| With the surge in popularity of the Internet, | | | | any network and use any dialup connection just |
| Remote Access Services (RAS) have become | | | | as if it were a network connection. Though it has |
| widely popular in the IT environment. RAS let you | | | | its own set of disadvantages, like being slower in |
| connect to your computer from a remote | | | | comparison to a regular network connection.Once |
| location, such as your home, to the SLAC | | | | connected to the RAS, you need to follow the |
| network. RAS's primary function is to let you | | | | usual procedures to access the network. For |
| access files on a server from a remote location. | | | | example, of you want to connect to a drive on |
| In order to use RAS from a remote location, a | | | | the network, use Windows NT 4.0's My Computer |
| RAS client program is required, which is usually | | | | icon from your remote computer, with the map |
| built into the most versions of the Windows or | | | | network drive, or explore the network |
| PPP client software.RAS is a built-in feature of | | | | neighborhood, just as if you would explore it from |
| Windows NT that enables the users to log in to | | | | your office PC.In order to run a program available |
| an NT-based LAN environment using a modem, | | | | on the host computer, download and run the |
| X.25 connection or WAN link. RAS works with | | | | executable code on your remote computer. RAS |
| almost all the major network protocols, including | | | | works just like any other network connection, not |
| TCP/IP, IPX, and Netbeui.RAS lets a user dial into | | | | as a remote control. |