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Contents Section A Networking Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Learning the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Selecting a network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Example wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting up a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using a wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Wireless Ethernet speed and frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Example access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Equipment you need for an access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . 12 Setting up an access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Example peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Equipment you need for a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . 15 Setting up a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Section B Wired Ethernet Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 Creating a Wired Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Determining if your computer has wired Ethernet already installed . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Setting up the hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting up a peer-to-peer wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Setting up a network using a hub or switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Setting up a network using a router and optional hub or switch . . . . . . . . . . .