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A home network is a residential local area network, and is used to connect
multiple devices within the homes such as a broadband modem for connection to
the internet
A residential gateway ,
A PC, or multiple PCs including laptops , A wireless access point,
Entertainment peripherals including DVRs like TiVo, digital audio players, games
machines, and stereo systems ,
Internet Phones (VoIP) , a network hub/switch ,
A network attached storage (NAS) device, A print server .
The simplest home networks are used to connect 2 or more PCs for sharing files,
printers, and a single connection to the Internet (usually broadband Internet
through a cable or DSL provider). A server can be added for increased
functionality.
Home networking may use
Ethernet Category 5 cable, Category 6 cable - Wi-Fi Wireless LAN
connections -
Coaxial cables (TV antennas) - Electrical wiring - Phone wiring -
Fiber optics - . Optical networks generally use ethernet.
Ethernet and Wireless are the most common standards.
Home server scenarios
Centralized storage , Media serving , Remote access , Web serving , Web proxy
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E-mail , BitTorrent , Gopher , Home automation ,Security monitoring , Family applications
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