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Chapter Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to physically connect two computers and set up a network between them. You learned you have multiple ways to connect PCs, including Ethernet, null modem, USB, FireWire, and infrared. There are also different requirements for connecting computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, and older operating systems.

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