Mac OS X Dialup Networking

Platform: Macintosh
Level of Difficulty: Beginner

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Begin by opening System Preferences from the blue Apple menu:
In the System Preferences Window, Click on "Network."
In the Network Preferences window, pull down the "Location" menu to "New Location." Name the new location "OIT Dialups."
Fill in the following values for the "TCP/IP" category. Note that the server will supply the Domain Name Servers information but you must put "rutgers.edu" for the Search Domain.
Fill in the following values for PPP.

Note that if the first phone number is busy, then the alternate number is automatically dialed.
The phone numbers above are correct for New Brunswick area dialups, but there are more.
For a complete list of dial-up phone numbers please visit http://www-td.rutgers.edu/services/Network_Service_Systems/index.html.
For "Account Name," you should enter your Rutgers NetID (username) .
The password is your RCI or Eden account password.
Then click on the "PPP Options" button and fill in the options window as follows:

Then click on the "OK" button.
Skip the "Proxies" category and Fill out the "Modem" category. Note that the follow example assumes your Mac has an internal modem as most new Macs do. If your Mac has an external modem then adjust the "Modem" field to select the correct model modem.
Click on the "Apply Now" button to complete the settings.
To establish a dialup connection, you can either
- Start a network program such as a Web browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer. (This works because the PPP Option was defined to the following: "Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications)"
  or
- Start the "Internet Connect" application, located in the "Applications" folder, and click the "Connect" button.

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