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Modems and Dial-Up Networking

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Configure a modem for dialing into my ISP?

Go to System Preferences→Network, and follow these steps:

  1. Select New Location from the Location pull-down menu. Enter a name for the new location (for example, My ISP), and click OK.

  2. Select Internal Modem from the Show pull-down menu.

  3. Fill in the blanks on the PPP panel.

  4. In the TCP/IP panel, select Using PPP from the Configure IPv4 pull-down menu.

  5. Select your modem type from the Modem panel.

  6. Click the Apply Now button.

Show the modem status in the menu bar?

System Preferences→Network→Show→Internal Modem→Modem→click on the checkbox next to “Show modem status in menu bar”

Make sure my modem is working?

Internet Connect (/Applications)→Internal Modem→check the Status area at the bottom of the window

Connect to my ISP automatically when my Mac needs to (e.g., for use with Software Update or .Mac’s Backup application for late-night backups to your iDisk)?

System Preferences→Network→Show→Internal Modem→PPP→PPP Options→select the checkbox next to “Connect automatically when needed”→select the checkbox next to “Prompt every [30] minutes to maintain connection” and change the time from 30 minutes to 10 minutes

Set my computer to wake up from sleep mode when the modem rings?

System Preferences→Energy Saver→Options→Wake Options→click on the checkbox next to “Wake when the modem detects a ring”

Find out the speed of my dial-up connection?

Internet Connect (/Applications)→Internal Modem→check the Status area at the bottom ...

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