soft-school: Dialup Connection

Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses telephone lines. The user's computer or router uses an attached modem connected to a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then used to route Internet Protocol packets between the user's equipment and hosts.

If you have already configured your computer to connect and need to check the settings.

To setup your dialup connection in Windows XP:

-From the Start menu, choose Control Panel.

-Double click Add/Remove Programs then select Add/Remove Windows component.

-Uncheck the option for MSN explorer. Click Next. Close Add/Remove programs.

-In the Control Panel, click the Network and Internet Connections option, then choose Network Connections.

Note: If the Control Panel is in Classic View, double click the Network Connections icon.

-Click the File menu and choose New Connection to start the New Connection Wizard. Click Next on the first screen.

Select Connect to the Internet and click Next.

Select Set up my connection manually and click Next.

Select Connect using a dial-up modem. Click the Next button.

In the ISP Name field, enter Expedient as the name for your connection. Click Next.

Enter your Local Access Number into the Phone Number field. Click Next.

While you can enable Dialing Properties, we recommend you type the entire number INCLUDING properties into the "Telephone Number:" field. The number should be entered exactly as it needs to be dialed. For example, if you need to dial the area code enter the number as XXX-XXX-XXXX. To disable call waiting, type in *70, XXX-XXX-XXXX if you have tone dialing or 1170, XXX-XXX-XXXX if you have pulse dialing. Note: Some phone companies use 70# to disable call waiting; if this applies to you, type in 70#, XXX-XXX-XXXX. If you are not sure what your call waiting code is, please contact your telephone company for this information.
If you need to dial 9 to get an outside line, enter the number as 9, XXX-XXXX.
Note: Dashes (-) and spaces are not required, but using dashes can allow you to more clearly distinguish the area code from the exchange and the final 4 digits.

Enter the following information, and click Next.

In the Username field, enter your dialup username.
Enter your password into the Password field, then reenter it into the Confirm password field.
Check the option to Make this the default Internet connection.
Uncheck Turn on the Internet Connection Firewall for this connection.