Networking your home or business is now more affordable than ever, so if you have more than one computer at home or in the office, it makes sense to network them, - with a small network you can share files between computers, share printers, play multiplayer games, even share an Internet connection. GLB can set up an efficient Wireless or Ethernet network for you at a reasonable cost.

Networks fall into two main categories : peer-to-peer and client-server.
For small networks of five computers or less we would usually recommend peer-to-peer, as this would be the most cost-effective answer. We can link all the computers together, and all the machines can share files and printers with each other. For larger networks of six or more computers then you may need a client-server setup. This consists of a powerful computer, the server, which will hold
all the programs and files that you wish to share with the client machines on the network. The type of network that we recommend
would depend on the type of applications used and level of computer usage.

Ethernet Network requirements ;
Network cards for each machine on the network
Cabling to allow the data to flow between all the computers on the network
A hub, which is a small box that controls the movement of data between computers.

Wireless Network requirements ;
Wireless Network cards for each PC on the Network
Wireless Router is required - which enables movement of data via radio signals to and from Wireless Network Cards
Networks can also contain both wireless and wired (Ethernet cable) connections.

Depending on the number of computers on the network you may need to purchase specialised software to handle different aspects
of the network such as security and data sharing. We can supply and install the software for all your different users and if required,
will show you how to maintain the network yourself.

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