Internet Connection & Communication

Dial up connection
If there is internal modem, then it show at booting time and then in device manager. Internal modem always installed on COM3 automatically.

To make a connection

Right click ‘My network places' and select ‘Make new connection' from the properties.
After welcome wizard there is network connection wizard. There are five options
• Dial up to private network : - It is used for RAS (Remote Access Service).
• Dial up to internet : - It is used to connect to the internet using phone line.
• Connect to private network through the internet : - Create a VPN connection or ‘tunnel' through the internet.
• Accept incoming connection : - Let other computers connected to mine by phone line, the internet or direct cable.
• Connect directly to another computer : - Connect using my serial, parallel or infrared port.
Among all of these options, we select ‘dial up to internet' to make connection through modem.
The internet connection wizard will open. There are three options in welcome screen.
• Direct sign up for a new internet account
• Existing account to this computer
• Internet connection manually through LAN
We select the ‘Internet connection manually through LAN' option.
In setting up your internet connection there are two options to make connection
• I connect through a phone line and a modem
• I connect through LAN
We select ‘connect through a phone line and a modem' option.
In step1 of 3 of internet connection wizard, we enter the internet account connection information like area code, telephone number and country name/code.
In step 2 of 3, of internet connection wizard, we enter the internet account logon information. In this we give user name and password.
In step 3 of 3, of internet connection wizard, we configure our computer by giving a connection name.
In this option, we configure to setup an ‘internet mail account now'. If YES, then we use POP3 otherwise we select NO.
At last completing the internet connection wizard by clicking on Finish.

To check a modem is correct installed

Control panel à Phone & Modem à tab to Modem à Make speed high à tab to Diagnostics à click on Query modem

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

It is a private, encrypted connection between two computers that can communicate with each other using TCP/IP. We need to create both VPN and incoming connection for communicate. The transmission through VPN is much slow.

Requirements of both sides

1. TCP/IP protocol
2. Internet connection
3. Modem
4. VPN wizard configuration (IP address, user name, password)

To create a VPN wizard

1 . Right click ‘My network places' and select ‘Make new connection' from the properties.
2 . After welcome wizard there is network connection wizard. There are five options
(i) Dial up to private network : - It is used for RAS (Remote Access Service).
(ii) Dial up to internet : - It is used to connect to the internet using phone line.
• Connect to private network through the internet : - Create a VPN connection or ‘tunnel' through the internet.
• Accept incoming connection : - Let other computers connected to mine by phone line, the internet or direct cable.
• Connect directly to another computer : - Connect using my serial, parallel or infrared port.
Among all of these options, we select ‘Connect to private network through the internet' to make connection private network through modem.
3 . In the public network screen, there are two options
(i) Do not dial the initial connection option is used, if the other computer has a full time internet connection.
(ii) Automatic dial this initial connection option is used, if the computer has a modem and dial up connection to the internet.
4 . In the destination address screen, type the host name or IP address of the other side computer on a VPN.
5 . In the connection availability wizard, select whether the connection available to all users or currently logged on users.
6 . In Internet connection sharing wizard, check the option to enable.
7 . In completing the network connection wizard, enter the name of the connection and click on Finish.

To create a incoming wizard

1 . Right click ‘My network places' and select ‘Make new connection' from the properties.
2 . After welcome wizard there is network connection wizard. There are five options
(i) Dial up to private network : - It is used for RAS (Remote Access Service).
(ii) Dial up to internet : - It is used to connect to the internet using phone line.
(iii) Connect to private network through the internet : -Create a VPN connection or ‘tunnel' through the internet.
• Accept incoming connection : - Let other computers connected to mine by phone line, the internet or direct cable.
• Connect directly to another computer : - Connect using my serial, parallel or infrared port.
Among all of these options, we select ‘Accept incoming connection' to make connection to receive incoming on private network through modem.
3 . In Devices for incoming connection wizard, we select the device among COM, LPT or USB.
4 . In Incoming Virtual Private Connection wizard, it confirm for the virtual private network. We select ‘Allow virtual private connections'.
5 . In Allowed Users wizard, we select or check the users which allow to connect to this computer. We can add/delete any user also.
6 . In Networking components wizard, we select, enable and configure networking components which we need for networking.
7 . In completing the network connection wizard, enter the name of the connection and click on Finish.

Hyper Terminal

Hyper Terminal is used to transmit data from one computer to another computer through phone without internet connection. It is fast in communication & transmission.

Configure the Hyper Terminal

1. Start à Programs à Accessories à communication à Hyper Terminal
2. In Connection description wizard, enter the name of the connection and select the icon for shortcut.
3. In Connect to wizard, enter the country, area and phone no. and select the port.
4. Then to make connection, we select connect and then dial and enter the phone no.