Chapter 8. The Dial-up Networking Profile

Introduction

We are becoming more and more mobile in our use of data connectivity and the ability to access information on the move is now as important as being in the office with everything on hand. The Dial-up Networking Profile provides the ability for a user to remotely connect to their data services; for example, to gain access to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or to access the corporate Local Area Network (LAN).

It is certainly not a new concept, but the introduction of a wireless Internet bridge is used to remove the need to physically connect your mobile phone or modem to a notebook or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The profile provides the capability of a data terminal (DT) device to form ...

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