n standards. This is the latest industrial standards today – the future technology, it was just ratified by the IEEE last Sep 2009. Mostly all the wireless manufacturers ship their lines of wireless products based on this draft and final standards. The recent manufacturers ship their products and claimed that the wireless network can provide the speed up to 300 Mbps. However, this is all theoretical, in a sense, due to the fact that routers never achieve the maximum throughput they’re rated at (802.11b at 11 Mbps and 802.11g at 54 Mbps). Many wireless devices were shipped based on the draft version of 802.11n standards. But this draft version is assured to be backward compatibility with the current industrial standards 802.11b and wireless 802.11g wireless devices, and can be used to fill in the gaps of your wireless network today. Besides, draft 802.11n has been ratified officially as the fastest wireless industrial standards, there will be no hardware changes. The only thing you need to upgrade is the firmware that will be freely downloaded from the official vendor’s websites. Even some vendors design their products with the capability of download the recent firmware automatically when it connects to the internet. Now, the final version of the 802.11n has been adopted by many new wireless devices today. The Best Wireless Network in Network Coverage Selecting the best wireless network should provide the technology with the farthest network coverage. A current technology widely adopted by the manufacturers to provide the farther wireless network coverage is the combination of wireless –N and Multiple-in-multiple-out (MIMO) antenna technology. MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to improve the system performance. MIMO technology relies on multipath signals. Multipath signals are the reflected signals arriving at the receiver some time after the line of sight (LOS) signal transmission has been received. MIMO technology combined with the wireless –N creates robust signals for maximum range and speed with reduced dead spots. Some manufacturers embedded their product with their own competitive technology for better network coverage. For example D-Link introduces Extreme –N technology to provide the speed up to 14x faster and provide 6x the range farther when compared to 802.11g wireless devices. The Best Wireless Network in Security Selecting the best wireless network, you should think about the best security the network can protect against any threats. As a general rule, you should employ a level of security that corresponds to the sensitivity of the data on your network. Unlike wired systems, which can be physically secured, wireless networks are not confined to the inside of buildings. They can be picked up as far as 1,000 feet outside of the premises with a laptop and a gain antenna. This makes WLANs inherently vulnerable to interception. The latest industrial wireless security standard is WPA2. WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access which is a certification program created by the Wi-Fi Alliance to indicate compliance with the security protocol created by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. This protocol was created in response to several serious weaknesses researchers had found in the previous system, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). The other features you should consider in selecting the wireless devices for the best wireless network is the Quality of Services (QoS) feature which capable of providing the prioritization of the data stream. With wireless routers (without the QoS feature), all wired and wireless traffic, including VoIP, Video Streaming, Online Gaming, and Web browsing are mixed together into a single data stream. By handling data this way, applications like video streaming could pause or delay. With Intelligent QoS Technology, wired and wireless traffic is analyzed and separated into multiple data streams. These streams are then categorized by sensitivity to delay, so applications like VoIP, Video Streaming, and Online Gaming are given priority over Web browsing. This enables multiple applications to stream smoothly to your TV or PC. D-Link introduces Gamer Lounge DGL-4500 with intelligent QoS technology which is designed specifically for gamers in mind. The last but not the least for the best wireless network you can also consider the dual-band feature of the wireless access point and also the wireless clients. With the dual band technology, the wireless devices support 2.4GHz & 5GHz wireless signals at the same time. This allows you to check e-mail and browse the Internet using the 2.4GHz band while simultaneously streaming High-Definition (HD) movies and other media on the 5GHz band. With the best wireless network, it is not perfect if you do not deploy the antivirus software for each of the computers on the network. By Ki Grinsing

Understanding the Components of a Home Network

admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 15:14:05 +0000

Home networks are becoming more common. People want to be able to share a single broadband Internet connection to several computers in the house. There are many different devices that you can use to make up your home network. If you have never heard network terminology device names likerouter, hub, etc may seem confusing.

The purpose of most of these devices is to control how the network passes around information. This information is sent in the form of “packets”. I will refer to the term packet several times in this article. It simply means the data that the network is transporting. I will now explain the purpose of the major components of a home network.

What is a Hub

A hub is a device that has several Ethernet ports on the back of the device. One of these ports will likely be labeled “Uplink”. This port allows you to connect multiple hubs together, if you run out of ports on your hub. If you do not have an uplink port on your hub, the hub cannot be easily extended if you run out of ports.

A hub is a device that attaches multiple computers on an Ethernet network. If you have a number different computers that you want to connect together, you could connect each to the hub. Any packet that is sent out by any computer on the network will immediately be transmitted to the other computers. Each computer will determine if the packet was really intended for it, and filter out packets that were intended for other computers.

You really should not use a hub in a modern home network. You should always use a switch in place of a hub. Switches will be discussed in the next section.

What is a Switch

A switch is a device that has several Ethernet ports on the back of the device. One of these ports will likely be labeled “Uplink”. This port allows you to connect multiple switches together, if you run out of ports on your switch. If you do not have an uplink port on your switch, the switch cannot be easily extended if you run out of ports.

A switch serves the same function as a hub. It allows you to connect multiple computers together, so that they can exchange packets. However, a switch is much more efficient than a hub. A switch will only send Ethernet packets to the computer that the packet was intended for. Because of this you should always use a switch in place of a hub.

What is a Router

A router is a device that has several Ethernet ports on the back of the device. One of the connectors will be labeled WAN. You should connect the WAN port to the Ethernet connection on a broadband source, such as a cable or DSL modem. The other ports on the router can be connected other computers or switches/hubs that will share the WAN connection.

Routers allow you to share your broadband connection with multiple computers in your house. Rather than connecting your computer directly into your cable or DSL modem you connect the router to the cable or DSL modem. Now any computer that you connect to the router will have access to the Internet.

If you run out of ports on your router you can always connect an additional switch to the router. To connect a switch to a router simply connects the switch’s “uplink” port to one of the routers Ethernet ports. Of course, don’t connect to the router’s WAN port. The WAN port should only be connected to something such as a cable or DSL router.

Some routers come with additional features installed. Most routers also include a firewall. Firewalls are discussed in the next section. Some routers will also include a wireless access point (WAP). The WAP allows you to use wireless devices, such as wireless laptops, with the Internet.

What is a Firewall

A firewall controls traffic flow between your network and the Internet. A firewall can be either hardware or software. Windows XP SP2 or higher includes a software firewall. A hardware firewall is included with most routers.

A firewall is a very good idea. It can protect you from inbound virus attempts. By inbound virus attempt I mean other computers that will connect to your computer and attempt to infect your computer. You do not want to run a computer directly connected to the Internet, without a firewall. There are just too many other computers out there that can connect and infect you without you even noticing.

What is a Network Attached Storage (NAS)

A network attached storage device is s device that allows a hard drive to be shared across the network. This hard drive is NOT attached to any of your computers. It is simply made available by the NAS. This can be a convent way to add a hard drive that can be accessed by several computers on your network. The other common way to add a network hard drive is to simply share a folder on one of your computers. However, with the NAS, you do not need to keep one of your computers on at all times.

There are two types of NAS commonly available. The first type comes with a build in hard drive. The second accepts a USB or Fire wire external hard drive. The advantage to using a USB or Fire wire hard drive is that you can upgrade the hard drive if it ever were to become too small.

What is a Print Server

Just like you can buy a device to allow you to share a hard drive, you can do the same with a printer. A print server connects directly to your printer. Your printer is then shared to all of your computers on the network. This is convent because you do not need to leave the printer hooked to a computer, which must be turned on to print.

Conclusions

As you can see there are many different components. Perhaps the final component that I ave yet to mention is the cable. These components are connected together with CAT5 Ethernet cable .