Chapter 1: Setting Up (1 of 4) -- Getting connected

Getting connected

     The phone line you use to connect to the Net can be your existing
voice line -- just remember that if you have any extensions, you (and
everybody else in the house or office) won't be able to use them for
voice calls while connected to the Net.

    The modem: your link to the Net                
    Software: making your computer into a terminal 
    Capturing from and sending info to the Net     
    Protocols: Getting the bytes right