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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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from Chapter 19, the router to which you connect at the ISP is often referred

to as the default gateway. Once your computer is configured, you can connect

to the ISP and get to the greater Internet. Figure 21-5 shows a standard

computer-to-ISP-to-Internet connection. Note that various protocols and

other software manage the connectivity between your computer and the

default gateway.

Figure 21-5 Simplified Internet connectivity

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Connecting to the Internet

Computers commonly connect to an ISP by using one of eight technologies

that fit into four categories: dial-up, both analog and ISDN; dedicated, such

as DSL, cable, and fiber; wireless, including Wi-Fi and cellular; and satellite.

Analog dial-up is the slowest of the bunch and requires a telephone line and a

special networking device called a modem. ISDN uses digital dial-up and has

much greater speed. Dedicated connections (DSL, cable, and fiber) most

often use a box that connects to a regular Ethernet NIC like you played with

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