Manage Network Connections

You can use the following sections to create, configure, and manage network connections. Network connections provide you with the ability to connect your computer to both local and remote networks. Local networks can be wired local area networks (LANs) or wireless local area networks (WLANS). Remote networks can include virtual private networks (VPNs), networks deployed with dial-up servers that you access with a phone line and a modem, and Broadband networks that you access with an ISDN adapter.

Note
When you create a connection to a wireless, dial-up, broadband, or VPN network, Windows stores the configuration in a connection profile. By default, these profiles are stored in the file RASPhone.pbk found in %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\PBK. After you create a connection profile, you can then connect to the network that is defined by the profile.

This section includes the following tasks

• Open the Network Connections folder and view available connections
  
  
• Enable connection logging
  
  
• Specify a default network connection
  
  
• Establish Network Connections
  
  
• Configure Network Connections
  
  
• Configure Incoming Connections
  
  
• Configure Network Protocols and Components
  
  
• Disconnect a wireless, dial-up, or VPN connection
  
  
• Repair a LAN or High Speed Internet Connection
  
  
• Secure Network Connections