Bouncing
When you attempt to hack any server, you will need to bounce your connection through other servers otherwise you will be traced instantly, and disconnected before you've even gained access.

When you want to connect to a server, go to the World Map, and click on the other servers (Represented by White Squares) around the map before clicking on the machine you want to connect to. This will give you time to do whatever it is you need to do on the server.

The time you get depends on how many servers you bounce through, and what kind of access you have on those servers. A Regular account on a machine, like a Bank Account, (Indicated by the doted lines surrounding the server) will give you longer than a machine that you don't have an account on, and a machine that you have Admin access on (Indicated by the solid box surrounding the server) will give you even longer.


Account breakdown:

• No account - little additional time
  
• Regular account (dotted lines) - more time
  
• Admin access (solid box) - even more time
  

When you start to bounce your connection, it is a good idea to use InterNIC as the first bounce point (i.e. the first server you click on). This will be explained in the next section.

If you find that an area of the map is too cluttered to see what links you are clicking on, you can use the zoom feature to enlarge a section of the map, and make it easier to click the link you need.

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