Tham khảo tài liệu 'macbook for dummies phần 8', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 266 Part V Sharing Access and Information Chapter 17 Working Well with Networks Jn This Chapter Choosing between wired and wireless networks Sharing an Internet connection Collecting the bits and pieces for a wireless connection Gathering the stuff you need for a wired connection Making the network connection Protecting your Mac with a firewall 1__ . n my book get it my book network access ranks right up there with air conditioning and the microwave oven. Like other taken for granted but I can t imagine life without them kinds of technologies it s hard to imagine sharing data from your laptop with others around you without a network. Sure I ve used a sneakernet the old-fashioned term for running back and forth between computers with a floppy disk to copy files but these days Apple computers don t even have floppy drives. And no self-respecting computer should still have one. Nope networking is here to stay. Whether you use it to share an Internet connection challenge your friends to a relaxing game of WWII battlefield action or stream your MP3 collection to other computers using iTunes you ll wonder how you ever got along without one. In this chapter I fill you in on all the details you need to know to get your new MacBook or MacBook Pro hooked up to a new or an existing network. If you have just your Mac and an Internet connection either through a dialup modem or a high-speed DSL cable modem and you have no plans to add another computer or a network printer a network isn t necessary. 268 Part V Sharing Access and Information What exactly is the network advantage If you have other family members with computers or if your laptop is in an office with other computers here s just a sample of what you can do with a network connection 1 Share an Internet connection This is the major reason why many families and most small businesses install a network. Everyone can simultaneously use the same DSL or cable Internet connection on every computer on the .
