Chapter 1. SOHO Network Uses/Applications

Chapter Syllabus

  • Basic Network Applications

  • Internet Access

  • Web Serving

  • Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Telephony

  • Telecommuting

  • General Networking Approaches

  • Summary

  • Key Technical Terms

  • Review Questions

This chapter examines in more detail the basic SOHO applications. These applications as identified in the introduction are disk/file sharing and printer sharing. Sharing high-speed connections to the Internet are a new application that is driving installation of many home office LANs.

Small office/home office network applications include the traditional disk, file, and printer sharing. These form the base for other small-office LAN applications. Intranet Web serving and e-mail applications rely on accessing ...

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