Years back, Home Networking was a Complicated Task involving Heavy Cost,
Time and effort.

Only Professional and Computer Geeks could
Do it Successfully.

It was unthinkable for a normal computer user to build home networking.

Fortunately, the trend has changed now. The cost of each and every component required for establishing home networks is reduced significantly.

Wireless network is not expensive. Sometimes, it is available at relatively lesser price than cabled gear.

Even an Ethernet cable costs less than a stereo equipment wire and the cost of hub is only a few dollars.

You can get router for $50. Though the components are available at lowest prices, their performance and speed are excellent.

The benefits of home network are countless.

Today, the reliability of both cabled and wireless networks has improved more.  In the past, network was used as pastime or experiment by some hobbyists.

There was no security measurement and even a cordless phone call or a wall could hit the network offline.

The distances covered by the network were much limited and so most of the people did not show any appreciation for home networking.

Nowadays, the efficiency of home networking has been increased far better and it can cover even a two storied home easily.

In addition to cost reduction and improved performance, the procedures for building home network are simplified now.

This attracts most of the people to establish a home network.

The gear comes with detailed instructions and, you just need to pay attention to every detail.

Both the software and hardware are very simple to configure and the diagnostic tools are much easier than in the past.

You need not be a professional or computer expert to build the network.

Nowadays, more and more people gain basic knowledge about the computer. Most of them start using internet, cellular phones and iPods.

In fact, internet and mobiles have become a part of life. Many people come across the terms HTTP and other protocols. They even know how to ping something.

Today, routers, IP addresses and other aspects are not weird for a common computer user.

The need for security is increasing nowadays and people have sufficient knowledge about security issues to their network and the measures to prevent them.

There are thousands of articles coming in the net that help the people to understand about credit card and identity theft. People know about the viral infection and its effects.

Though they do not know how to protect them as a professional would do...
 

they can recognize some aspects regarding security protection. They are ready to take efforts to safeguard their privacy.

The only complication in building home networks is to understand the meaning of some unfamiliar terms like protocol, NIC etc. If a normal user understands these terms, then it is quite simple to build home network.

Nowadays, it is very easy to setup an internet connection for the home network, so that it can be shared easily among all computers.

If the person knows some techniques and troubleshooting process, then it is really straightforward to add a internet connection.

It is then become very interesting to share files between computers and to share the costly printer.