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Network Example 1: Professional Home Network

There was a time not so long ago when the idea of a network in a home seemed ludicrous. Even though you might be running a full-time business from your home office, a network was something only people with separate office premises could do. Of course, if you’ve read this far in this book, you know that it’s not so difficult to network a home for the professional home office. The biggest hurdle is the up-front planning.

Assume, for example, that you are running a graphics design business from the bonus room over your garage. You have two employees, both of whom split their time between the office and client premises. When they are out of the office, the employees use laptops. In the office, they ...

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