appear to have 4 different Network Connections. They are 1) DialBB (connected) 2) Dial up (disconnected) 3) LAN or High Spped Internet (connected) 4) Virtual Private Network. Is it normal to have so many and if not which can I get rid of ? Many thanks in advance !

If you are happy and it is working then I'd say don't fool with it. You would have to contact your ISP to be sure. Is this an old satellite connection? I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

DialBB is for an AOL high speed internet connection - if you use AOL you need it. "DialBB is a short hand version of the terms Dialler (Dial) and Broadband (BB)." http://help.aol.co.uk/broadband/mes... ... Dial-up networking is installed automatically if you have a dial-up (telephone line) modem that has had it's drivers installed. You need it if you use a dial-up network connection to connect to the internet, or if your ISP has roaming internet connection support and you want to be able to use it when your high speed connection is not working (does not apply to AOL - they use something else), or if you use the Fax support if it is a Fax Modem. It is only connected when you actually use the modem and a telephone line is plugged into the modem. If you don't need it you can un-install it. It uses very little resources and no cpu time when it isn't connected. How much resources it uses when being used depends on whether it is a "soft modem" or "win modem", or a "hardware modem" . The former uses more resources and software built into Windows and that's what most people have these days because they're cheaper. The latter are more expensive, chips on the modem do most of the work on the modem itself so it uses very little resources, and it requires little or no built into Windows software and works fine even in Dos. ... LAN or High Speed Internet That is essential for connecting a network adapter on your computer to a router, or from a network adapter on your computer to a network switch box, or from it to a high speed modem, or from it to a combo router/high speed modem, or from it to other computers on your LAN if you have more than one computer and you have made a LAN between them, via your router or network switch box. You may not need VPN. "Virtual Private Networking: An Overview" http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...

Did you install VPN, or you got computer with VPN installed?

Thanks for the replies guys. The computer came with VPN already installed.