Home Networking 101家庭網絡101

A home network is a series of Internet devices (PC’s, gaming consoles, PDA’s) connected together.家庭網絡是一系列的互聯網設備（電腦，遊戲機， PDA的）連接在一起。 A home network may consist of several PC’s, gaming consoles, etc - all in different rooms.家庭網絡可能構成的幾個PC的，遊戲控制台等-都在不同的房間。 When you connect multiple devices together in a home network, you can share files, printers and your Internet connection…當您連接多個設備在同一個家庭網絡，您可以共享文件，打印機和您的網際網路連線…

What is a router? 什麼是路由器？

A router is a networking device that connects multiple networks together, for example, your home network and the Internet (the world’s largest network).路由器是網絡設備連接多個網絡一起，例如，您的家庭網絡和國際互聯網（世界上最大的網絡） 。 A router allows each of your Internet devices to share the same cable modem Internet connection.路由器讓您的每一個互聯網設備共享相同的電纜調製解調器的網際網路連線。

Are there different types of home networks? 有不同類型的家庭網絡呢？

There are two kinds of home networks, wired and wireless.有兩種，一種家庭網絡，有線及無線通訊。 The most basic difference is that wired networks communicate through data cables, while wireless networks communicate through radio signals.最基本的不同的是，有線網絡溝通，通過數據電纜，而無線網絡的溝通，通過無線電信號。

The image below gives a basic outline of what a typical home network may look like.下面的圖片提供了基本的輪廓是什麼一個典型的家庭網絡的可能樣子。