Dial-up TCP/IP networking clients provide remote networking for telecommuters, mobile workers, and system administrators who monitor and manage servers at multiple branch offices. Users of dial-up TCP/IP networking on Windows 95 or Windows NT computers can dial in to remotely access their networks for services such as file and printer sharing, electronic mail, scheduling, and database access.
Both Windows 95 and Windows NT support routing TCP/IP traffic over dial-up TCP/IP connections through several different types of dial-up TCP/IP networking servers, including the following:
1. UNIX system servers that support either of the industry-standard point-to-point protocol (PPP) or serial line IP (SLIP) dial-up TCP/IP networking standards.
2. Windows NT remote access service (RAS) servers.
3. Third-party remote access service servers that support PPP and/or SLIP connections, such as those that are available from CISCO, 3COM, and Bay Networks.
Dial-up Windows 95 and Windows NT computers that are configured to route TCP/IP also can be configured to use WINS servers. For details, see your Windows 95 and Windows NT documentation.
Dial-up Windows 95 and Windows NT computers that are configured to route TCP/IP and use WINS can access remotely their networks for services, including Advanced Server and Windows NT file and print sharing, electronic mail, scheduling, and database access.