| Why do most people chose to build a wireless | | | | Windows 98 (or later versions), or MAC OS X, you |
| network in their home? For sharing Internet | | | | can enable the sharing Internet connection. Each |
| connection with multiple computers of devices from | | | | computer in the network must be set up to connect |
| its vicinity. Nowadays, a computer without internet is | | | | to the Internet through the computer that's |
| like an empty box. | | | | connected to the broadband modem. The |
| The thing that provides Internet access to multiple | | | | disadvantage of this setup is that you can't turn off |
| devices over a single Internet connection coming into | | | | the main computer (the one which is connected to |
| the home is called a NAT router. The "Network | | | | the modem). It must be always on so that the other |
| Address Translation" (NAT) performed by the router | | | | networked computers access the Internet through it. |
| allows multiple computers (machines) connected to | | | | - Cable/DSL router. In the previous case, for many |
| the LAN behind the router to communicate with the | | | | networked computers to have access to the |
| external Internet. | | | | Internet, they should do it through a main one. But |
| Most people access the Internet from a home | | | | there is another option that eliminates that main |
| computer in these ways: | | | | computer. The Internet connection is possible by |
| - Dialup telephone connection | | | | connecting a cable/DSL router between the |
| - Digital subscriber line (DSL) | | | | broadband modem and your home network. |
| - Cable Internet | | | | The price of a router is about $100.We think that |
| - Satellite broadband | | | | you should go for it instead of using a |
| The term for DSL, cable and satellite is broadband | | | | software-based Internet connection sharing setup. |
| Internet service and it's a term that is used by | | | | Indeed, it is cheaper than a router and this is an |
| almost everyone in the industry.There are two ways | | | | advantage. But it's overweight by the disadvantages |
| to share a connection over a home network: | | | | (requiring the PC to always be on, lower reliability and |
| - Software-based Internet connection sharing. Using | | | | lower performance). |