1-8CHAPTER 1: CONNECTING TO YOUR ISP

7Double-click your New Connection icon to connect!

Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP is the main protocol used to transfer data via the Internet. To use

and LaterTCP/IP with Windows NT, you must connect to your ISP using a PPP or SLIP connection.

Each ISP has different requirements. Before using this chapter to configure Windows NT to access your ISP, contact your ISP to determine if they have special instructions for Windows NT users.

For you to

Use this connection

 

 

Use a dial-up connection to connect over the

Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)

Internet.

 

SLIP only allows you to connect using IP and

 

does not allow for server assigned IP addresses

 

or server assign name server addresses.

 

 

 

Use a dial-up connection to connect over the

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

Internet.

 

PPP allows you to connect using IPX, TCP/IP,

 

Netbeui, and other protocols. PPP is a more

 

recent development than SLIP and has

 

become the standard way of connecting to

 

the Internet.

 

 

 

CAUTION: Before you use these procedures, contact your ISP to determine if they have any special requirements.

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