Home networks allow multiple devices in a home to be connected together to share resources. They provide conveniences while saving money compared to individual devices. Approximately 39 million homes have more than one computer connected together in a home network. There are several options for implementing a home network, including using wired Ethernet cables which require running cables through walls, using existing phone lines, or powerline cables which transmit data through a home's existing electrical wiring. Wireless networks that transmit data via radio waves, such as HomeRF and WiFi, provide a cable-free option but can experience interference from walls and other electronic devices.

2. Home networking saves money and provides conveniences.

3. Approximately 39 million homes have more than one computer.

4. Many vendors offer home networking packages that include all necessary hardware and software to network a home using wired or wireless techniques.

5. (Travis)Traditional Ethernet networks require that each computer have built-in network capabilities or contain a network card, which connects to a central network hub or similar device with a physical cable. This may involve running cable through walls, ceilings, and floors in the house.

6. The hardware and software of an Ethernet network can be difficult to configure for the average home user (source: a book called Home Networking by Frank A Deakins, published at current Press in New York in 2008).

7. A phone line network is an easy to install and inexpensive network that uses existing telephone lines in the home.

9. A HomeRF (radio frequency) network uses radio waves, instead of cables, to transmit data.

10. A WIFI network sends signal over a wider distance than the HomeRF network, which can be up to 1,500 feet in some configurations.