Network Projects
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Evan W. Smith, A.A.S
PC / Network Support Specialist
Copyright 2006 Lefty Webpage Designs All Rights Reserved.
48 King Street
Dennysville, ME 04628
207-726-5007
lefty_17@msn.com
My home network was the result of wanting to connect more than one PC to my high speed PineTree Express internet connection.
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Networks conveniently allow homes and small businesses to share resources and internet.
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Below is my home network information.
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I also set up networks for homes and local businesses.
For more information, click
here.
Linksys WMP54G Wireless PCI card: is installed into your PCI slot in the back of your computer. It allows the router to send and receive signals (printing, file sharing, internet connection) to your computer.
Hawking HAI15SC high gain antenna: boosts the wireless signal strength by pointing it in the direction of the wired/wireless router. Attaches to the wireless PCI card by removing the card's factory antenna.
Category (CAT) 5 Cable: used to connect the router to the modem and also plugs into the router and runs to a computer that does not have a wireless connection.
Top: Linksys BEFCMU10 cable modem: receives the internet from the internet service provider.
Bottom: Linksys WRT54G wired and wireless router: connects to the cable modem with a CAT 5 cable. Also connects to each computer by a CAT 5 cable or a wireless signal. Gets the internet from the cable modem and allows each computer to receive an internet connection.
Left: Hawking HSB signal booster - connects to the left side of the wired/wireless router by removing the left side factory antenna of the wired/wireless router. It boosts the wireless signal to distant computers.