Network & Internet Communications Guide

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Network Communications
The following items are covered in this section:
■ Ethernet Network Structure
■ Network Interface Controller (NIC)-Based Alerts
■ Wake-On-Lan (WOL) Support
■ Interpreting the Network Status Lights
■ Disabling the Autosensing Capabilities
■ Installing Network Drivers
■ Wireless Networks
This section provides information about Ethernet networks and the
hardware connectors and software device drivers that allow you to
access an Ethernet network. Access to a computer network
immediately increases your productivity potential. Once the network
connection is active, you can share resources, such as a printer,
exchange information from computer to computer, and run common
software programs.
The computer comes network-ready, which means that it has an
integrated network controller and network device drivers already
loaded onto the computer hard drive. The computer is ready to make
the network connection.