Mac OS 9 Dial-up Networking Setup

1. Open the Assistants folder located on your hard drive and double-click the "Internet Setup Assistant"  icon (alias).

 
2. When the Internet Access window displays, the prompt "Would you like to set up your computer to use the Internet?"

Click yes
 
3. The "Do you already have an Internet Account?" window displays. Click Yes
4. The Introduction window displays and lists some of the information reuired to successfully set up your connection. You will provide the needed information as you complete the remaining steps.

Click the right arrow, displayed at the lower right corner of the window.

Note: the "Missing or incorrect information"  window displays if Remote Access is not yet installed.
If so, quit the Internet Setup Assistant and install Remote Access. The installer is in the Software Installers folder of the OS 9 CD.
 

5. Type  Blacksburg.Net in "What would you like to name this connection?" box. Leave Modem selected under the How will you be connecting? question.

Click on the right arrow. Then Modem settings window displays.
 
6. Make the appropriate selections. If your modem is not listed, contact the modem manufacturer or follow the instructions provided with you modem.


You may need to select the "Ignore dial tone" box if:

• Your phone line does not have a dialtone, (some business telephone systems)
• You  have voicemail.


Click on the right arrow. "The Configuration information" window then displays.
 

7. Enter the following information in the appropriate boxes:

 

Phone number	Blacksburg 808-4450 & 808-4494 Narrows 726-5017 & 5000 Narrows 726-6015 & 6025 Narrows 726-6025 Pearisburg 922-3067 & 3043 Pulaski 440-5017 Pulaski 994-7015 & 7025 Radford 831-8016 & 8025 1  200-7741 (backup modem pool)
Login name (user ID)	username example: joeuser
Password	Your  password

The "Domain Name Servers" window then displays.

Enter the following DNS addresses, on separate lines, in the first box:

10.10.10.10
10.10.10.11
 

8. Enter the following Domain Name in the smaller box:


blacksburg.net

Click the right arrow.
 

9. The Email address and password window displays. This information, and information on the remaining windows, is optional.,
10. but probably should be entered example joeuser@blacksburg.net


The next screen asks for you email account which is your username followed by  @pob.blacksburg.net exampe joeuser@blacksburg.net
under email host enter smtp.blacksburg.net

For newsgroup host computer enter news.blacksburg.net

Click on the right arrow until the "Conclusion" window displays.
 

11. To make your changes, click on the Go Ahead button. If you do not want to connect when finished, uncheck that option.


Note: if you are using both ethernet and dial-up networking, please note that the Assistant automatically switches your TCP/IP connection from ethernet to PPP. Use the connection icon in the control strip, or the TCP/IP control panel (File | Configurations) to switch between the connections.

Using dial-up networking

• All Macs with Open Transport and Open Transport PPP have the PPP (Remote Access) control panel. Click on the Connect button.
• Many Macs, especially those with OS 8.x and 9.x, have a connection icon in the control strip.
• You may have a mail icon which will connect you to internet and check you mail

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any other problems with your Internet connection please check the documentation for the software used before calling us. If you have
installed any extra Internet Software on your Macintosh that was not supplied by either Apple  you should seek support from the vendor
of that software directly. While we will do our best to be helpful we cannot guarantee support for such software.

Additional Software

Telnet software

FTP client software