3. Connecting Your Mac to a Network

Image

In this chapter, you learn how to get your Mac online, including tasks like:

→ Connecting to wired networks

→ Connecting to secure wireless networks

→ Configuring network address, DNS, and routing information

→ Verifying network connections

→ Creating VPN connections

→ Managing multiple connections with Locations

Being connected to a network gives you access to information, files, and services such as email or the Web. Your Mac comes with the latest networking technology—802.11ac Wi-Fi and gigabit Ethernet, making it a snap to connect to existing wired or wireless networks.

In this chapter, we explore the connection ...

Get My iMac (covers OS X Mavericks), Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.