A system and method is provided for initiating an activation script of
commands that create a connection between the host system and the
Internet. A user at a remote computer system initiates a request over the
Internet to a intermediary computer system associated with a host system
for a remote connection thereto. The intermediary computer system is
geographically located in the local telephone calling area of the host
computer system and has a continuous connection to the Internet. The
intermediary computer system initiates an asynchronous call to the host
computer system via modem to transmit the request. The host computer
system receives this request to connect to the Internet from the
intermediary computer system. This request contains the remote requestor's
identity for the purposes of feedback. Authentication of the remote
requestor is performed and the host computer system acknowledges the
request. The host computer system then disconnects from the intermediary
computer system connects to the Internet. If the remote requestor is not
authenticated then the host computer system disconnects from the
intermediary system and does not connect to the Internet. The host
computer system communicates over the Internet with the remote computer
system to establish the identity feedback. If identity feedback is
verified, then the remote computer system can begin normal TCPIP based
communications with the host computer system.
