DIAL-UP ROUTER PROVIDED WITH CONNECTION CONFIRMING FUNCTION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To report the timing of connection through a dial-up router and to automatically judge the suitable destination of connection through the dial-up router while entrusting only the balance of connection to a user. SOLUTION: This dial-up router 2 has a function for transmitting a connection confirmation packet to the transmission source terminal equipment of a packet as the factor of connection before the connection to a dial-up network 32, a function for receiving a connection instruction packet coming from the terminal equipment in the case of a response to the connection confirmation packet, and a function for executing the connection according to the received connection instruction packet. Thus, the connection not intended by the user of a LAN terminal can be avoided.