Home Networking 101 - How to Hook It All Up!
In this a very nerdy, and requested video. We will be going over the basics of Home Networking. How to hook everything up, and what everything does.
BREAKDOWN:
IP Addresses: 1:00
ISPs: 1:37
Modems: 2:04
Switches: 2:48
Routers: 3:48
Access Points: 4:54
Combo Units: 5:23
My Network: 6:54
What can you do w/ home network 7:50
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Instant like and sub, for five reasons: 1. no annoying music. 2. Clearly spoken information with great visual aids. 3. No aggravating rehashing the same point over and over. 4. You didn't feel the need to do picture in picture with your face getting in the way of the information being presented. 5. Without being begged, you posted timeline links in the description to be able to skip directly to a specific point and/or go back to review your points Well done!
My. Ton
Which all adds up to a nice, concise video that also ISN'T 45 minutes long!
lol I literally subbed and the first comment I read sums up exactly why I did.
yeah, buy 24 port switch and use 4 of them... But look nice for boomers
literally 100000% agree, i have nothing better to say than that lol, you pretty much summed it up
As an IT System Analyst, I actually enjoy an can always nerd out on refreshing on the basics . I don’t get to do basic setups nowadays but thank you for sharing this and making this helpful for others. Great content!
i hope i will get to your point one day and still be as humble as you are.... something about the basics always opens my eyes to a new thought
@@jeremymcdonald5281 Thank 😎
Thanks for the update
Please help. Is my tmobile wifi tower a router or a modem or a combo??? What exactly is it???
Nevermind. He explained in video. I was just void of all patience. Great video.
This is how you educate the public. For years I thought a router was one thing but now I realize the many components it has. Years later this is still great.
This is a very easy to understand video! I've done headend cable management and it's basically the same thing just with hundreds of cables. Labeling your cables is very important.
Super comprehensive breakdown without getting bogged down in the details. Also very impressive starting point (like 1990s) networking up to modern networking while keeping a good pace and provides contexts for an absolute beginner. Great work.
Thank you!!! I had some kind of mental block that prevented me from seeing how these devices interacted and why you may want a particular setup but your video made everything clear. Much, much appreciated!
I understand I am commenting on a year old video, but kudos to you for putting together such a clear and concise video explaining basic home networking. Very well done. Only thing I may comment on is that not everyone is willing to spend the money on a separate router or DMZ switch to accommodate their network. Well done good sir.
You're a saviour! I've spent a few weeks now trying to learn about devices needed for a home network. I wish more resources were this clean and simple to understand…
This may be one of the best put together videos explaining home networking in, yes, basic terms but also clear visuals.
Sir, i dont have words to appreciate you. You blew away all my confusions about router,modem,switch,WAP Thanks a lot.
Found this video while researching how to set up my own home network. Easy to understand, audio not overshadowed by music, and it was concise. Subscribed!
I have seen alot of videos but the way you explains sounds like you just answer each and individual question which go through my mind. Really appreciate for such clear explanation.
Very impressed, sir! Your approach is methodical - but easy to follow - and you have provided a great deal of information to all of us. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together and share. You filled in some blanks and I feel more confident now that I have a road map!
Great video; in 5 minutes you’ve just explained and clarified a load of tech jargon that has probably had people confused for years! I’ll defo watch more of your videos!😄👍
Best explanation ever. Easy to understand, thorough yet succinct. Easy to listen to. Just what I needed!
I know I'm late to the party, but I love your channel! After picking up an HP ProCurve 2626, 24-port PoE switch for like $10 recently, I found myself wanting to build a home networking closet / rack mount setup. Thank to you, I understand patch panels, punch downs, more about switches, APs, etc etc! Awesome channel dude!!!
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10 dollars? Damn that's cheap.
Same it all started with a simple lan switch
well that's cheap. it's so expensive now a days.
Awesome job, Mister Nerd! You inspire me to improve my own DIY Networking videos! Keep it up, there is a HUGE demand for these simplistic videos. :-)
well explained, loved how you started at the most basic set up and then incorporated each component by explaining the problem they solve!
I can not thank you enough, I'm going for my CompTIA A+ exam, and this video HELPED TO PUT IT ALL IN A SIMPLE AND CLEAR EXPLAINATION! Thank You.
If your going to network this is a very easy "how to" get started! Thank you so much! I'm a wire/patch panel geek...the only good network is a wired network...I would wire my cell phone but can't find a cable long enough 🤣
Got my agreement completely on all four points.
of course you can hardwire your cell phone! get an adapter that has CAT5/ CAT6 with an USB-c dongle (connect to phone) and Wala! a a hardwired cell phone with lots of TF card readers of all sizes, extra USB ports and even and HDMI or a female USB-c to go with it! isn't technology progressing to something magnificent? now how to hardwire my neighbors cat.... thinking 🧢 is on and the cats head in in the vice until further notice! lol
Clarified a lot of functions in a clear description. Well done . thanks
This is the first time in years I have needed to understand how this works and bingo, this youtube clip explains it perfectly.Thank you.
Man I think I found my new favorite channel!!! You really break stuff down!! Just a home owner/business owner that does our basic IT stuff
This video was VERY helpful. I now understand that I was relying totally on my modem (public access) and did NOT, in fact, have a private network!
I think most wifi routers you buy today have switch inbuilt so you are using private network anyway!
its just so incredible how signals can be interpreted and resent everywhere so fast wow
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Thank you. My original intent was to run an ethernet cable from my router to the other end of the house for one specific desktop, but now I'm going to do this. Why, because it's nerdy cool and I have embraced it. Great video.
i have seen alot of video's trying to explain this. You the only person that is able to explain and show it very well.
Thanks for this really helpful video. I've always wondered what the purpose of these 'server room' setups was, and you explained it very well here. Thanks, I enjoyed it :)
I knew all of this, but the video was so well done that I stayed until the end. Awesome video.
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Gee, that was just, plain good transmission of data. A solid start, with next steps in understanding included on your channel. I really appreciated that. Thanks.
This is a great starter video for anyone new to home networking. Concepts are simple and presented in a straight forward manner. I will be looking at your other videos.
This was very helpful! I finally understand what it all does in my house!
Congratulations -- your explanation is excellent. The typical home user is very pleased to have watched this: it de-mystifies many of the fundamentals behind a typical network from a home to the ISP. More power to you, thanks!
This was great, thanks. Basic info that was a great reminder how I can solve a routing problem in my house. I really like the time you took to set this up, provide images and arrows, etc. Really thoughtful.
Thank you for taking your time on making this video. Simple, straight to the point with great pictures. 🍻
The best introduction to home networking ever. Thank you so much.
you my friend are benefitting mankind for this awesome vid.
This was super informative interesting too. Got straight to the points. I really see you push this hardware to the edge of its capabilities, so I could understand the case usages.
This video is awesome! I am taking g a Networking class and this short video explained two - 2 and half hour lectures much clearer. THANK YOU!
I started a career change into the IT field and I decided to take an Online program with basically a guy taking and talking and naming all the technical jargon, as much as it was understandable a bit, I needed something much more explanatory with visuals and I stumbled on this video of yours. I have not even finished the video and I already understand everything!! Now I can see why you have 4.4m views on this video. Great JOB man!! I will look out for more of your videos!
Thank you very much sir. Excellent video. I’m currently going to a school for IT and this new generation of modems that are like an all in one make it harder to understand how they function separately. Very well explained and I understand now What a switch is and how that works together with the router thank you so much for this video. It was very very helpful.
This was the very first video I watched and gave me a bunch of ideas how to move everything from a small closet panel to a small open rack much like the one show here. I've spent many thousands of dollars on Ubiquiti because I added APs and Cameras but it's finally done and it looks awesome. Thanks for the ideas.
I'm a CS student and learning about routers confused me a bit and you just cleared that up. The way my proffessor explained it , was that you need an access point for it to be wireless and I kept thinking to my self "but u thought that's what the router did was make the internet wirless?" Now it makes more sense thanks!
Best video out there explaining everything needed to get start. I have a switch and was wondering why it wouldn’t work by itself after the modem. Thank you!
Because the switch cannot assign IP address to your devices. That the whole point of a switch: to provide connection to the internet for multiple devices or clients. You need a router. Then you can pass through to your switches. I would recommend connecting a firewall to the router, then from the firewall, to your switches.
Very well explained and great editing in the video. I enjoyed watching this. Good work!!
This video kind of convinced me to just do my own system completely, you actually kind of described the purpose of each device.
Very helpful video, easy to understand and straight to the point. I hope to do my own home networking soon, thanks a bunch
Thank you. I've seen a bunch of videos that included switches like they were a mandatory part of any network, no matter how small. This confused me because it seems a couple dual-port NICs in a DIY router would be adequate for a very small (2-3 computers) network. Your video confirmed my suspicions. Now I can go on with my build, confident in the knowledge that I can always add a switch later if I decide I need more computers.
Switches are required, sort of. Each device has a maximum bandwidth that it can support at any one time. Routers tend to have the smallest overall bandwidth of any networking device. Adding a switch increases the overall performance of your network.
@@nilpo19 does that include diy routers built around multicore CPUs? Surely even a Ryzen 3 would be powerful enough to keep up with a pair of gigabit NICs. I'm only planning on, at most, three computers on the network.
actually, it is about the NIC on your DIY router build for your bandwidth's handling. CPU is there for routing purpose. Ryzen 3 is overkill as a small network router. but if thats all you have, go for it.
@@allenlee0112 so spend money on a quality NIC and the rest more or less takes care of itself.
2-3 computers for a small business but for the home is a different story. You can have up to 20 devices in the home feeding off of your internet like phones, iPads, tv’s, DVD players, Roku streaming devices, Alexa,refrigerators, ovens, lighting, washing machines etc. how many people are in your house and the number of devices each individual uses.
That's almost my setup to a "T". Preparations are underway to finally get in to pfSense and Unifi Access Points.
Excellent run down of how to set up a local network. Thanks so much! This will help me at work a lot.
Clearly explained and very well presented with out all the flashy gimmicks. Liked and subscribed.
This is hands down one of the best videos of this kind I've found. Thank you.
Great educational video. Never rent a modem or routers. Its always better to by the devices. It pays for itself in the long run. Good Job!
tthanks alot!! i was about to "ditch the switch", now I know I need both a switch and a wifi access point to secure the whole damn home network (that isn`t so private), thank you for that!!
An oldie, But still a goodie! Thank you for making this simple explanation. This i a nice refresher course.
DUDE!! This was one of the best explanations ever!!!
Very informative. Tone of voice it's on point.
Great video! I finally understand the difference between a switch and a router. Thank you.
simply you are amazing!!! the way you explain it is just crystal clear.
I’ve learned so much more, thanks for helping. I feel like a genius now
Me too
Do you think you’d be able to make an in depth network security video? I’m sure a lot of us would find it very useful. Thanks for the great video! Keep it up!
Based on his use of an unmanaged switch I would say no.
Yeah security isn't one of my strong points.
Your explanation was very simple and too straight forward. You made sense on time 🤩
Great video! I just happened to come across this while watching another tech video, and I'm glad it was there to watch.
This is great. I’m studying for the A+ certification exam and this video wrapped up a few things you have to know nicely. It even helped me understand Subnet masks a little more.
Subnetting is a Bitc*. Still learn it, learn TCP/IP and Subnetting then learn VLSM. Subnet Masks though are easy. They tell the packets what is your network parts of an IP address and what is the host part of an IP address. So a Class C IP address not subnetted will have 255.255.255.0. The 255 sections tell the network address, the .0 tells the host part. So 255.255.255.0 is really telling a router Network, Network, Network, Host or NNNH. If you have 255.255.240.0 for a mask, than it is Network, Network, Host , Host. (NNHH).
Did you pass??
This video made me learn so much in so little time. Thank you!!!
Much thanks to you mr. I’ve been stock for a very long time with all my wiring hanging from the wall in my closet . I run all my wires thru the walls and thru each destination and didn’t know what to get to have my network running . I wanna do it myself I’ll try thanks again.👍👍👍👍👍💪
Hey dude, I must say you have put together an excellent orientation on how to get things done with networking setups. Lol, I was a bit a lost for the cause until I came across your videos. Well done. Its helped me alot. Peace.
Now see....... THIS IS USEFUL STUFF that should be taught in Public School.
This is a rare time where I’ve heard about practical education that I think should actually be a part of public schooling. While vocational training is great school is about more than the skills of life and saying stuff like this is what is useful and therefore what should be taught in school maybe isn’t ideal. But students need better access to relevant vocational practical skills through hands on learning like clubs and extracurricular activities. For example stem clubs, robotics, engineering clubs, computer oriented clubs, 3D printing, mechanics clubs, like an automation and smart devices club. Integrate practical electronics and stem skills into real world collaborative problem solving environments. That’s what I call education
@@masterjuice3894 I think you said a more advanced description of what I basically meant.
@@DICEBOY22 that is certainly true. I’m just saying we cannot replace school and we cannot forget to say that.
But we also need to dramatically change school right now because in a lot of the world it literally resembles a prison. Here in the US it’s particularly bad and so when we advocate for school reform, which we should, we shouldn’t forget that school should offer more than just vocational/life skills. I’m just saying we still need history even if the way school happens rn blows
@@masterjuice3894 my simpleton opinion on the matter is that school in it's current form is completely useless and guardian figures may as well just be teaching kids basic problem solving and skills themselves... Teachers hardly want to do thier jobs either... Then sorry about getting political but the public school system is pretty much in current day an over funded and over glorified far left indoctrination camp and cult the government forces the youth to participate in unless they find a private school.
whoa geek out my dude... that was well done! you are a natural teacher..
Thanks!
Well explained and easy to comprehend for those not in the field. Well done.
If there wasn’t a channel with a name I could relate with. Glad I found your channel. Good stuff. Thank you.
Good, simple, concise explanation of the basics. Very well done!
After the Modem, always a (NAT) Router, this adds an additional layer of security. A switch can then follow. My router is a DIR-868L, I love it.
By definition the NAT is not a layer of security as it can be breached. You need (active) firewall for that.
Excellent! Hard to imagine a better explanation. Thanks for taking the time!
Your setup is nice and tidy and I'm sure you have a whole new setup by now also... Great video!!!😉👍
Awesome! i always wondering to have this set up one.
Not a good place for the wifi router.. the metal will block the signal
It doesn't block the signal.
Great man. Thanks very much well explained. Great tutorial.
You gotta leave a little pause at the end of your video! Instantly autoplayed the next one. I had to come back to drop a comment! Very insightful video. Thank you. I'm setting up a little co work space and came here for a solution/ideas and your video really helped.
Great content! IT Tier I Tech here, I am hoping on getting my Network+ and Security+ certs Q1 and Q2 this year respectively. Its fun to learn these things and nerd out with other people with common liking
Explain it to me like I was 6. Now explain it to me like I'm 2. Thank you. That was very helpful.
Like you're 6? Put the plug over here. Good job. Like 2? No! Have to go pee-pee?
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For anyone who is inexperienced, it was good information! Get over yourselves... 🤔
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Lol. Same
Great video, well presented and explained. Nice change to see someone that knows what they are talking about. Have you considered making a follow-on to cover different ethernet cable types, DHCP servers and POE?
I used to do a lot of IT work a few years ago. You did a great job.
I love your setup. Great content amigo
Mejor explicación, imposible. Excelente video, sencillo pero funcional
I have a reasonable networking understanding, but still found this very helpful! 👍 One thing I'd like to understand better is wireless bridging - using an ADSL modem router as a modem only to connect to a better router.
In terms of performance - wired is always better than wireless. Keep that in mind.
This is great. Perfectly explained. Even a super non tech, soccer mom secretary type person could watch this, and then understand what that (weird flashy wirery room that the IT guy works in) at her work is.😂 Thank you!
Bro !! this is so well explained and simple, doing my CompTIA A+ exam ! thx for this video!
Very good video lots of good information. One improvement I’d suggest is raising up the routers’ antennas so they are above and not next to the black metal walls. Those metal walls next to the antennas will block the signal.
yeah
Your voice reminds me of Wil Wheaton when he narrated Stand By Me! Great video, very informative.
Love that movie
It was Richard Dreyfuss
Thank you for your 101 comments very easily to understand, great job.
Wonderful info, great timbre to your voice, a nice package
I am a computer network engineer very well presented!
Awesome! Thank you!
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you sound more like a system admin
Yes I am that also and a programmer! LOL... Very astute Tinostarks! I was lucky with education.
What many suggest is true about a NAS or a NAS hard drive. It depends. If you have a router / modem that allows a USB drive to be plugged in and has decent speeds then this is a good cheap solution. Beware that speed maybe limited. Then if you want to install it on a PC and share it can be a solution if you do not need it all the time. A true NAS runs on it's own and has an network connection. This can be a single drive or many drives with redundancy or speed. Think about what you can spend and research. I use Asustore with raid compliant drives and I have two of them backing up one to the other. Both have fault tolerance.... That means that one drive can fail and I can still use it. The second one two drives can fail and again I can still use it. If you are a novice and not worried about backups then go for the single drive NAS such as Westerndigital or Segate. I hope this helps.
Thanks for the video I work in networking and I enjoyed it you need a UPS to backup in case of power outage just let me know 😂
you really did a great job explaining all of the stuffs there!
Absolutely well explained, the channel and host are subscribed!
Oooo A Router, now I can give my tables a fancy edge. LUL
Nice setup :) Honestly the biggest pain in the rear part of setting up a network is successfully and consistently terminating the cables into RJ45 connectors. It's frustrating getting it terminated, then finding there's a bad connection, and having to cut and redo. Do you know of a tool to make that mundane task easy and reliable?
You have a great MDF there, I love it because I unintentionally, have the same equipment but in a 12 port flavor. You can upgrade your patch cables with molded or booted.
Great video to explain for everyone needs to setup their own home network!