Todays Networking - Web Hosting

A service which allots customers space for rent to display the websites of them on computer servers
which are connected to the internet is Web hosting. The computer servers which are connected to the internet are powerful computers with exceptionally large hard drives or collection of hard drives. There will be a unique numerical Internet Protocol or IP address for every server. If you pay for a web hosting service, they host your website on their servers on to the internet and thereby enable millions of people to view your website. These servers will store your web files such as HTML files, graphic files, CSS files, Java scripts etc. Web hosting service also provides basic website maintenance and also provides access to uploading the website for publishing. You can find step by step instruction on how to get your domain with your web hosting account after purchasing a web hosting package.

When an address is entered in to the address bar of the browser and hit Go, the browser will send the request to get that web page for viewing. This request will travel through the internet to find the specified web server
and try to locate the web page on that server. If the web page exists in any of the server that web page will get downloaded in to your web browser. Web hosting companies will charge a monthly fee or yearly fee as the servers that store and serve web pages to the internet requires money to set up, configure and maintain.

Web hosting can be used for a home business or in self employment. Web hosting is good for those who like to create personal websites for friends and family to share and also for people who love to blog. Majority of people with internet access have created some kind of website. Purchase a domain name through the web hosting companies and then allow them to host you website. There are numerous reputed and reliable companies which can offer you according to your requirements, create and maintain solutions, personal needs and with in your budget. Web hosting helps you to bring traffic to your website which enables you to earn money through advertisements and the visitors view your content by typing in your domain name. Web hosting helps to run your website smoothly 24/7 and this connectivity is important in e-commerce marketplace where interruption of the service may cause not only sales lose but also decrease in customers as they leave your site after a negative experience.

Web hosting are of different types and most of the packages are coming with certain facilities for users. The price for web hosting ranges from free to hundred of dollars a year depends on your requirements. Web hosting also helps you to avoid hackers as they have experience in making their client website secure from these hackers. You can also search the internet for finding active message boards on web hosting and forum which will provide feedback on which type of web hosting company suits to your requirements.
Author: Deepa Prem

Top Networking Today - Learn About Network Switches and Hubs

Switch has replaced the bridge in the modern network, which is replacing routers in many instances as well. A switch is a box with multiple cable jacks in it that looks a lot like a hub. Some manufacturers have hubs and switches of various sizes that are all but identical in appearance. The difference between a hub and a switch is that while a hub forwards every incoming packet out via all ports, a switch forwards each incoming packet only to the port that offers access to the destination system.

Switches convert the LAN from a shared network medium to a dedicated one. If you have a small network that uses a switch instead of a hub, each packet takes a dedicated path from the source computer to the destination, forming a separate collision domain for those two computers. Switches forward broadcast Messages to all ports, but not unicasts and multicasts. No systems receive packets destined for other systems, and no collisions occur during unicast transmissions. While a bridge reduces unnecessary traffic congestion on the network, a switch all but eliminates it.

Another benefit of switching is that each pair of computers has the full bandwidth of the network dedicated to it. A standard Ethernet LAN using a hub have 20 or more computers sharing the same 10 Mbps of bandwidth. Replace the hub with a switch, and every pair of computers has its own dedicated 10 Mbps channel. This improves the overall performance of the network without the need for any workstation modifications to it. Switches offer ports that operate in Full-duplex mode. Full-duplex operation can effectively double the throughput of a 10 Mbps network to 20 Mbps.

Top Networking Today - How to Create a Small Network for Home or Office

Networks are a wonderful thing. They allow people to exchange information, share resources such as printer and folders, and access a common Internet connection. They used to be expensive and complicated to setup. But, no longer are networks only for large businesses. They can now be setup within minutes in a small office or home.

A network by definition is two or more computers connected together for the intent to share data. Therefore, each computer has to have a way to receive data and that means is through a network card whether it be wired or wireless. Nowadays, most new computers (desktop or laptop) have network cards built into them. Wireless ones you most likely will not see if already installed as in laptop computers. Wired network cards, however, have a distict plug on the back of the computer, they look like oversized phone jacks.

Now you might wonder, "OK, how do I connect the computers together?" Well, there has to be a point of connection. That connection is through a router. These devices serve two purposes, a hub and gateway to the Internet. Their main purpose is to take the data coming in from one computer and relay it to the receiving computer. The connections to each computer are made with Ethernet cables which are available at most electronics stores.

Once the computers are connected with cables to the switch, some minor configurations have to be made on each computer. Depending on whether you're using MAC or PC, the concept is the same. Open your network connections window and open the configuration for the Ethernet network connection. Here you want to make sure that your options are set to use DHCP, which allows the computer to automatically get a network address from the router. You also want to make sure that DNS server settings are set to be automatic. The router will issue these settings as well. Repeat these steps on any other computers you wish to include in your network.

If you are opting to create a wireless network, review the instructions provided to you by your router manufacturer as to the installation and configuration of your computers. In general, without any additional configuration of the router, your computer should automatically find the wireless network and connect. (However, it is recommended to improve your security so that outside parties cannot access your personal network.)

At this point, you have created a basic network; your computers now can talk to each other giving each other potential access to files and devices. If you've set your router up to the Internet, at this point you should be able to browse the Internet as well from both computers.

To share folders and printers, one needs to setup sharing on the computer. Depending on what type of computer you are using and what version of operating system, the proceedure to setup sharing differs. However, for the most part, it is a matter of creating a "share" name for the folder or device and then connecting to that folder or device from the other computers.

That is how a basic network is created in a small environment. In a larger environment, the equipment is larger and generally more expensive and involved, but the same access proceedures apply.

SAK Information Systems, LLC has installed many small networks in homes and offices for the general purpose of accessing the Internet and sharing files. If you are interested in having a network setup, please contact us via our web site.

Author: Stephen Kriso