Figure 9-2:Sample Network Connections folderI know the bottom (Hosting web)
Figure 9-2:Sample Network Connections folderI know the bottom icon represents my Internet connection, because I use theRCA USB Cable Modem that the icon represents to connect to the Internet. The part of that icon that reads Enabled, Shared, Firewalled means that themodem is on and working (Enabled). The Shared part tells me that the modemis accessible to all the computers in my LAN. That s so all the computers canbe online at the same time with only one Internet account (and one monthlybill). The Firewalled part means that the connection is protected from hackers, a topic we ll discuss in Chapter 13. Putting a Connectoid in the Notification AreaLike most things computerish, connectoids have properties that define theircharacteristics. The exact properties provided by a connectoid will vary withyour hardware. There s rarely any need to mess with those properties. If yourInternet connection is working, you probably don twant to go in there andstart messing around with things. But there is one option that s almost univer- sal and sure to be harmless. To get to it, right-click the icon for an icon andchoose Properties. The Properties dialog box for that connection device willopen, perhaps looking something like the example shown in Figure 9-3.168Part Is Your Internet Connection Local? Earlier, I said that stuff that s in your computer is local and that stuff outside yourcomputer is remote. So you might wonder why my Internet connection in Figure9-2 has the name Local Area Connection 4. First of all, I didn t make up thatname. That s just the automatic name assigned by Windows. But the reason my cable modem is considered local is because it s connected tomy computer by a cable. That is, the cable modem itself is a local device I canmanipulate directly from my computer. Everything beyondthat modem is aremote resource.
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