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Connecting From Home -- Using Cable or DSL
0. Contents
1. Broadband and Broadband ISPs
2. Broadband Related Links
3. Securing Home Connections
4. Home LANs and Sharing Connections
5. LANs and Sharing Connections: How To
Connecting From Home -- Using Cable or DSL
Note:
This is not the document for you:
If the computer you're connecting is on the UIC campus;
see
Network Services
.
If you're looking for the phone numbers and installation information for the ACCC dialin lines; see
ACCC Dialin Services
.
Broadband and Broadband ISPs
About Broadband
Cable Modems
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
ISDN and Wireless: the Old and the New
Related Links: Broadband and Broadband ISPs
General
About Cable Modems
About DSL
About Satellite
Securing Your Internet Connection
Do you have an "always on" Internet connection?
Or even an "occasionally on" Internet connection? (Times have changed.)
All You Need To Know
Turn Off File Sharing Now
Why you Should Get a Personal Firewall: A Security Check
--For More on Firewalls
--Software Firewalls for Windows
--Software Firewalls for Macs
--LAN and Hardware Firewalls
Viruses and Spyware
-- Norton/Symantec Antivirus for Macs and Windows
-- Anti-Spyware Software for Windows
For more information:
In-Home LANs: Sharing Your Home Internet Connection
Home LANs and Sharing Your Internet Connection: How To
Connecting From Home -- Cable or DSL
Next:
1. Broadband and Broadband ISPs
2001-6-5
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