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An .isp file contains information that a computer requires to dial up and connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) sign-up server. A single .isp file can be used by all users who want to sign up for Internet access with a given Internet service provider. Use information in the following table to help you customize entries to point to your ISP sign-up server.
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The following sections appear in .isp files:
| Section or Entry | Comment | Format | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Entry] | Specifies the entry description. | N/A | Yes |
| Entry_Name | Specifies the name of the entry for your sign-up server connection listed in Microsoft® Windows XP dial-up networking. | Text string | Yes |
| [Phone] | Specifies the telephone number description. | N/A | Yes |
| Area_Code | Specifies the area or city code of the Post Office Protocol (POP) telephone number. | Numeric string | Yes |
| Country_Code | Specifies the country/region code of the POP telephone number. | Numeric string | Yes |
| Country_ID | Specifies the country/region ID. The Country_Code and Country_ID entries work together to represent the unique country/region combination. Country_ID is necessary because the same Country_Code can represent more than one country/region. For example, the United States and Canada both use 1 as the Country_Code. | Yes | |
| Dial_As_Is | Must be set to No for this release. | No | Yes |
| Phone_Number | Specifies the local portion of the POP telephone number. | Numeric string | Yes |
| [Server] | Specifies the dial-up access server description. | N/A | Yes |
| Disable_LCP | Indicates whether the sign-up server handles LCP extensions. The default setting is No. If the sign-up server cannot handle LCP extensions, set to Yes to disable LCP on the client computer. If the sign-up server can handle LCP extensions, set to No to enable LCP on the client computer. This value is valid for Microsoft® Windows NT clients only. | Yes | No | No |
| Negotiate_TCP_IP | Specifies whether to use Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Must be set to Yes for this release. | Yes | N/A |
| PW_Encrypt | Encrypts password by using Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) while authenticating a user logging on. | Yes | No | N/A |
| SW_Compress | Negotiates Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) software compression of data. | Yes | No | N/A |
| Type | Specifies the server type. PPP is the only supported server type in this release. | PPP | N/A |
| [Support] | Specifies the customer support telephone number. | N/A | Yes |
| Support_Number | Specifies the customer support telephone number to appear on the New Connection Wizard sign-up server connection error page. | String | Yes |
| [TCP/IP] | Specifies a description of TCP/IP settings. | N/A | Yes |
| DNS_Address | Specifies the primary Domain Name Service (DNS) server address if static DNS addressing is used. | Standard IP address |
Required if static DNS address is used. |
| DNS_Alt_Address | Specifies an alternate (secondary) DNS server address, if applicable. | Standard IP address |
Required if there is a secondary DNS address. |
| Gateway_On_Remote | Specifies whether to use default gateway on a remote network. | Yes | No | N/A |
| IP_Address | Specifies a static IP address for client, if used. | Standard IP address |
Required if static IP address is used. |
| IP_Header_Compress | Specifies whether to use IP header compression. | Yes | No | N/A |
| Specify_IP_Address | Specifies whether a static Internet Protocol (IP) address is specified for client. | Yes | No | N/A |
| Specify_Server_Address | Specifies whether to use static Domain Name System (DNS) addressing. | Yes | No | N/A |
| [URL] | Specifies the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) description. | N/A | Yes |
| Reconnect | Specifies the secondary URL used in the case of a disconnection or a server error. | Valid sign-up server reconnect URL | Yes |
| Signup | Specifies the initial URL used during signup. | Valid sign-up server URL | Yes |
| [User] | Specifies the logon description. | N/A | Yes |
| Name | Specifies the user name used to log on to the sign-up server, for example, "guest." | Text string | Yes |
| Password | Specifies the password used to log on to the sign-up server. | Text string | Yes |
| Requires_Logon | Specifies the logon requirement setting. The default setting is No. Set this entry to Yes to ensure that the client computer has Microsoft® Windows® logon authentication turned on. (Providing a Windows password enables access to the Windows Me, Windows 95, or Windows 98 password cache, where the ISP password is stored. This option is particularly useful if you assign long random strings as passwords.) Windows Me, Windows 95, or Windows 98 clients only. | Yes | No | No |