Stages of Internet Connectivity
for School Networking

Robert D. Carlitz

Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Eugene Hastings

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Pittsburgh, PA

(January 31, 1994)

ABSTRACT

Schools seeking access to the Internet can choose one of several possible stages of connectivity. Each stage has associated costs and benefits, which are described in this paper.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Network Gateways
III. Dialup to an Internet Host
IV. Individual Internet Connections
V. LAN Connectivity through SLIP Links
VI. Present Higher Speed Options
VII. Network Architecture
VIII. Future Paths to Connectivity
IX. Glossary and Index