Local and Remote Network Connections
The Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Network and Dial-up Connections feature provides connectivity to local and remote networking resources, as well as Internet resources. Network and Dial-up Connections improves upon the dial-up networking functionality in Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 by providing improved autoconfiguration of networking components and devices, and a single folder in which to configure all networking options. Tools, such as local Group Policy and Connection Manager, can assist you in managing connections in your enterprise. This chapter describes the Network and Dial-up Connections feature and includes a remote networking scenario.
In This Chapter
Quick Guide to Local and Remote Network Connections
Overview of Local and Remote Network Connections
Creating, Configuring, and Monitoring Connections
Group Policies for Network and Dial-up Connections
Internet Connection Sharing Scenario: Connecting Your Branch Offices Intranet to the Internet
Related Information in the Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit
For more information about TCP/IP, see TCP/IP in Windows 2000 Professional in this book.
For more information about troubleshooting network and dial-up connections with diagnostic tools, see Troubleshooting Tools and Strategies in this book.
Related Information in the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit
- For more information about remote access server issues, see Remote Access Server in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Internetworking Guide.