Internet Service Provider

Your Internet service provider or ISP is the company that provides your home with internet for a wire from the street to your home. Along with your internet you will need a modem to pull the internet signal from the cables.

How are you Identified Online

Internet protocol, or IP, is an identification number, a form of label for your computer.  Your computer is assigned a local and public IP which can either be static or dynamic. All of these words are described below…

Home Network Basics

There are many parts to a home network, including your ISP which sends their connection to a modem or gateway, which then sends data to your router, which then talks to your computer. Wow thats a lot of links. One break in link and you may not be getting internet to your computer.