Table of Contents
1 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 1
2 INTERNET ACCESS – YOUR FRIENDLY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER ....................... 3
2.1 DIALUP ............................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 DSL ................................................................................................................................................ 3
2.3 CABLE MODEM ............................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 OTHER HIGH SPEED SERVICES ........................................................................................................ 5
2.5 WHEN “ALWAYS ON” DOESN’T MEAN “ALWAYS ON” .................................................................... 5
3 DIAL UP – THE OLD STANDBY ...................................................................................................... 6
3.1 SELECTING A PROVIDER .................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY ............................................................................................................... 6
3.3 PRIVACY POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 6
3.4 THOUGHTS ABOUT DIAL UP ............................................................................................................ 6
4 DSL – TELCO’S ENTER THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF DATA .............................................. 7
4.1 DISTANCE TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE ............................................................................................... 7
4.2 SELECTING A PROVIDER .................................................................................................................. 8
4.3 GETTING THE CIRCUIT INSTALLED .................................................................................................. 8
4.4 OPTIMIZATION ................................................................................................................................. 9
4.5 ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY ............................................................................................................... 9
4.6 PRIVACY POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 9
4.7 SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT .......................................................................................................... 9
4.8 TURMOIL IN DSL LAND .................................................................................................................. 9
5 TELCO WIRING -- GETTING CONNECTED ...............................................................................10
5.1 NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE .......................................................................................................11
5.2 TELEPHONE WIRING METHODS ......................................................................................................11
5.3 SECONDARY LIGHTNING PROTECTION ...........................................................................................12
5.4 MODEM ACCESS ADAPTER .............................................................................................................12
5.5 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER .............................................................................................................13
6 LAN -- THE NETWORKED HOME ................................................................................................14
6.1 ETHERNET ......................................................................................................................................14
6.1.1 Media Access Controller (MAC) Address..............................................................................14
6.1.2 10Mbps - 100Mbps - 1Gbps - 10Gbps ...................................................................................15
6.1.3 UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair ...............................................................................................15
6.1.4 Structured Wiring ..................................................................................................................15
6.1.5 568A and 568B Pinnout .........................................................................................................16
6.1.6 Patch Cables ..........................................................................................................................16
6.1.7 Special Tools..........................................................................................................................16
6.1.8 Wiring Topology ....................................................................................................................17
6.2 ALTERNATIVES TO WIRED ETHERNET ............................................................................................17
6.2.1 PhoneLine Networking ..........................................................................................................18
6.2.2 RF Wireless ...........................................................................................................................18
6.3 TCP/IP ...........................................................................................................................................19
6.4 IP ADDRESS ....................................................................................................................................19
6.4.1 Dotted-Decimal Notation .......................................................................................................19
6.4.2 Subnet ....................................................................................................................................19
6.4.3 Port Number ..........................................................................................................................20
6.5 PRIVATE ADDRESSES ......................................................................................................................20
6.6 LOCALHOST ADDRESS ...................................................................................................................21
6.7 GATEWAY ......................................................................................................................................21
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