Choose "I want to set up my Internet connection manually
. . . "
Click the "Next" button.
Select "I connect through a phone line and a modem."
Click the "Next" button.
Leave the area code blank. Put in the phone number for the
computer you are dialing.
For 10-digit dialing, put the area code in the phone number
box (not the area code box).
Hint: Add 3 or 4 commas on the end for
a more stable connection. Also If you are at work or in a hotel
then you may need to dial 9 to get an outside line. In that case,
place a 9,, in front of the phone number. Be sure to put one or
two commas after the 9 so that the phone line will transfer before
the modem starts dialing.You may also put a comma at the front
of the number to force the modem to wait for a dialtone.
Remove the checkmark in the "Use area code and Dialing
Properties" checkbox.
Click the "Advanced" button.
Choose "PPP" connection.
Choose "Disable LCP Extensions."
Choose "None" for the logon procedure.
Click the "Addresses" tab.
Under IP address choose "Inernet service provider
automatically provides one."
Under DNS server address choose "My ISP automatically
provides a DNS address."
Click the "OK" button.
Type In your "User name" and "Password."
Click the "Next" button.
Remember that user names and passwords are case sensitive.
Type in the name of your ISP.
Click the "Next" button.
Choose "Yes."
Clickthe "Next" button.
Select "Create a new Internet mail account."
Click the "Next" button.
Enter the name you want displayed in the "Display
name" box.
Click the "Next" button.
Hint: The display name is the name that people see
when they receive an e-mail from you. It does not have to match
your e-mail identity.
Enter your E-mail address.
Click the "Next" button.
Your mail server address will be mail.ispname.com (or .net)
depending upon your ISP.(For example, if you were elf@northpole.com
then your mail server would be mail.northpole.com for both the
incoming and outgoing mail server.)
Click Next
Your "User Name" would be the part of your
email addres that comes before the '@' (for example if your
email address was elf@northpole.com your logon name would be
elf.)
Click "Next"
If you have a free phone line attached to the
computer then put a checkmark in the box to connect to the internet
after you click the finish button.
