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Making Connections

Making Connections. HGC ? PCCW ? HKBN ? I-CABLE ? 56K ? Broadband ?. Internet Service Provider (ISP) Hardware and Software Requirement. Internet Service Provider (ISP) a company provide access to the internet For dial-up using username and password access phone number For broadband

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Making Connections

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  1. Making Connections • HGC ? • PCCW ? • HKBN ? • I-CABLE ? • 56K ? • Broadband ? • Internet Service Provider (ISP) • Hardware and Software Requirement

  2. Internet Service Provider (ISP) • a company • provide access to the internet • For dial-up • using username • and password • access phone number • For broadband • using direct connection

  3. NSP (1) NSP (2) …... …... ISP (1) ISP (2) …... Home School Corporate Organization ISP = Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NSP = Network Service Providers (NSPs) Internet Backbone

  4. Hardware and software Requirement • Hardware • modem • convert digital signals (computer) to analogue signal (travel over the telephone line) • and vice versa • Type : internal / external • telephone line • medium for transmission of signal • NIC • Network Cable

  5. Software • communication software package for establishing the connection • network setting for some broadband services • Browser for viewing web page • IE, netscape ... • Email program for sending and receiving email • outlook, netscape messenger, eudora ...

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