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How to setup and run home and business computer networks

September 29, 2014 posted by admin in Uncategorized

Welcome to our website. This website will be dedicated to helping you understand how to set up and run a computer network in your home or business. We will cover the equipment, software and setup. We aim to demystify the jargon and terminology and make setting up an running a small network accessible to everyone. We are not aligned with an hardware or software supplier. We aim to share our knowledge from over twenty years in the industry.

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