Operation and Status

Connection Status - PPTP

If using PPTP (Peer-to-Peer Tunneling Protocol), a screen like the following example will be displayed when the "Connection Details" button is clicked.

Figure24: PPTP Status ScreenData - PPTP Screen

Connection

Physical Address

The hardware address of this device, as seen by remote devices on the

 

Internet. (This is different to the hardware address seen by devices on

 

the local LAN.)

 

 

IP Address

The IP Address of this device, as seen by Internet users. This address

 

is allocated by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

 

 

PPTP Status

This indicates whether or not the connection is currently established.

 

∙ If the connection does not exist, the "Connect" button can be

 

used to establish a connection.

 

∙ If the connection currently exists, the "Disconnect" button can be

 

used to break the connection.

 

 

Connection Log

 

Connection Log

∙ The Connection Log shows status messages relating to the

 

existing connection.

 

∙ The "Clear Log" button will restart the Log, while the Refresh

 

button will update the messages shown on screen.

 

 

Buttons

 

Connect

If not connected, establish a connection to your ISP.

 

 

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