Home Network Connecting Your
Computer to the Internet
The diagram above shows a home network that is connected by a router to the internet.
A router is simply an electronic switch board that can connect various electronic components.
The diagram above shows a modern router that can connect elements of a network to each other either by Ethernet cables (shown by a straight lines) or by radio waves WIFI.
The ROCU box is one of several brands of receivers that can connect a computer to your TV by WIFI signal. This permits the streaming of video signals such as movies or TV series to your TV. There are a growing number of companies or TV providers that now can stream programs to a TV set. Examples are Netflix and Indiana Public Television through its passport system.