Farallon Provides Assistance to Networking Newcomers; New Home and Small Office Networking Resource Web Now Live.ALAMEDA Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1999--Farallon Communications, Inc. today launched a new web site dedicated to educating the home and small office computer user on networking. Farallon's new Home Network web offers information on what users can do with a network and what they need to build their own network at home. Real-life step-by-step scenarios with diagrams are provided as well as an invitation to contact the free Dr. Farallon Network Clinic where one of Farallon's network specialists will answer questions or help design and plan a network free of charge. "The Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the is about empowering users by providing information needed to make quality decisions," states Amy Roberts, Farallon's Webmaster A person responsible for the implementation of a Web site. Webmasters must be proficient in HTML as well as one or more scripting and interface languages such as JavaScript and Perl. They may also have experience with more than one type of Web server. See Web administrator and Webmistress. . "For the novice who needs information on networking their computers and printers at home, we turned our 12-year networking and technical support expertise into a straightforward and easy-to-understand Internet resource that aims to educate the home user on the basics of computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. and get them started." Farallon's Home Network web addresses issues such as using a network to share an Internet connection, transfer files, play network games and share printers and peripherals. The main components of a network, such as hubs, network cards, adapters, cabling and software are explained. Additionally, step-by-step examples like connecting an iMac, older Mac and printer, or setting-up Macs and PCs to share files, printers and an Internet connection are provided. To visit Farallon's new Home Network web, go to http://www.farallon.com/homenet/. Information on the free Dr. Farallon consultation service can be found at http://www.farallon.com/dr.farallon/. About Farallon Founded in 1986, Farallon develops and markets reliable plug-and-play Ethernet Ethernet Telecommunications networking protocol introduced by Xerox Corp. in 1979. It was developed as an inexpensive way of sending information quickly between office machines connected together in a single room or building, but it rapidly became a standard computer and Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. networking products designed to "Simplify Networking Through Innovation." With over 8 million customers worldwide, Farallon is dedicated to providing complete, easy-to-use networking solutions and world-class technical support to the Education, Publishing, Small Business and Home Networking communities. Further information can be obtained via phone (510) 814-5000, fax (510) 814-5023, on web at http://www.farallon.com or email at info@farallon.com. Farallon headquarters is in Alameda, California Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on a small island of the same name next to Oakland, California in the San Francisco Bay. An additional part of the city is Bay Farm Island, which is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. , with a European office in London. All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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