BY: Jordan AmeeraliBY: Jordan Ameerali

What is an Internet Service What is an Internet Service Provider?Provider?

A Internet Service Provider or ISP is a A Internet Service Provider or ISP is a company that provides access to the company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives you a software provider gives you a software package, username, password and package, username, password and access phone number. Equipped with access phone number. Equipped with a modem, you can then log on to the a modem, you can then log on to the Internet and browse the Web and send Internet and browse the Web and send and receive e-mails.and receive e-mails.

Ways to connect to the Ways to connect to the InternetInternet

►Dial-upDial-up►LANLAN►DSL DSL ►SatelliteSatellite►WirelessWireless

Dial-UpDial-Up

Dial-up Internet Access is a form of Internet Dial-up Internet Access is a form of Internet access via telephone lines. The user's access via telephone lines. The user's computer or router uses an attached computer or router uses an attached modem connected to a telephone line to modem connected to a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-(ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then used to route modem link, which is then used to route Internet Protocol packets between the Internet Protocol packets between the user's equipment and hosts on the user's equipment and hosts on the Internet.Internet.

LANLAN

A local area network (LAN) is a computer A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small physical area, network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or small group of like a home, office, or small group of buildings, such as a school, or an airport. buildings, such as a school, or an airport. The defining characteristics of LAN, in The defining characteristics of LAN, in contrast to wide-area networks (WAN), contrast to wide-area networks (WAN), include their usually higher data-transfer include their usually higher data-transfer rates, smaller geographic range, and lack rates, smaller geographic range, and lack of a need for leased telecommunication of a need for leased telecommunication lines.lines.

DSLDSL

DSL, is a family of technologies that provide DSL, is a family of technologies that provide digital data transmission over the wires of a digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. DSL originally stood local telephone network. DSL originally stood for digital subscriber loop, although in recent for digital subscriber loop, although in recent years, the term digital subscriber line has years, the term digital subscriber line has been widely adopted as a more marketing-been widely adopted as a more marketing-friendly term for ADSL, which is the most friendly term for ADSL, which is the most popular version of consumer-ready DSL. DSL popular version of consumer-ready DSL. DSL uses high frequency, while regular telephone uses high frequency, while regular telephone uses low frequency on the same telephone uses low frequency on the same telephone line.line.

SatelliteSatellite

Satellite Internet services are used in Satellite Internet services are used in locations where terrestrial Internet locations where terrestrial Internet access is not available and in locations access is not available and in locations which move frequently. Internet which move frequently. Internet access via satellite is available access via satellite is available worldwide, including vessels at sea worldwide, including vessels at sea and mobile land vehicles.and mobile land vehicles.

TSTT High Speed InternetTSTT High Speed Internet► No lengthy log-ons No lengthy log-ons ► Up to 5 times faster than normal dial-up modems Up to 5 times faster than normal dial-up modems ► Download speed from 128kDownload speed from 128k► High audio, video, graphic quality High audio, video, graphic quality ► View video broadcasts and listen to music files with better View video broadcasts and listen to music files with better

qualityquality► No extra phone line required No extra phone line required ► No charges on Internet usageNo charges on Internet usage► Make/receive calls and use the Internet at the same time Make/receive calls and use the Internet at the same time ► No missed calls while surfing No missed calls while surfing ► An always-on Internet connectionAn always-on Internet connection► Free Firewall protection Free Firewall protection ► Virtual Private Networking (VPN) available to secure Virtual Private Networking (VPN) available to secure

connectionsconnections

LinksysLinksys

► Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router ► (802.11b/g, 54 Mbps, 128 Bit WEP, WPA - MPN: WRT54G) Price (802.11b/g, 54 Mbps, 128 Bit WEP, WPA - MPN: WRT54G) Price

Range: $31.39 - $99.00 from 19 Sellers Range: $31.39 - $99.00 from 19 Sellers ► The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really three The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really three

devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to which lets you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices. Connect four Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices. Connect four PCs directly, or daisy-chain out to more hubs and switches to PCs directly, or daisy-chain out to more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. Finally, the Router create as big a network as you need. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. To protect a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Broadband Router can your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Broadband Router can encrypt all wireless transmissions. The Router can serve as a encrypt all wireless transmissions. The Router can serve as a DHCP Server, has NAT technology to protect against Internet DHCP Server, has NAT technology to protect against Internet intruders, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured intruders, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Configuration is to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.

Works SitedWorks Sited

►http://wiki.answers.com/Q/http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_different_ways_to_connect_tWhat_are_different_ways_to_connect_to_interneto_internet

►http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSL►http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_uphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_up►http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Internet_service_providersInternet_service_providers►http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LANhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAN