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Introduction to the Internet - Day 1

Administration

Texas state survey and roll.

Goals

In this session you will:

Learn the basic nature and history of the internet
Learn how to get connected to the net and make the most of your experience
Use simple utilities to illustrate the net's structure

Hype

History

Net as an outgrowth of cold war communications, academic research, and commercial telecommunications (further reading)
Ramifications: the net is uncontrollable and amoral, and places more emphasis on correct/polite bahaviour rather than moral behavior.

Structure

tcp/ip transport protocol (further reading)
client/server (further reading)

Getting Connected

In search of a TCP/IP feed...
- PPP (modem) connections (dialup and dedicated)
- ISDN, cable, xDSL, satellite, microwave
- network connections
- pricing, Dallas ISP list
Non-TCP/IP access
- Juno email
- shell access

Some nifty utils

ping - check to see if a host is "alive".
Start -> programs -> msdos prompt -> ping [hostname]
tracert - (traceroute) illustrates the route to a host
Start -> programs -> msdos prompt -> tracert [hostname]
Note: you can also run these from the "run" box, like Start -> Run -> ping [host]

Homework

~~Read Lesson 6 in your text to prepare for browsing next session.~~

http://www.mousetrap.net/net.introduction/day1.html
$Id: day1.orb,v 1.4 2002/06/10 01:36:22 mouse Exp $

© 1994-2002 jason carr.
distributed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

Reminders

Classroom temperature can be wildly variable. Dress lightly and bring layers.
your username is based on the class title and the last two digits of your workstation's hostname.
remember to take your work with you.