Unix and Linux: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fourth Edition

Chapter 12. Accessing the Internet

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• Getting familiar with Unix Internet lingo

• Logging in to remote systems

• Communicating with other users

• Getting files from the Internet

• Sharing files on the Internet

• Surfing the Web

• Downloading Web sites

• Checking connections

• Tracing connections

• Matching domain names

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So far in this book, you’ve been working with files and scripts located on the Unix system. In this chapter, we’ll show you how to venture beyond your Unix system and take advantage of the information on the Internet.

Getting Familiar with Unix Internet Lingo

Before you venture out onto the Internet using the information in this chapter, you should become familiar with some concepts and terminology.

A server is ...