19
CONNECTING YOUR NETWORK TO THE INTERNET
Sharing an Internet Connection
The preceding chapter shows how to create an inexpensive local area network (LAN) to tie your computers together. With a network in place, a single high-speed Internet connection can serve all the computers in your home or office, or you can share a modem connection made from one designated Windows computer.
note
You should also read Chapter 33, “Protecting Your Network from Hackers and Snoops,” for more details on protecting your network from hacking.
A shared Internet connection can actually provide better protection against hackers than can an individual connection ...
Get Windows 10 In Depth (includes Content Update Program), Second edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
