How to network your home

This is a Learning Centre article, a multi-part series to be expanded regularly.
There's an area of computing that despite being in the mainstream, is still voodoo for a large number of people — networking. Although it's been with us for decades, networking is still far from the "push one button" simplicity it needs to be and can be quite daunting to the first timer.
In this Learning Centre feature, we'll walk you through understanding and creating your own home network, eventually moving on to more detailed concepts and fun things you can do once all your gadgets are happily talking to one another