On my local network I have the internet provided by Comcast then my iPhone, my mac, and two dells. Off of my dells we have our television and speakers. When I finally figured out what the network was and how everything connected it was a very happy moment. I felt extremely smart, people had been talking about things that I had never heard about when when I finally got it I felt smart. You should be careful about how much you have hooked up because it will slow down your internet speed. 

Polite, August, home network



-This is a diagram of my L.A.N. network (local area network) is provided by verizon, but not FIOS. The internet signal is channeled through my router and my wireless apple airport extreme. From there it is broadcasted to the rest of my computers including our main Imac. The Imac has a port mapping software on it that can direct data from the minecraft server  to other people. 

​ My home network is made up of a combination modem and router which connects through an ethernet cable to my airport express, my TV, and my desktop. The Airport Express connects to three laptops, my Nintendo Wii, and an Ipad.
I use Xfinity Wireless. It costs me approximately $800 a year.
I learned about how networks work. I learned that only a small amount of information can pass through the firewall, so multiple copies are sent out. I now know how to examine and organize a home network. The OMG moment I had was when I learned that the internet was being designed as early as the fifties.
When learning about the home network, people need to understand what a service provider is, what routers and modems are, and how the internet works.

This is the network I used to have. It is my Isp connected to my modem by wire. The modem goes through my wireless router and they both give internet to my system.Through either net my computer is hooked up.

Thick arrows are wires, thin arrows are wireless.

Tech Reflection

1. My internet comes into my home through my wireless router
2. My ISP is Verizon
3. My internet is paired with my phone and TV. Together they cost $150 a month and costs $1800
4. On my home network is my iPod, my phone, my laptop, my dad's phone, iPad and laptop, my mom's phone iPad and laptop, our phone service, our TV, and our Wii.
5. All of these objects are connected wirelessly.

I learned a lot about networks from this experience. I found out that most people get their internet from a router. I also learned that internet falls down, so the best place for a router to go for the strongest network connection is the top floor of the house. Networks can have a lot of different various things on them at once. Also, a lot more things use the internet than I thought at first. Most of the time, people don't want to share their internet so it is password guarded.

What other people need to know about having their own home network provided by an ISP is there are a lot of bad things out in the inter-world that they need to be aware of and protected against.

My internet provider is Comcast. The internet comes in through a cable from the ground into my modem. The modem is connected to a router. The router provides a wireless signal to all of the devices in my house. This includes computers, mobile devices, and other internet devices such as an Apple Airport which is connected to speakers.