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What are the benefits of having your own network?
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If you have more than one computer, a home network will let you share resources among them. Any computer can print on a shared printer located anywhere in the house. And your computers can share all kinds of files—music, digital pictures, and documents. Keep all your digital music on one computer, and listen to it anywhere in the house. Organize and keep all of your family's digital pictures in one place, so it's easy to find the ones you want and make backup copies on CD-R. Use extra free space on one computer when another's hard drive starts to fill up. Play network computer games either head-to-head, or on a team.
If you sign up for a cable or DSL Internet connection, a home network will allow all your computers to share the line. Everybody can keep a private e-mail account and surf the web at the same time. You can also play online computer games with friends and opponents from around the world.
Plus, the same router that lets you share Internet access also helps to protect your computers from Internet threats.
