It would depend on what you mean by networking. Macs play nicely with everyone. Linux/Unix somewhat and Windows not really at all. This is if you are looking at just simple network structure as in a home or small office.
If you are looking at hosting bigger and over the internet I would look at going with Mac or Linux. I am a Mac guy fully because of all the pros it has over other OS', but I run my server off a Linux box. I feel that unless you are running a whole network of Macs or need Mac specific applications on a server then most of the time your standard Linux box will do. I mostly run Linux because it is free to download and I got a PC from a friend that I did some work for. Linux is cheap and is really as solid as a Mac in most aspects. Also with Linux you can run some Windows apps that are required for Serving some things like MMORPGs. Mostly you can run a server off of anything you have. You would just need to run the server software on your PC (Linux Windows or whatever) or Mac and you should be set with few problems.
Networkable ones.
You might want to be (a lot) more specific as to what you're really trying to ask. Some indication of what you consider a "type" of computer in particular might be helpful.
any type of computer can be use for network. even if it is a laptop or desktop. but most commonly desktop are use as a workstation in a network.
The best thing about a computer is the way you can use it to communicate, when you put business computers on a network workers can communicate with peers, clients, the internet and basically anything.
No. Use samba to interface to the Windows network.
Google works on computers; those use electrical energy. So do the network devices used, such as switches, routers, etc.
ComputersTypes | UsesPersonal computer* / laptop ------ Home and office applicationsServer -------------------------------- Commercial use and data storageSuper computers -------------------- Military use and weather forcasting*personal computers in a network are also know as "workstations"
you can use any of the following cables: 1) Cross Over cable 2) LAN cable 3) Ethernet cable
use a router !
TCP
ports
Mesh Topology... though if you use a beefy-enough machine in the middle, a Star topology might work.
NTP (Network Time Protocol)
You can use bluetooth, a simple wired connection, or wifi to connect your computers to a network.
The Internet is a network of web pages on servers that computers can connect to if they have the address of the web page. Computers CAN connect to each other using an internet connection, but that is NOT the main use of the internet.