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Creating
a Dial Up Network for Melb PC
The following is a step-by-step guide to configuring a Dial Up Network (DUN) in
Windows for the Melbourne PC Internet Service. The illustrations shown
are from Windows 98 - there may be some apparent differences in later versions,
however the configuration information remains unchanged.
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Click on My Computer and then the
Dial-Up Networking icon.
Double click on Make New Connection
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Step 2.
In the new window type in
Melb PC Internet (or a suitable
title - you can create separate
icons for individual phone numbers) Select
your modem from the drop down selection. Click
on Next
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Step 3.
In the next window enter the
Telephone number:
Full Internet Subscribers may
choose from:
9697 4000 (180 lines)
8626 5000 (160 lines)
0198 333 365 (60 lines)
Associate Internet Subscribers
may use only:
8626 5001
Click Next to go to the next window.
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| Step 4.
This next window confirms you
have successfully created the
new connection.
Click Finish to complete this
stage.
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| Step 5.
Returning to the Dial-Up Networking
window,
highlight with a left mouse click, and then
right-click on this new icon to Properties
to take you to the next
step.
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Step 6
The new window opens with the General tab
showing the phone number and modem details
entered previously.
Remove the check from the Area Code box.
To move to the next step, click on the
Server Types tab at the top of the page.
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| Step 7
On this Server Types page,
remove ticks
from all boxes except for
Enable software compression
and
TCP/IP
After doing this, click on the TCP/IP
Settings
button near the bottom right of the page to
proceed to the next stage.
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| Step 8
Ensure the radio button alongside
Server assigned IP address is checked.
Insert a check alongside
Server assigned name server addresses
Leave checks against the two boxes at
the
bottom of the page as shown.
Click OK after completing this
stage to return
to the Server Types page.
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| Step 9
The remaining two tabs Scripting
and
Multilink do not require any configuration.
Click on OK to complete the
configuration.
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| Step 10
After the previous step and clicking OK
you
will be returned to the Dial-Up Networking
window.
To complete the setup, highlight and
right-click
on the new icon and then click on Create Shortcut.
A new window will open stating that it
"cannot
create a shortcut here", and asks if you would
like it placed on the Desktop instead.
Answer Yes to this prompt. |
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The New shortcut will then
appear on the Desktop
similar to that shown. |
| Complete!
With the configuration of the Dial-Up
Network
complete, simply click on the new icon on your
Desktop and the Connect To window will
open.
Correct and complete any missing
information
which will be remembered for future use, click
on Connect and the dialling to connect you
to the Internet will commence.
After the connection is complete you
should be
able to use your configured browser, mail and
news programs, etc. |
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