Home networking
A mobile backup connection needs a data and session plan
A mobile backup can provide another connection during a home-internet problem, but it is not automatically unlimited or seamless.
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Home networking journal articles — page 3
Choose a practical article about home networking. These topic indexes complement the six-article journal pages.
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Home networking
Two internet links do not automatically combine into one faster stream
A dual-WAN router can distribute traffic across internet links, but ordinary load balancing does not automatically combine both links into one transfer.
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Before using coax for the TV network, map the existing services
MoCA can carry local networking over suitable coax, but an existing coax socket does not prove a ready network path.
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An unlabelled wall socket is not proof of an active Ethernet path
A wall socket that looks suitable for networking may be inactive, patched elsewhere or used for another purpose.
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A separate TV network changes local communication as well as privacy boundaries
Separating television devices from other household equipment can change which local communications are allowed.
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A player fails on a workplace network: use the administrator's supported route
A workplace network can have policies and technical controls different from a home connection.
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