PA Computer Networking:

If your small business would like to connect your computers together to share resources (Internet Access, printers, network storage, etc) - we can help!

We install and support Switches, Routers, Gateways, Firewalls and WiFi - as well as Category 5e or 6 ethernet wiring. Switches can also be wired together via fiber. Last but not least, we can install firewalls to secure your network yet also allow Virtual Private Networking (VPN).

Want to understand more? Read below.

Contact us if you would like to discuss your needs!

Switches

Switches have multiple ports with the same type of connection (Example: 10/100BaseT or gigabit).

Switches are used in networks to isolate data flow and improve performance. In a switch, data between two lightly used computers will be isolated from data intended for a heavily used server. Sometimes the ports used for servers are gigabit versus 100mbps.

Router

Routers forward data from one network to another. Routers forward data depending on the Network IP address.

Routers isolate each LAN into a separate subnet, so each network adapter's IP address will have a different third "octet" (Example: 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.2.1 are in different subnets.). They are necessary in large networks because the TCP/IP addressing scheme allows only 254 addresses per (Class C) network segment.

Routers also allow you to share a single IP address among multiple network clients.

Firewall

This is a tool designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets.