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The A3C Connection, April/May/June 2000 The A3C Connection
April/May/June 2000 Contents Save Yourself from Email Worms How to Connect On Campus On Road From Home Dialin
Broadband: Cable and DSL More on Broadband You Are Not on Campus In-Home LANs More on Home LANs You've Been Hacked About the A3C Connection

Related Links: Broadband and Broadband ISPs

     
 
     
General
 
Cnet's Reviews page
Cnet's Info on Internet access.
Yahoo!'s ISP Directory Page
Includes links to current articles and discussion on broadband Internet acess.
Article - Insider Home -> Internet ->ISP
Lots of stuff about just about anything that has to do about ISPs and Internet connections. (Including cheap ones.)
thebroadbandguide.com's articles on cable. DSL, Wireless Broadband, and Satellite Broadband
These explain how it works, and allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts that serve your neighborhood.
Broadband Reports DSL Finder.
Another search page for ISPs in your neighborhood.
Having trouble with your broadband connection? (Or just wish it would be a bit faster?)
Navas Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide This Web site might help. It also has information on firewalls and security. Lots of operating system-specific information.

See also Connecting from Home.
 
     
About Cable Modems
 
thebroadbandguide.com's article on cable
Introduction to cable modems and how they work. Also allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including cable, that serve your neighborhood.
Cable Modem Basics (DSL too)
From www.cablemodeminfo.com; links to a number of cable modem- and DSL-related Web sites.
 
     
About DSL
 
thebroadbandguide.com's article on DSL
Introduction to all types of DSL. Also allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including DSL, that serve your neighborhood.
Broadband Reports
Includes user's reviews of providers and ISPs and a specialized DSL Finder page; use it to find out what DSL service providers serve your neighborhood and whether your home is close enough to your telephone switch to use DSL.
DSL Q&A
DSL FAQ; lots of info.
 
     
About Wireless
 
Broadband Expert Mobile Broadband
Just as more and more people have only cellular telephone, more people are leaving wired Internet connections behind and going to wireless. This page lists various major mobile broadband providers, compares their services, and has a lot of information about mobile broadband in general.
thebroadbandguide.com's article on wireless
It explains how it works, and allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including wireless, that serve your neighborhood.
The Broadband Reports DSL Finder report
Also lists available wireless providers.
 
     
About Satellite
 
Satellite Signals Ltd
Cable, DSL, and not for you? There's another option: satellite access to the Internet. This Web site lists satellite Internet Service Providers also has a has a Satellite Signals Web Site Forum where you can get help with choosing a satellite ISP provider and setting up for your satellite connection.
thebroadbandguide.com's article on satellite
It explains how it works, and allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including satelitte, that serve your neighborhood.
The Broadband Reports DSL Finder report
Also lists available satellite providers.
 
     
Home Networks and Security
 

Most likely, you have more than one computer in your house that will be sharing your home network connection. This means that you need a home network. This is a lot easier than you think. How Stuff Works, a really neat Web site of the Discovery Network, has a good introduction to home networking: How Home Networking Works.

And don't forget security, particularly with Wireless networks.

 

 

 
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