Keywords: dial | connect | modem | imacSummary: A guide for setting up a dialup connection with an iMac.
Click on the Apple Menu and go to the Internet Access Folder then
click on Internet Setup Assistant.
Internet Configuration
Click Yes
Internet Account
Click Yes
Introduction
Click the Right Arrow
Configuration name and connection type
Ensure that your settings as shown above.
You can 'name this configuration' anything you like...
most people choose to call it PlusNet.
Modem settings
Ensure that your settings are as above.
Configuration Information
Ensure that your settings are as above, replacing username with your
username and password with your password.
Enter the Internet connection number for your PlusNet account
into the phone number field. You can find the number for your account
on the 'Connecting
To' support page.
PPP Connect Scripts
Ensure this is selected as NO
IP Address
Ensure this is selected as NO
Domain Name Servers
(Enter 1 above) Ensure that your DNS settings are as follows: 212.159.13.49
212.159.13.50
(Enter 2 above) Domain Name: plus.net
E-mail address and password
Your email address (enter in 1 above) is in the format alias@username.plus.com
where 'alias' can be any word you choose, such as your first name. If
you have registered and hosted a domain on your PlusNet account you
may specify your email address as alias@yourdomain.co.uk, replacing
your domain with your own of course!
Enter your normal password (2 above) which will be used to collect your
mail.
E-Mail account and host computer
Your inbound mail server (POP3) - here referred to somewhat confusingly
as an 'email account') is mail.plus.net - Enter this in box 1
above.
Your outbound email server (SMTP host) is: relay.plus.net - Enter
this in box 2 above.
Newsgroup Host Computer
Your news server should be set to: news.plus.net - Enter this
in the NNTP box shown above.
Proxy Settings
Ensure this is selected as NO
Finish
Click Go Ahead to connect
To connect in the future simply click on the Apple
Menu and go to the Internet Access Folder. Then click on Connect To.
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