Chapter 23: Connecting Remote Offices

Highlights

You can use your Microsoft Windows XP Professional based computer to configure a remote office network connecting computers and other devices in your home, in your small business, or in the branch office of a larger corporation. You can also establish and maintain a connection between your remote office and private networks, such as your organization s main office, and the Internet.

Related Information

• For more information about TCP/IP, see Configuring TCP/IP in this book.

• For more information about troubleshooting network and dial-up connections with diagnostic tools, see Troubleshooting Concepts and Strategies in this book.

• For more information about remote access server, see Remote Access Server in the Internetworking Guide of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.

• For more information about connecting remote offices, deploying remote access services, and deploying virtual private networks, see the Deploying Network Services book of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit.