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  2. Troubleshoot a broadband internet connection - AOL Help

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    Check the physical connection - A loose cable or cord can often be the cause of a connection problem. Make sure everything is securely connected to the wall and device. 3. Reboot your modem/router - Sometimes the old "turn it off and on again" approach actually does work! Just wait about five minutes before turning it back on to make sure ...

  3. Fix problems reading or receiving AOL Mail

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    Disable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer. Protected mode is enable by default and may interfere with AOL Mail. If you're continuing to have trouble accessing mail, turn Protected Mode off: 1. Click Tools. 2. Click Internet Options. 3. Click the Security tab. 4. Deselect "Enable Protected Mode." 5. Restart Internet Explorer and sign in to AOL ...

  4. Troubleshoot a dial-up connection - AOL Help

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    An active internet connection is required to be able to access all the best that America Online® offers. If you're using dial-up internet and can't connect, try the following troubleshooting steps: Check the dial tone - If you DO have one, it's likely the problem has something to do with your computer. If you DON'T, it's likely the problem has ...

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  6. Internet Connection Sharing - Wikipedia

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    Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is a Windows service that enables one Internet-connected computer to share its Internet connection with other computers on a local area network (LAN). The computer that shares its Internet connection serves as a gateway device , meaning that all traffic between other computers and the Internet go through this ...

  7. Point-to-Point Protocol - Wikipedia

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    PPP was made to work with numerous network-layer protocols, including Internet Protocol (IP), TRILL, Novell's Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), NBF, DECnet and AppleTalk. Like SLIP, this is a full Internet connection over telephone lines via modem. It is more reliable than SLIP because it double checks to ensure Internet packets arrive intact ...

  8. traceroute - Wikipedia

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    [10] On Windows, tracert sends ICMP Echo Request packets, rather than the UDP packets traceroute sends by default. [11] The time-to-live (TTL) value, also known as hop limit, is used in determining the intermediate routers being traversed towards the destination. Traceroute sends packets with TTL values that gradually increase from packet to ...

  9. Local area network - Wikipedia

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    With Internet access, the Internet service provider (ISP) would grant a single WAN-facing IP address to the network. A router is configured with the provider's IP address on the WAN interface, which is shared among all devices in the LAN by network address translation.