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Gathering the Information You Need, To set up a telephone dial-up connection

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To find the settings on a Mac OS X computer:  Open the Network pane of System Preferences.  Choose your connection method from the Show pop-up menu.  Copy the information for your configuration. To find the settings on a Mac OS 9 computer:  Open the TCP/IP control panel.  Find the connection method in the "Connect via" pop-up menu.  Find the configuration in the Configure pop-up menu.  Copy the IP address, subnet mask, and router address from the corresponding fields. To find the settings on a Windows PC: The connection information on a Windows computer resides in two places.  To find the IP address and subnet mask, open the "Network and Internet Connections" control panel.  To find user account information, open the User Accounts control panel. You can write the information directly on the next few pages, then enter it in Setup Assistant. 3 If you are using an external modem, plug the modem into a USB port on your computer, and plug a phone cord into the port on the modem and into a phone wall jack. If you are using a DSL or cable modem, follow the instructions that came with the modem to connect it to your computer. 4 Turn on your computer and enter information in Setup Assistant to configure your Internet connection. Note: If you already started your computer and did not use Setup Assistant to configure your Internet connection, choose Apple () > System Preferences and click Network. Then click "Assist me." Setup Assistant opens. Gathering the Information You Need You can write the information you get from your Internet service provider (ISP), your network administrator, or your other computer on these pages, then enter it in Network Setup Assistant. To set up a telephone dial-up connection, gather the following information:  Service provider name  User or account name  Password  ISP phone number  Alternate phone number  Dialing prefix to obtain an outside line 90 Appendix C Connecting to the Internet

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Appendix C
Connecting to the Internet
To find the settings on a Mac OS X computer:
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Open the Network pane of System Preferences.
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Choose your connection method from the Show pop-up menu.
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Copy the information for your configuration.
To find the settings on a Mac OS 9 computer:
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Open the TCP/IP control panel.
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Find the connection method in the “Connect via” pop-up menu.
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Find the configuration in the Configure pop-up menu.
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Copy the IP address, subnet mask, and router address from the corresponding fields.
To find the settings on a Windows PC:
The connection information on a Windows computer resides in two places.
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To find the IP address and subnet mask, open the “Network and Internet
Connections” control panel.
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To find user account information, open the User Accounts control panel.
You can write the information directly on the next few pages, then enter it in Setup
Assistant.
3
If you are using an external modem, plug the modem into a USB port on your
computer, and plug a phone cord into the port on the modem and into a phone wall
jack. If you are using a DSL or cable modem, follow the instructions that came with the
modem to connect it to your computer.
4
Turn on your computer and enter information in Setup Assistant to configure your
Internet connection.
Note:
If you already started your computer and did not use Setup Assistant to
configure your Internet connection, choose Apple (
) > System Preferences and click
Network. Then click “Assist me.” Setup Assistant opens.
Gathering the Information You Need
You can write the information you get from your Internet service provider (ISP), your
network administrator, or your other computer on these pages, then enter it in
Network Setup Assistant.
To set up a telephone dial-up connection, gather the following information:
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Service provider name
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User or account name
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Password
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ISP phone number
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Alternate phone number
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Dialing prefix to obtain an outside line