Network Basics
From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
A computer network is simply defined as "A connection of two or more computers so that they can share resources." Resources are in the form of hardware (ie. printers), software, data, Internet connection, etc.
If you would like to set up a home network to connect to the other Linux or Windows computers in your house, see SAMBA.
Beyond that, the topic of networking has been documented ad nauseum on the Internet and here are some great links to get you going:
Three good links from The Linux Documentation Project:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO.html
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Networking-Overview-HOWTO.html
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/networking.html
Some information from the above three links will be redundant, but it's a good means of review.
