The common rule here is that empty or blank values will produce 0.0.0.0 (as well as "0.0.0.0" itself). CountryID - CountryName - CountryCode - AreaCode - (Country ID-Name-Code and AreaCode are described in the C section except that here they are describing the computer you want to dial to.) In C C would be ignored. C not matching C would give error. You could easily give only one of these two values. C would be counted properly if C is given (described in C section). But if you'll give C C would be set equal to C that is sometimes incorrect but does not affect the dialup connection.