Networking Terms: Educating Your Clients by Joshua Feinberg
It is very important to educate your small business prospects and clients on key small business networking terms and buzzwords. After all, in order to "win them over", you need to be speaking the same language. In fact, you may even want to prepare a "cheat sheet", based on the below... • NIC (Network Interface Card) - a printed circuit board, adapter card or the underlying supporting chipset that snaps into the motherboard of a desktop PC, notebook or server and transmits and receives packets on a network; used to connect to networks including a local area network (LAN), wide area network...

Virtual Private Network and Network Connections by Aaron Adams
Network In information technology, a network is a series of points or nodes interconnected by communication paths. Networks can interconnect with other networks and contain subnetworks. Local Area Network (LAN) A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that... Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN).

Small Business Networking: Suggesting Dedicated Servers to Clients by Joshua Feinberg
PC-based servers and LANs may be relatively mature technologies. However, small businesses need your firm’s expertise, more than ever. For these businesses, you'll need to select, configure, customize, secure and maintain the right small business networking tools for their unique needs. ... If you show your prospects and clients how a dedicated server can save them money by avoiding inevitable disasters (i.e. ... They often neglect to consider the more substantial soft costs of investing shortsightedly in a small business network.

Wireless Computer Network Rentals: The New Technology Trend by John Beagle
Consider the convenience and added benefits of renting today's wireless technology. Wireless networks have a big advantage over wired networks, especially for short term projects where the internet and rental computers, printers and projectors are deployed. ... Rent Wireless Print Servers A wireless print server connects a printer to the wireless network, allowing any computer on the network to wirelessly access the printer at any time. ... Rent Wireless Adapters A wireless adapter is a device that adds wireless network functionality to a computer or laptop.

LAN Server Racks by Josh Riverside
Networks form a very essential part of the computer world. LAN is a technology used to connect a computer to a network. To make networking life easier and more effective, LAN racks are used. They are very efficient and flexible. LAN server racks are suitable for keyboard trays, drawers, power... If you do not require a mount server rack, then a LAN server rack is an excellent substitution. ... The LAN server racks are durable, lightweight, stackable, and are completely portable. ... LAN server racks’ prices are also cost-effective.

Wifi - So What Is It? by Michael Russell
In this article we're going to begin to define what wifi is and just how it works. Relatively speaking, wifi is a new technology, created within the last couple of years at the time of this writing. However, the basis on which is created is not really new. ... The problem is that with a wireless network you have to share the bandwidth with all the users connected to the wireless network in a given network. ... While connected to a wireless network, you can do most basic things that are not too intensive such as check email, browse the Internet, connect to conferences, access your home...

Setting Up A Home Server by John Vizaniaris
Microsoft is in the works of releasing a Server operating system for home use. I think this is long overdue. But you don't have to wait, an XP Professional or Vista Business/Ultimate machine can do just fine for the task. First, the benefits of a home server: 1. ... Where "server" is the computer name of your server and "backupfolder" is a shared folder on the server that you have designated for backups. ... When a computer on the network crashes, after reinstalling Windows you can easily restore your documents from the server.

Network Monitoring Software by Jennifer Bailey
Are you looking for the ultimate solution to monitor your network? Then you should be looking for Linux networking monitoring software products to check the performance of the other computers in your organization. Software like Nagios (Big Brother, as it is popularly called) offers simplicity... Network monitoring software helps you monitor for any unauthorized access to your computer network, including sabotage activities. ... Some of the major areas that network monitoring software cover are checking the network for virus attacks, uptime and downtime of the servers, making backups of...

The Computer Consulting Business: Communicating the Benefit of Using Your Services by Joshua Feinberg
In the computer consulting business, dead-end solutions can be very expensive mistakes for your prospects or clients. So, start by pointing out how scalable your proposed network will be. Communicate the Options Discuss server hardware and OS/NOS selection and detail how, as you add more RAM,... Whether these files are passed around on disk or distributed on different users’ "servers", a well-designed client/server network, with consistent naming conventions and a coherent share and folder structure goes a long way toward preventing confusion.

Networking Terms: Educating the Client by Joshua Feinberg
It is very important to educate your small business prospects and clients on key small business networking terms and buzzwords. After all, in order to "win them over," you need to be speaking the same language. In fact, you may even want to prepare a "cheat sheet", based on the below... • LAN (Local Area Network) – set of computer systems and peripheral devices connected for sharing resources and providing near instantaneous communications; today’s small business LANs are typically physically connected using Ethernet network adapters and Category 5 cabling; when extended to one or more...