How Dial-Up Remote Access Works
Dial-up remote access, also called Dial-Up Networking, allows an off-site computer to tap into an office computer’s resources using a modem. Figure 34-1 shows typical dial-up connections made to a network.
Figure 34-1. Dial-up connections to a network.
Remote or mobile users using a dial-up communications link can access network resources as if they were directly connected. Windows Server 2003 remote access servers can connect to clients running Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows for Workgroups, MS-DOS, or Apple Macintosh. Typically the client ...
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