Getting Started FAQ from HomeNetHelp.com

(A) You need a home network. First start by selecting a cabling method - Ethernet, wireless, PhoneLine, etc. Check this page to review your networking options. Once you have selected your network type, read this network tutorial to set everything up

(A) A 1969 U.S. Department of Defense study lead to the deployment of an experimental packet-switched network (the ARPANET) that eventually evolved into the Internet. The military theorized that a distributed data network would be more fault-tolerant than a telephone network, which could be disabled simply by attacking its central office