Using A Home Network; Sharing A Single Internet Connection; Sharing Mp3 Audio And Mpeg Video Files - Gateway Solo 3350 User Manual

Using a home network

A home network lets you:
Share a single Internet connection
Share MP3 audio and MPEG video files
Share computer drives
Share a printer or scanner
Play multi-player games

Sharing a single Internet connection

A home network makes sharing the Internet easy. Each computer or Internet
appliance that is connected to the network can share the same modem and
telephone line or broadband connection and access the Internet at the same
time. This saves on the cost of installing another telephone line for your
second computer and paying for a second Internet Service Provider (ISP)
account.
Important

Sharing MP3 audio and MPEG video files

With a home network, you can store MP3 audio and MPEG video files on
any networked computer, then play them on any of the other computers or
devices connected to your home network. Add a digital music player such as
the Gateway Connected Music Player, and you can integrate your home stereo
system into your network as well.
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Networking Your Home
Most ISPs allow multiple users at the same time.
If you use America Online as your ISP, you can:
Log onto America Online through one of your screen names
and the other computers can access the Internet using an
Internet browser.
Upgrade your service to America Online for Home
Networks. This service allows more than one of your screen
names to be online through your home network at one time.