On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 16:33:40 -0700 Babette C Bloch <bvcb@xxxxxxxx> writes: > I found this in the Juno 4 Help files. I understand the part about > installing Dial-Up Networking, but what's the rest for? Is for > folks on a Network? > Yes -and- no... simply stated, that's the guts (TCP/IP) of what your system needs to communicate with the outside world; in the case of the Internet, it's a HUGE network, with lots of servers... OK? Note: security item -- while you're mucking about in those network protocols, look for the NetBUI boxes; MS turns that connectoid on by default, and your single at-home machine doesn't need it... it's a Trojan favorite. Read=all=about=it at http://www.grc.com/ and take the "test", then go get the free ZoneAlarm firewall. R Scott Gilmore Saginaw MI USA ------------------------------------------------------------ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote! - Ben Franklin -1759 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. To unsubscribe, send a message to listar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe juno_accmail" in the body or subject. OR visit http://freelists.dhs.org ~*~