Learning Networking

[Groker]

Just started learning ubuntu and wanted to ask if getting three or four Pi's is the best way to go in creating a little home network to learn and practice on? Any advice would be most welcomed.

[DougieLawson]

What bit of networking do you want to learn?
You can do a lot on a single RPi by "talking to yourself".

[Douglas6]

Living in a small apartment, I'd never have thought I'd need to know networking. Recently I realized that, with a desktop PC, a laptop, a tablet, a phone, 2 wifi BD players, and 3 or 4 Pis all connected at once, I can't help but be a network administrator.

[Groker]

What bit of networking do you want to learn?
You can do a lot on a single RPi by "talking to yourself".

Hi,

I'm thinking of a home network that has some real world functions.( setting up a website, hosting games, ect) would be a good idea. Plus I can afford a couple of Pi's to have for my own network. My goal down the road is to get good enough were I could work as an adm for a company or a ISP.

[gmc]

Getting more pi's will not help. If you want to know more about networks the best place to start is with the internet & google and spend some time reading.

Here are a few links to get you started:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/UK/solut ... index.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/loc ... ,3020.html