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Resources
Before you order any broadband service, try to
get recommendations from people who are already using a broadband
service. You can also read reports on the Internet. An
excellent resource is DSL
Reports, which has reviews of a large number of ISPs plus utilities
for testing your broadband connection.
Visit
our Cognigen Website to see if you can Order
DSL Service for your home or office and to see what services
are available.
It is now relatively
easy to Share
an Internet connection. Our first network ran on Windows 3.1 using
LanTastic, which had an Internet sharing feature that was a great
help for becoming proficient at troubleshooting networks and dial-up
connections! Now it's relatively simple. Hopefully our tutorial
will help you get your network up and running relatively easily.
With
cable or DSL your computer is always connected to the Internet.
This leaves your computer(s) vulnerable to attacks. If you
thought no one is interested in your computer then think again;
a cracker will attack anything they can find. Click
Picks has plenty of material related to Internet security.
If
you are sharing an Internet connection you will need a router or
software. In today's market a router is only a little more expensive
than software, it is virtually trouble-free, and it usually includes
a built-in firewall You can Order
a Router right here! Click on the link, go to Networks
and look for the Linksys Etherfast Cable / DSL Router model BEFSR41.
If you are setting
up Internet
Sharing you may need to discover some critical information before
switching to the shared connection. Windows includes a utility for
doing this. This is covered in greater detail in our Internet Sharing
section.
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You
can find the IP address for a single computer connected to
your broadband connection. Go to your Windows directory
and run WinIpCfg. Or, go to Start / Run and enter
Winipcfg in the command line and press Enter.
If
you are running Windows NT, 2000, or XP bring up a DOS prompt
and run the utility IPConfig /all from the command
line.
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