%0 Generic %D 2011 %T Making infrastructure visible: a case study of home networking %A Marshini Chetty %K Home computer networks %K home networking %K Human computer interaction %K Human-computer interaction %K infrastructure %K Inspectability %K Local area networks (Computer networks) %K visibility %X In this dissertation, I examine how making infrastructure visible affects users' engagement with that infrastructure, through the case study of home networking. I present empirical evidence of the visibility issues that home networks present to users and how these results informed the design of a prototype called Kermit to visualize aspects of the home network. Through my implementation and evaluation of Kermit, I derive implications for making infrastructure visible in ways that enable end-users to manage and understand the systems they use everyday. I conclude with suggestions for future work for making home networks, and infrastructure more generally, more visible. %8 2011/06/24/ %G eng %U https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/41152 %R Dissertation