My current network at my home is a somewhat-simple system. It’s designed to serve the needs of me and my family. We have 4 PCs (3 Desktops, 1 Laptop), a wireless printer, and 2 online-connected gaming consoles (Xbox 360 and Wii).
I built the network entirely myself, using COTS parts.
Our ISP is Cableone, which is a local cable provider. Due to the old wiring in our house, we had a brand-new RG6 cable ran from the utility pole straight through the wall to our cable modem. If a tree branch or something hit the wire it would probably slam the modem against the wall (which has yet to happen). The good thing about that is the fact there is very little electrical noise on the line, which keeps a good SNR at all times.
The modem then transforms the RG6 cable into an RJ45 Ethernet cable, which then hooks into our all-in-one gateway/wired/wireless router. It is a 4-port router, and I since it’s in my room I use 2 of the ports to connect to my desktop workstation and my server. Another cable runs off into the family room, which then hooks into a hub. The Xbox360 and another PC connect to this.
The family’s laptop, printer, and the Ninetendo Wii connect via wireless from downstairs. The WiFi network is encrypted with WPA (WEP is obsolete and insecure).
The main router is configured to allow access on certain ports to services and systems on my server (such as HTTP and FTP), and has some forwarding to my desktop for gaming purposes.
Overall the network performs quite well, and so far the only limiting factor on it has been our bandwidth from our ISP (although it’s only because we are too cheap to pay for more than a 3 Mbs connection).
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My current network at my home is a somewhat-simple system. It’s designed to serve the needs of me and my family. We have 4 PCs (3 Desktops, 1 Laptop), a wireless printer, and 2 online-connected gaming consoles (Xbox 360 and Wii).
I built the network entirely myself, using COTS parts.
Our ISP is Cableone, which is a local cable provider. Due to the old wiring in our house, we had a brand-new RG6 cable ran from the utility pole straight through the wall to our cable modem. If a tree branch or something hit the wire it would probably slam the modem against the wall (which has yet to happen). The good thing about that is the fact there is very little electrical noise on the line, which keeps a good SNR at all times.
The modem then transforms the RG6 cable into an RJ45 Ethernet cable, which then hooks into our all-in-one gateway/wired/wireless router. It is a 4-port router, and I since it’s in my room I use 2 of the ports to connect to my desktop workstation and my server. Another cable runs off into the family room, which then hooks into a hub. The Xbox360 and another PC connect to this.
The family’s laptop, printer, and the Ninetendo Wii connect via wireless from downstairs. The WiFi network is encrypted with WPA (WEP is obsolete and insecure).
The main router is configured to allow access on certain ports to services and systems on my server (such as HTTP and FTP), and has some forwarding to my desktop for gaming purposes.
Overall the network performs quite well, and so far the only limiting factor on it has been our bandwidth from our ISP (although it’s only because we are too cheap to pay for more than a 3 Mbs connection).