This document discusses wide area network (WAN) connections, including digital subscriber line (DSL) services, cable-based WANs, and the global Internet. It covers how DSL works, its advantages and disadvantages, and different DSL service types. The document also discusses how networks can use DHCP, network address translation (NAT), and port address translation (PAT) to connect private networks to the public Internet using private IP addresses. It provides instructions for configuring a client network with NAT and verifying the configuration using show and clear commands.