Patent ID: 7337220

Claim:
A method of providing access to and management of DSL services via a graphical user interface, the method comprising: displaying the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface having a first pane for display of Internet connection identifiers, a second pane for display of Internet service identifiers, a third pane for display of bandwidth and connection information, and a fourth pane for display of network status and network provider messages; receiving, from a user of DSL services, a first request to connect to the Internet via a non-secure ISP, the user having indicated the first request in the first pane of the graphical user interface; connecting the user with the Internet in response to receiving the user's first request; receiving, from the user, a second request to connect to at least one of a plurality of Internet services, the user having indicated the second request in the second pane of the graphical user interface; connecting the user with the at least one Internet service in response to the users second request; receiving, from the user, a third request to connect to the Internet via a secure VPN, the user having indicated the third request in the first pane of the graphical user interface; and connecting the user with the Internet via the secure VPN in response to receiving the user's third request, wherein the user is simultaneously connected to the Internet via the non-secure ISP connection and the secure VPN connection over a single DSL.