• The New Connection Wizard didn't find any ISPs with local phone numbers for
`you, but you've heard about a local service-offered by your local PC user group,
`for example-that sounds just right.
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`Manually Plugging
`in Internet Settings
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`• Your PC is connected to a network through which your company provides Internet
`service.
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`In each of these cases, you can still use the New Connection Wizard; however, a good
`deal more typing is required.
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`Via Dial-up Modem
`If you connect to the Internet via telephone jack, like most of the world, choose
`Start(cid:157) All Programs(cid:157) Accessories(cid:157) Communications(cid:157) New Connection Wizard.
`Make sure that your computer is plugged into a phone jack.
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`Click Next, "Connect to the Internet;' Next, "Setup my Internet connection manually;'
`and Next. Now click "Connect using a dial-up modem;' and then Next.
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`On the following several screens, you'll be asked to type in a few pieces of informa(cid:173)
`tion that only your ISP can provide: the local phone number that connects your PC
`to the Internet, your user name, and your password. (You can call your ISP for this
`information, or consult the literature delivered by postal mail when you signed up
`for an ISP account.)
`
`You'll also be offered these three important checkboxes:
`
`• Use this account name and password when anyone connects to the Internet from
`this computer. This option refers to the Windows XP user accounts feature described
`in Chapter 16, in which various people who share the same computer keep their
`worlds of information and settings separate by signing in each time they use the
`machine. It's asking you: "Is this the Internet account you want this PC to use no
`matter who's logged in at the moment?"
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`• Make this the default Internet connection. Some people have more than one way
`to access the Internet. Maybe you connect your laptop to a cable modem when
`you're at home but dial out using the modem when you're on the road. Turn on
`this checkbox if the account you're setting up is the one you want it to use most
`often.
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`Tip: You can always change your mind. In the Network Connections window (Figure 9-3), right-click a con(cid:173)
`nection icon and choose Set as Default Connection from the shortcut menu. On the other hand, if you're
`a laptop-toting traveler, you might want to specify a different connection in each city you visit In that case,
`right-click the default icon (shown by the checkmark at right in Figure 9-3) and choose Cancel as Default
`Connection from the shortcut menu. This way, your laptop will never dial away automatically, using some
`hopelessly irrelevant access number for the city you're in.
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`• Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this Connection. Windows XP offers a
`certain degree of protection from incoming hacker attacks in the form of a personal
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`Manually Plugging
`in Internet Settings
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`firewall (see the facing page). Turn this off only if you've equipped your PC with
`other firewall software ( or if you have a router, as described in Chapter 17).
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`When it's all over, you'll find that you've given birth to a connection icon, as shown at
`right in Figure 9-4. Once you've correctly typed in all of the necessary information,
`you should be ready to surf.
`
`Tip: If you carry a laptop from city to city- each of which requires a different local Internet number-you
`might want to create more than one connection icon by plugging in a different local access number each
`time. (Alternatively, just create one connection icon-and then, in the Network Connections window, right(cid:173)
`click it and choose Create Copy.) Another helpful hint: Name each of these connections after the appropriate
`location ("Earthlink Cleveland," "Earthlink Stamford," and so on), so you'll remember which one to use
`for which city.
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`Via Cable Modem, Network, or DSL
`As noted earlier in this chapter, you're usually spared the hassle of setting up these
`so-called broadband accounts. The installation person generally handles it for you.
`
`If you ever need to set up such an account yourself for some reason, here's the pro(cid:173)
`cedure:
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`1. Choose Start(cid:157) Control Panel. In Classic view (page 243), double-click Network
`Connections.
`
`(That's an alternate route to the Network Connections window shown in Figure
`9-3.) If your PC does, in fact, have an Ethernet adapter-a requirement for a cable
`modem, DSL modem, or network Internet account-you'll see an icon for it in
`this window.
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`Properties.
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`You get the dialog box shown at left in Figure 9-5.
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`3. Double-click the listing that says Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
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`in Internet Settings
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`An even more intimidating dialog box now appears, as shown at right in Figure
`9-5.
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`4. With your cable company, DSL company, or network administrator on the phone,
`type in your account information.
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`Most of the time, you'll be instructed to turn on "Obtain an IP address automati(cid:173)
`cally" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically." You don't know how lucky
`you are-you've been saved from typing in all the other numbers in this dialog
`box. Otherwise, turn on "Use the following IP address" and type in the appropriate
`numbers. Do the same with "Use the following DNS server addresses."
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`5. Click OK.
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`As a courtesy, Windows XP doesn't make you restart the computer in order for
`your new network settings to take effect.
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`Upon completing this task, you won't wind up with a connection icon, as you would
`if you intended to connect to the Internet using a dial-up modem. Instead, you're
`online all the time, 24 hours a day-or at least whenever your cable/DSL/network is
`working correctly.
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`Dialing Up to the Internet
`If you enjoy a full-time Internet connection like a cable modem, DSL, or som e wireless
`variation thereof, you're constantly online. Skip to the next chapter.
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`If you have a dial-up modem, however, you should now have a connection icon in
`your Network Connections window.
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`Dialing Up to
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`Manual Connections
`Double-click the connection's icon in the Network Connections window (Figure 9-3 ).
`The Connect To dialog box appears, as shown at left in that figure. Just press Enter,
`or click Dial, to go online.
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`But that's just the beginning. If you crave variety, here are a few other ways of open(cid:173)
`ing the connection:
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`• Right-dick your connection icon, and then choose Connect from the shortcut
`menu.
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`• If you've added the "Connect to" submenu to your Start menu, as described in the
`box on page 308, just choose the name of the connection you want.
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`• Create a desktop shortcut for your connection icon (the icon in the Network Con(cid:173)
`nections window) by right-dragging it out of the window and onto the desktop.
`When you release the mouse button, choose Create Shortcut(s) Here from the
`shortcut menu. Now just double-click the shortcut whenever you feel the urge to
`surf.
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`that you can now get to the Internet with just one click.
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`The Notification Area Icon
`While you're connected to your ISP, Windows XP puts an icon in the notification
`area (Figure 9-6), reminding you that you're online. You can watch the icon light up
`as data zooms back and forth across the connection. And if you point to it without
`clicking, you'll see a yellow tooltip showing your speed and how much data has been
`transmitted. (If this little taskbar icon isn't visible, take a moment to turn it back on,
`as directed in Figure 9-6. You'll find it to be an important administrative center for
`going online and offline.)
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`Figure 9•6:
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`pear, right-click the icon for your connection
`(Figure 9-3). From the shortcut menu, choose
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`Bottom: At the bottom of the General tab,
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`notification area when connected." Turn on
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`do anything until you then launch an Internet program, such as an email program
`or a Web browser. By itself, making your PC dial the Internet is no more useful than
`dialing a phone number and then not saying anything.
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`Dialing Up to
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`Therefore, using the Internet is generally a two-step procedure: First, open the con(cid:173)
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`the dialing/ connecting process begin automatically whenever you launch an Internet
`program. This way, you're saved the trouble of fussing with the connection icon every
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`To turn on this option, just open your Web browser and try to Web surf. When the
`PC discovers that it's not, in fact, online, it will display the Dial-up Connection dialog
`box at left in Figure 9-7. Turn on the "Connect automatically" checkbox, and then
`click Connect.
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`From now on, whenever you use a feature that requires an Internet connection, your
`PC dials automatically. (Examples: specifying a Web address in a window's Address
`bar, clicking the Send and Receive button in your email program, clicking a link in
`the Windows Help system, and so on.)
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`The trouble with the standard dial-up Internet connection is that, unless you intervene,
`it will never hang up. It will continue to tie up your phone line until the other family
`members hunt it down, hours later, furious and brandishing wire cutters.
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`online forever.
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`When you're :finished using the Internet, end the phone call by performing one of
`the following steps:
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`• Right-click the little connection icon on your taskbar. Choose Disconnect from
`the shortcut menu (Figure 9-8, top).
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`Dialing Up to
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`You can also set up your PC to hang up the phone automatically several minutes after
`your last activity online.
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`To find the necessary controls, right-click your connection icon (page 304); from
`the shortcut menu, choose Properties. In the resulting dialog box, dick the Options
`tab. Near the middle of the box, you'll see a drop-down list called "Idle time before
`hanging up."You can set it to I minute, IO minutes, 2 hours, or whatever.
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`Because so many people consider the Internet such an important PC feature, Win(cid:173)
`dows XP lets you fine-tune its dialing, modem, and Internet settings to within an
`inch of their lives. You should consider the rest of this chapter optional-or power(cid:173)
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`To adjust the settings for your modem's dialing patterns, choose Start(cid:157) Control Panel.
`In Classic view (page 243), double-click Phone and Modem Options. (See Chapter
`8 for more on the Control Panel window.) The resulting dialog box (Figure 9-8, left)
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`The area code may change, not to mention the requirement to dial 9 for an outside
`line, the availability of touch-tone dialing, and so on.
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`To set up the dialing rules for your current location, click its name and then click the
`Edit button. The New Location box appears (Figure 9-8, right), bristling with enough
`controls to make your modem sing, dance, and stand on its head.
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`Modem Settings
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`Here are the guidelines for filling out this dialog box:
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`• Location name, Country, Area code. These boxes inform Windows where you're
`presently located. When your modem dials another city or country, Windows XP
`will know when to dial a 1 (and a country or area code, when necessary) before
`dialing.
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`• To access an outside line for local/long distance calls. In many offices and hotels,
`you must dial a number ( usually 8 or 9) to get an outside line. If you enter num(cid:173)
`bers into these text boxes, Windows will dial them before the regularly scheduled
`Internet number.
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`• Use this carrier code to make long distance/international calls. These options
`specify the codes that you have to dial, even before the area code, when dialing
`internationally. For example, in the United States, the long distance carrier code is
`1. For international calls, the carrier code consists of the digits you dial before the
`country code-to make international calls from the United States, for example,
`the carrier code is 0 11.
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`• To disable call-waiting. If you have call-waiting service, that little beep that an(cid:173)
`nounces another incoming call can scramble your Internet connection. Fortunately,
`Windows XP will be delighted to automatically disable call-waiting whenever you
`use the modem. Turn on this checkbox; from the drop-down list to its right, choose
`from the list of the common call-waiting disabling key sequences (*70, 70#, and
`1170). (If you don't know which sequence works for your local phone company,
`check the front of your phone book.)
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`When the modem disconnects from the Internet after your online session, call(cid:173)
`waiting automatically returns to the phone line.
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`• Tone or pulse dialing. Specify whether your telephone service is touch-tone (push-
`button) or pulse (as on old-fashioned rotary-dial phones).
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`Area Code Rules tab
`It used to be easy to dial the telephone in America. For local calls, you dialed a seven(cid:173)
`digit number. Calls to other area codes started with 1 and then the area code.
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`Not any more. Many metropolitan areas now utilize ten-digit dialing-an insidious
`system that requires you to dial the full area code even for your next-door neighbor.
`Worse, some cities have several different area codes-not all of which require a 1 +
`area code dialing pattern. To confuse things further, in some cases, you dial only the
`area code plus the seven-digit number.
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`To clue your modem in on the vagaries of your own area's area code practices, click
`the Area Code Rules tab. From there, set up the dialing sequences for certain loca(cid:173)
`tions by clicking the New button to open the New Area Code Rule dialog box. The
`resulting options (Figure 9-10) let you specify the area code and three-digit prefixes.
`Click OK to return to the New Location dialog box.
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`Figure 9· 10:
`This dialog box can handle any weird and convo(cid:173)
`luted area code rule in your town. (If there aren't
`special rules yet in your area, it's only a matter of
`time.) When your local phone company changes
`the rules, don't forget to open this dialog box and
`explain the changes to your modem.
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`This area code rule will only apply to cans made to the area code and prefix
`combination you specify be!ow.
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`Area code you are catting:
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`Area code: fs16
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`Prefixes
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`Area code
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`Prefix
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`X -XXX -XXX -XXXX
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`Specoy tne prefixes to be used for this area code rule.
`0 Include all the prefixes within this area code
`0 Include only the prefixes in the list below:
`Prefixes to. include:
`325
`622
`674
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`'When dialing phone numbers that contain the prefixes above:
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`Calling Card tab
`If you, the shrewd traveler, feel that there's a better use for your money than paying
`most of it to your hotel's $3-per-minute long distance scheme, this dialog box is for
`you. It lets you train your modem to bill its calls to a calling card (Figure 9-11).
`
`Note: Creating a calling card profile doesn't mean you must use it every time you use your modem. In fact,
`you can choose whether or not to use the calling card each time you dial out.
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`If your calling card isn't listed, you can create a setup for it yourself, which Windows
`then adds to the list. Armed with the instructions from your calling card company,
`click the New button. In the resulting dialog box, specify the card name, account
`number, PIN, and so on.
`
`By clicking the Long Distance tab in the New Calling Card dialog box, you can specify
`the steps needed to use the card for long distance. For instance, you may need to dial
`a number and then wait for a tone that confirms that the number has been accepted.
`In this dialog box, you can specify the number of seconds you want Windows to wait.
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`(You can set up the same kinds of rules for international and local calls by clicking
`the appropriate tabs.)
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`Advanced
`Modem Settings
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`Once you've set up a calling card, it becomes part of one of these dialing rules. Now
`when you want to go online, you'll be able to bill your modem calls to your calling
`card on a case-by-case basis.
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`Figure 9· 11:
`Windows XP already knows about the dialing
`requirements for most major calling cards.
`When you choose one from the Card Types
`list box at top, Windows XP automatically fills
`in the fields at the bottom with the correct
`information. On the remote chance you can't
`find your own card, just type in the necessary
`dialing codes manually.
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`0 Global Card IT aiwan lo USA]
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`Account number:
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`Long distance cals:
`International calls:
`Local caHs:
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`To do so, start by double-clicking your connection icon (Figure 9-4). When the dialog
`box shown at left in Figure 9-4 appears, use the "Dialing from" drop-down list to
`choose the name of the dialing-rule setup that contains your calling card configura(cid:173)
`tion. Now click Dial to start your call.
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`Modems Tab
`All the preceding discussion concerns only the first of the three tabs in the Phone
`and Modem Options program. The second tab, called Modems, is simply a list of the
`modems currently connected to your PC. (Most people not in Oprah's tax bracket,
`of course, see only one modem listed here.)
`
`Double-clicking the name of your modem opens its Properties dialog box, which
`bursts with technical parameters for your modem. In general, you'll need to visit
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`Advanced
`Modem Settings
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`these dialog boxes only when troubleshooting, following the instructions of some
`telecommunications geek from your modem company. Two of them, however, are
`more generally useful:
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`• Change the speaker volume. The modern modem may have revolutionized com(cid:173)
`puter communications, but the squealing sounds it makes could wake the dead--or,
`worse, the spouse. To turn the speaker off, so that you no longer hear the shrieks
`every time you dial, click the Modem tab (Figure 9-12), and then drag the Speaker
`volume slider to Off.
`
`Tip: The slider affects the speaker volume only while it's dialing and making a connection to another com(cid:173)
`puter. After the connection is established, the speaker always goes silent, so you don't have to listen to all
`the squawking noises that indicate data transmission.
`
`Figure 9•12:
`The Modem tab of the Modem Properties dialog box.
`Many people, perhaps thinking wishfully, set a speed
`higher than the modem's rated speed. Unfortunately, the
`speed doesn't actually improve os a result.
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`Diagnostics Advanced Driver Resources
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`Dial Control
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`0 Wait for dial tone before dialing
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`OK
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`j ! Cancel
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`• Wait for the dial tone before dialing. This checkbox (also on the Modem tab,
`as shown in Figure 9-12) is normally turned on. If you travel abroad with your
`laptop, however, you may experience trouble connecting if the foreign country's
`dial tone doesn't sound the same as it does back home. Turning off this checkbox
`often solves the problem.
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`Advanced Tab (of Phone and Modem Options)
`These controls, too, are extremely advanced options that you'll never need to adjust
`except in times of intense troubleshooting.
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`CHAPTER
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`10
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`Security, Firewalls,
`and Service Pack 2
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`If it weren't for that darned Internet, personal computing would be a lot of fun.
`
`After all, it's the Internet that lets all those socially stunted hackers enter our
`machines, unleashing their viruses, setting up remote hacking tool, feeding us
`spyware, and otherwise making our lives an endless troubleshooting session. It sure
`would be nice if they'd cultivate some other hobbies.
`
`In the meantime, these people are doing astronomical damage to businesses and
`individuals around the world-along the lines of$100 billion a year (the cost to fight
`viruses, spyware, and spam) .
`
`A big part of the problem was the design of Windows XP itself. In the quaint old(cid:173)
`fashioned days of 2000, when XP was designed, these sorts of Internet attacks were
`far less common. Microsoft left open a number of back doors that were intended for
`convenience (for example, to let system administrators communicate with your PC
`from across the network) but wound up being exploited by hackers.
`
`Finally, in the fall of 2004, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2), a gigantic, multi(cid:173)
`megabyte bundle of patches, fixes, and security reinforcements designed to make it
`increasingly difficult for the bad guys to do their thing. The company devoted enor(cid:173)
`mous amounts of time and resources to this project, so much that the next version
`of Windows, code-named Longhorn, was delayed by nearly a year.
`
`Today, every new Windows computer comes with Service Pack 2 preinstalled. If
`you have an older PC, the Automatic Update feature (page 325) probably offered
`the Service Pack 2 download to you sometime in the fall of 2004. (If not, you can
`download it manually, in the form of something called the Network Install, or order
`a free CD, from www.microsoft.com.) To find out if you have it, see the instructions
`in Figure 10-1.
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`Security Center
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`This chapter covers Service Pack 2 in detail, including what it does and does not do
`for you. But the central idea behind Internet security for Windows (and most of the
`point of Service Pack 2) is that everyone should install and maintain three pieces of
`software for protection:
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`System Prop~rties.. .. .
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`Automatic Updates
`System Restore
`General
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