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APPENDIX A: Internet tools

The Internet is used with a combination of tools which allow one to "log in" to any computer connected to the worldwide network. The Internet is actually a Network of Networks", as I describe in a paper I did last August for a Telecommunicatons class I took at Cincinnati State Technical College (I have included this as an appendix available as a separate attachment file)

The basic tool for Internet travel is Telnet. This allows one to type in a computer name anywhere in the world and be presented with a login prompt. While each computer on the net has it's own "IP" address, in a formatsuch as 123.4.56.78, most addresses have an english language alias that is more understandable, like dlature@comcast.net 9which gives my name and the system, which is Internet Access Cincinnati, and the .net extension signifies a network connection provider (although most commercial providers use the .com suffix. ) To telnet to Ecunet , one enters ecunet.org at the system prompt, some systems requiring a command before the address, like "c ecunet.org" for "connect to ecunet.org. Once there, one is usually provided with some kind of menu or list of commands to use to view the info.

The way to transfer files is using "FTP". This works much like telnet, except one connects to an ftp address, and one can then send or receive files from that computer. Many of te computers serving files on the internet will accept login from "anonymous", with the password being the email address of the one logging in.

Gopher incorporates telnet and ftp, as well as utilizing several "search" tools