W hen you want to connect to a remote network or the Internet, you use dial-up networking. To use dial-up networking, you need a modem and connections to the remote server or the Internet. You can dial into a Remote Access Service server, the Internet, or access a virtual private network server on your network via a connection (for example, through the Internet). | Chapter Dial-Up Networking and Internet Productivity MICROSOFT EXAM OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER Implement manage and troubleshoot input and output I O devices. Install configure and manage modems. Connect to computers by using dial-up networking. Connect to computers by using a virtual private network VPN connection. Create a dial-up connection to connect to a remote access server. Connect to the Internet by using dial-up networking. Configure and troubleshoot Internet Connection Sharing. J Manage and troubleshoot access to shared folders. Manage and troubleshoot Web server resources. J Connect to local and network print devices. Connect to an Internet printer. Copyright 2000 SYBEX Inc. Alameda CA. hen you want to connect to a remote network or the Internet you use dial-up networking. To use dial-up networking you need a modem and connections to the remote server or the Internet. You can dial into a Remote Access Service server the Internet or access a virtual private network server on your network via a connection for example through the Internet . With Windows 2000 Professional you can also configure Internet connection sharing. This feature allows you to connect a single computer to the network and let other users on the same small network share the Internet connection. Another Internet feature of Windows 2000 Professional is Peer Web Services PWS which is a program that acts as a small-scale Web server. Once you have PWS installed you can manage your Web site through Personal Web Manager and Internet Services Manager. You can also configure printers to be used through the Internet or local clients can access the printer through a Web browser. In this chapter you will learn how to configure dial-up networking and create dial-up connections on a Windows 2000 Professional client. You will also learn how to use PWS and configure Internet printing. The server side of dial-up networking is covered in detail in MCSE Windows2000 Server Study Guide
