Windows 95/98/ME:
1. From My Computer open up Dail-Up Networking. In Windows ME this is located in Control Panel.
2. Open up Make New Connection
3. Give the connection a name.
4. Type in the access number. Leave the area code blank if it is not necessary to dial the area code.
5. Click Finish.
6. Here you will see your new connectoid. Right-click on it and select Create a shortcut and then select Yes on the error to make a shortcut on the desktop.
7. Open up the connection and type in the username and password.
Win NT:
1. Double Click on Dial-up Networking.
2. From the drop-down menu you can select to connect with a dialer that's already been created. If you click dial you will get the second screen. Type in the username and password. Or you can click on new button to create a new phonebook entry
3. Type a name for your connection.
4. Click on the first two-checklist boxes. Click Next.
5. Type in the access number. Leave the area code blank if it is not necessary to dial the area code.
6. Click finish to complete.
7. Type in the username and password.
Win 2k:
1. Click the Start menu, Settings, then Network and Dial-Up Connections. Network and Dial-Up Connections can also be found in the Control Panel.
2. Open up Make New Connection.
3. Choose Next.
4. Choose the second option, "Dial-up to the Internet".
5. Choose the third option, "I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN)."
6. Choose the first option, "I connect through a phone line and a modem".
7. Type in the access number. Leave the area code blank if it is not necessary to dial the area code.
8. Type in the username and password.
9. Give the connection a name.
10. Select the second option, "No".
11. Click finish.
12. Here you will see your new connectoid. Right-click on it and select Create a shortcut and then selct Yes on the error to make a shortcut on the desktop.
13. Open up the connection and click Dial.
Win XP:
1. Open up Control Panel. If it says, "Pick a category" or on the left says, "Switch to Classic View" then click on "Switch to Classic View".
2. From the Control Panel in Classic View open up Network Connections.
3. On the left select "Create a new connection." There may be some situations where that option is not available. If the arrows to the right of Network Tasks are pointing down then click on them and they will point up and the option will become available. Under other circumstances there will be no options on the left. In that case click on the File drop-down-menu and then select New Connection.
4. Choose Next.
5. Choose the first option, "Connect to the Internet".
6. Choose the second option, "Set up my connection manually".
7. Choose the first option, "Connect using a dial-up modem".
8. Give the connection a name.
9. Type in the access number. Do no type in the area code if it is not necessary to dial the area code.
10. Type in the username and password. Some people prefer to take the check mark out of the third box, "Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection." Take the check mark out of the second box, "Make this default Internet connection" if you user usually uses another connection or usually uses this computer for DSL.
11. Put a check mark in, "Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop" .
12. If you are ready to dial now click on Dial. Otherwise choose Cancel
13. This new connection can either be accessed under the Dial-up section in Network Connections or via the shortcut on the desktop.
Mac OS8:
1. From the Apple menu choose Control Panel then FreePPP Dialer.
2. Choose the arrow in the bottom left to get the expanded options.
4. Go to the accounts tab and click new.
5. Give the connection a name. Type in the username and password.
6. In the Dialup tab type in the access number. Leave the Dial area code box blank if it is not necessary to dial the area code. Enter in alternate numbers if available. Click on OK.
8. In Connect to: select the account that you just created. Select the proper location properties and modem. Click Connect.
Mac OS9:
1. Open the Remote Access control panel.
2. Click the radio button for Registered User.
3. Type the user name, password, and phone number into the corresponding fields. If you want your password to be saved so that you do not have to enter it at each connection, select the checkbox for "Save password".
4. Instead of opening up the Remote Access Control panel every time you can just open the Control Strip, and locate the Remote Access portion, which is labeled with the icon of a Macintosh computer over a telephone pole. If the Control Strip is not visible, open the Control Strip control panel and select Show Control Strip.
Mac OSX:
1. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.
2. Select Network and then under location choose New Location.
3. Type in a name for this connection.
4. In show select Modem Port. In the TCP/IP tab make sure Configure has Using PPP selected. You can force DNS here if you want also by typing in the DNS servers in the Domain Name Servers box.
5. In the PPP tab make type in the username and password. Type in the access number. Do not type in the area code if it is not necessary to dial the area code.
6. Click on PPP options. Put a check only in send PPP echo packets and Use TCP header compression. Configure Session Options according to personal tastes.
7. In the Modem tab you can select the modem and configure the dialing options.
8. Open the MacintoshHD then open Applications.
9. Open up Internet Connect.
10. Under configuration select either the name of the connection or Modem Port and then Connect.
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