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Long Island Computer Networking Devices

Building your Long Island home network and networking devices together may seem intimidating at first. It should not be as scary as it may seem. Actually as long as you know a little bit about networking, and how different systems work, you could have your Long Island computer networking devices speaking to one another directly.

There are two different types of networks you can create. Are you looking for a wireless network, or a hard wired network? What are the differences? As you might have guessed, the hardwired network is when there are visible wires going from computer networking devices to networking devices. It is not a bad setup, and sometimes people find their Internet connection is a lot faster. The downside to it is you do not' have the freedom to move your networking devices when the time comes that you want to change their position. You can change things around, but if the wires do not reach, or the wires show, it could become a mess quickly.

A wireless network is a lot easier to set up today. Most all network devices can be found in both wired, and wireless. A wireless device might cost a little more money, but you are getting the flexibility of moving your computer networking devices anywhere within the home. The advantage of being able to do that is enough for most people to pay the extra money for each device.

No matter what type of network you choose you will need a router. The router is what will determine the signal from your Internet service provider and assess the addresses that are in the packets and route them appropriately. Routers today often work exceptionally similar to a switch and hub. A switch is used to assess the addresses in the DLL and route them and forward them to the different places on the LAN. Now the routers do that for you too. A hub is remarkably similar to a switch. Hubs are perfect for a wired network in which you need more ports to plug your components into.

All networking devices will go directly into the router, hub, or switch. You can buy printers, scanners, servers, extra hard drive space, etc. There are so many different networking components you can purchase to put on your home network. You will always want to make sure that your signal is strong enough to support your network. If it is not strong enough, you can purchase repeaters which will throw your signal and make your network faster and stronger. This is extremely similar to a signal amplifier also.

There are so many different ways to create your home network. If you start with a list of what you will need your network to consist of, you can then plan on how many ports you will need on your router, hub, or switch. This is the first phase of properly having your computer networking devices interact properly with one another.

The next step is trial and error. You will need to create your network and see that the speed of the network is OK for what you want. If it is slow you will need to strategically place devices that throw your signal further.

If you are looking for a Long Island area computer networking professional you can trust, then please give us a call at 631-667-9473 (WIRE) or 631-667-9473 (WIRE) or complete our online request form.