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My Home Local Area Network (LAN)

This document describes the elements of my home local area network (LAN). A suitable block diagram is included to illustrate the interconnection of all the components.

  1. The heart of this LAN is the NetGear MR-814 Wireless/Router. It concentrates all the nodes on this network for intercommuncations and provides access to the Internet.
  2. Access to the Internet is provided by the cable modem. This is a Motorola cable modem. It is connected to the Comm-Cast cable WAN.
  3. Three (3) computers make up the nodes on my network:
    1. IBM 390X laptop (Win98) connected directly to the router
    2. Hewlett-Packard a810n Desktop (WinXp) connected via a LinkSys Wireless-G 802.11(b&g) wireless

This network still has the capacity to permit up to 7 additional wireless nodes and 3 additional direct connection nodes. These nodes could include additional computers or possibly a printer server to permit printer sharing.

The limit to the actual number of nodes that can be installed which can access the Internet is unknown at this time. The ISP indicates that they normally only support 3 nodes on an LAN for shared access.This appears to be false because I have had 3 wireless and 1 wired PC connected at the same time.

This combination LAN presently serves the needs of 2 users with the ability to add still more users. It is a flexible and expandable system with plenty of room for growth.

Kenneth Stringham

Last modified: Fri May 23 21:05:00 2007